I think part of the reason I had so much trouble coming up with a new name for this blog was because I didn't want to choose anything that was too identifiable with any single particular group.
Though I would say I feel most strongly about the right to life, and pro-life feminism, I wanted this blog to be about a lot more than that. And though my political leanings -- and current favorite political figure -- lean to the right, some of my stances on issues lean more to the left.
I found a group that I can get behind in many respects -- "Crunchy Cons" are conservatives who are "greener" than most on the right, but are by no means jumping on the Al Gore we-must-spend-trillions-to-fight-global-warming bandwagon. They don't view mankind as the root of all the troubles that the earth finds itself in, but think that recycling and driving a Prius just might help a little.
But still, there are more than a few ways that we part company -- I highly doubt there is any group out there that would be an exact fit for me. And I have no problem with that. I think that too many people in this country toe a party line just to give the appearance of a united front. No thought involved, no dissension allowed.
The women (and men) over at Team Sarah are having their own growing pains as highly religious Christian conservatives are finding themselves in new territory, sharing a common cause with those who are Muslim, or for gun control, or not as staunch on the rights of the pre-born.
Being in strange company is not new for me -- but having to choose my words when I go to write these posts (without big long explanatory footnotes) has been an unexpected challenge. In an effort to curb my verbosity I find myself trying to write in a shorthand that I think could easily put off some people.
Describing Obama followers as Kool-aid drinkers is an obvious example of quick nomenclature that most conservatives get, but friends who voted for BO might not appreciate. When describing those with an opposing view on many topics, I have used "the left" and "liberals" -- groups I would sometimes include myself in, given the issue. So it doesn't seem exactly right to spit out those labels when I'm taking them to task regarding a single specific stance.
So between a simple lack of options (whch also applies to the mundane -- there is no good female equivalent for "guys" and there are not many other good synonyms for "people" other than "folks" which can get annoying) and not wanting to offend, and not wanting to put anyone -- myself included -- into any boxes... Well, let's just say I'm probably going to point to that aptly chosen word "nebulous" time and again.
I just hope that most of you out there -- especially any friends and family -- will consider that appellation not cold and calculated, but genuinely warm and fuzzy.
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