The BASED Kebab
-Growing up poor and in a city ran by Democrats, my views on politics and society were exposed to biases from nearly the very beginning. I lived most of my life in crowded tiny apartment with my single mother and my 4 half siblings. Despite being dependent of the welfare we received I never truly believed that those programs were helping us. From as early as I could remember my father, whom I lived with until 11 years of age, instilled in me a strong work ethic. I was never shy to pick up a rake over snow shovel and go door to door making money serving my neighbors. The ability to learn a skill and market it to mutually benefit others was the most liberating experience i have ever had.
-The more certain I became of my political ideologies, the more of a conundrum I appear to be to those whom I consider my peers. Being raised by die-hard Democrats with stock in their city, I was somewhat outcasted when I began subscribing to Libertarian philosophies. But the feeling of being outcast didn’t stop even when I found myself among other conservative leaning Libertarians when it surfaced that I was in fact a Muslim. Despite my love of the western values of liberty which allowed me to discover my religious identity. To some, it never mattered how much I supported our constitutionally protected, and God given rights. They would still just see only “a Muzzie”.
-Adhering to one’s beliefs, despite the status quo, is something which I value above the approval of my peers. But as a Libertarian, I firmly believe that my personal (and especially religious) beliefs should not be a factor in dictating or governing the lives of other people. Just because I believe that Al-Ilaha is the highest authority in and out existence does not mean I believe that I have the authority to tell another they must abide by his rules . I just would prefer that government stay out of it, as they should with most things.
-Something I find more appalling than the bitterness of neo-cons is the hypocrisy of those whom say they submit to a higher power, yet are more oppressive and lowly in their demeanor than any Authoritarian I have ever encountered in the western world. So as Muslim and a conservative leaning Libertarian I am fighting two fronts. At one end I have fascist neo-conservative types attacking me for my religion (which they don't understand much) and at the other end I have a spectrum of radical personality types ranging from ISIS Jihadis to bigoted backwards patriarch types making my religion look like a cult of barbaric cavemen. The difference is that with the neo-cons I can relate with them on one important thing, which is that self ownership and minimal government pair perfectly with the US constitution. I guess the reasoning brings so many Muslims in America seem to prefer leftist policy makers would be found in the rhetoric of the phrase..
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"