Yes Mark, by all means hang in there, because you are so persecuted! After all, what would conservatism (or fundamentalism, for that matter) stand for if it weren't for the opportunity to be a victim? There's certainly no rational reason for it, so wallow in that self-pity!!!
Remember, "Everything is always someone else's fault!" has been the cry of the conservative movement, ever since poor old Ronald Reagan first toddled upon the national stage (That is, after he finked out his fellow progressives in favor of a free ride from his second father-in-law. That's the great thing about conservatives and marriage: If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try again. After all, marriage IS sacred)
Yes, you are indeed a victim, oppressed by those terrible Democrats. Thank you, Peter, for bringing it to our attention!