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Nov 23 2008
One Simple Way To Save The Republican Party
I think an organized and relevant opposition is vital to American politics. We currently don’t have that, but I would like to see one return. One that had a story to tell that didn’t end in “rape the planet”, or “Jeebus said so”, or “Free Market Uberalles”. A platform that said, “Outmoded ideology be damned, we need to move forward”. Tall order? Maybe, but I’m here to help.
I’m throwin’ you a bone here, GOP. You might want to pay attention, because it’s the last time I’m going to be this nice to you. Ever.
Much has been said and written about the hijacking of the GOP by “The Religious Right”(which is neither), so all that I’ll add to that is that if you’re counting on your base to plan for the future, you might want to have a base that isn’t expecting the Rapture at any second and are currently busy preparing their souls. Rather, I want to extend my one and only olive branch to the Republican Party in the form of a hemp stalk. That’s right, hemp stalk.
You can grow hemp damn near anywhere, and it’s uses may very well extend beyond the imagination. Hemp yeilds four times as much material as wood per acre, which would make you appear like conservationists. You don’t have to spray pesticides on hemp like you do cotton, and you can turn hemp into fuel. In fact, if anyone was looking for a way to get on the good side of “real America” and have a comprehensive plan to revitalize the agriculture, energy, construction, and auto industries in one fell swoop, all they would have to do is allow for the re-legalization of hemp production.
Now, even though a four year-old can tell the difference between a hemp plant and a pot plant, that doesn’t mean your average “values voter” can. Well GOP, since they’re the reason you keep losing, maybe it’s time you admitted that they’re dead weight and need a learnin’.
There you have it, Republican Party. Buck up, tell America you’re ready to be an adult, and grow some fuckin’ hemp. You’ll single-handedly save the country, and be hailed as visionary heroes with the gravitas to get things done. Because if you don’t, we will.
Great article….
I love it! Sadly, too many people equate hemp and pot.
Can’t you make hemp paper and soap too? I know they make clothes, bags, sacks, rope and whatnot from it (I’ve been to Madison, Wisconsin, the land of the hippie and hemp fabric). I didn’t know you could use it for fuel.
Great idea and great post!
~Kelly
http://www.30somethingandsearching.today.com/
Good post my friend.. people need to get educated about the uses of hemp. Its potential is endless. The only reason it’s illegal is because of the social stigma attached to it. Hopefully things will change soon.
Ah yes but what if they legalized the pot too?
The neocons are also destroying the GOP. Their idea of foreign policy might have worked for Atilla the Hun, but its no good here.
As someone who wouldn’t know what pot was unless it was placed in packaging clearly marked “pot”, I really don’t see what the fuss is about anyway. If people want to smoke pot, they’ll find it. Those who don’t want to, won’t. Why then discount a perfectly legitimate natural material that could benefit many more people? Sounds like overbearing parenting to me.
Well - can’t disagree with ya on this one! I don’t like the fact that we’ve been hijacked by the religious right either. I’m a Conservative first - and that means small, limited, government run as the constitution and our forefathers intended. Religion should play no part in politics.
Also - yes - some of us on the right do know the diff between hemp & pot!
I have an innovative idea, lets all start smoking cotton and demonize that product. We will get so fuckin’ nuts off of the fluffy stuff that pot (and its relatives) will look like an innocent baby rabbit in comparison. Then they will be begging for hemp products