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Originally Posted by GPK
Not defending Helms by any means, but backwards views based on whose standards? Many people in the South view politicians views from the Northeast or California "backwards"
Again...I am far from defending Sen. Helms. Many of his beliefs were deplorable, at best. But they were his beliefs, his convictions and he stood by them. At least with him, you knew where he stood. As opposed to a great majority of politicians today, Rep. and Dem alike, who only say what people want to hear, whether they actually believe it or not. The state of todays politcians is criminal, at best. I would would hate to see and United States where everyone thought, acted and believed the same thing. Me personally, I could give two sh*ts about what others believe, as long as they stand strong in their convictions. Much more respect for people like that as opposed to people pleasers.
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you're better than this nonsense.
i'm not going to come on here and defend the iranian president or osama bin ladin because they are steadfast in their beliefs. and neither are you.
we're both going to look at their beliefs and judge them on our own moral scale.
jesse helms was an unrepentant racist. he had a 18th century mind.
i'm okay with that point of view disappearing from our political landscape. and advocating tolerance for intolerance is asinine. i hope you respect my strong opinion on that.