Conservative mushrooms

Sometimes I slip over to the dark side where readers are fed Republican bullshit. Some of the poop they consume is that (1) the war is going well in Iraq and is justified (2) most lawsuits against corporate America (and the medical profession) are frivolous (3) that handguns are defense against crime and ownership is a right to be guarded (4) that capitalism is the best system devised and needs no government intervention (5) that higher education is a liberal indoctrination cesspool (6) that privacy is no big deal if you lead a healthy Christian lifestyle (7) illegal immigration from the south is draining our economy (8) welfare will bankrupt this country (9) fighting endless wars is what has kept this country free, (10) foreign aid is a free gift to unfortunates (11) faith-based charity would work best.

So here are my poorly thought-out retorts. (1) The Iraq war has bred more terrorism and created a more volatile world (2) rich corps have lawyers on retainer and can stall legitimate complaints for years - most get appealed and never pay publicized large damages, furthermore contingency lawyers will not take a case they cannot win (3) where was the NRA when all guns were confiscated from people in New Orleans and why is home-owner Cory Maye on death row for shooting an unidentified intruder - a little white bias perhaps (4) many corporations are completely amoral and show no allegiance to US or its citizens (5) empathy nearly always accompanies education so selfishness gets somewhat quashed (6) I cannot even fathom this virtuous prig (7) more than likely most underpaid illegal wage slaves are hired by Republicans (8) welfare money just gets rechanneled into local economies and is just 1% of the federal budget according to the American Psychological Association (9) our shores have been seldom threatened (Pearl Harbor yes, 9-11 was a criminal act, not an act of war) and we do not need bases in 144 countries...(how would we like other countries bases on our shores?) (10) foreign aid usually goes to American corps and to leaders who have US interests at heart rather than their own people's, i.e corrrupt. (I saw this when visiting Managua Nicaragua several years after their earthquake - all the rebuilt city was occupied by American companies while the people were still picking through rubble). (11) religious organizations main goal is to spread itself not help people.