Dear America

[autumnalmonk]

Dear America,

IF you (collectively) are:
- stupid enough to fall for the ridiculous right-wing propaganda,
- insecure enough to get hooked in by the insane fear-mongering,
- forgetful enough to not remember who created the messes you are now struggling out of,
- self-centered enough to turn your back on compassion for your fellow countryman,
-

Comments

[brightlotusmoon]

Just remember that not every right wing conservative is crazy or evil. Some of them (like my friends) even fight for gay marriage rights and women's reproductive freedom. Some of them are even gay and atheist and fighting to marry their partners.

But yes, a lot of the right wing is insane and evil.

[brightlotusmoon]

That's true. But a good bunch are the opposite. They're just not as vocal or out there.
And my Republican friends can spell very well. Several are even scientists, with PhDs and everything. I know that means nothing in the long run.
I cannot speak for all Republicans; I can only speak for the ones I know personally.
I also know that casually generalizing negatively and lumping people into a single category isn't the best way to think. Many conservatives are awful, yes. But many of them are quite liberal or moderate in many ways.

[brightlotusmoon]

All right, I see and understand your point and I don't disagree. I do wish the party itself weren't so extreme in those ways, because it does give my friends a bad name, so to speak.

[brightlotusmoon]

That would be my idea of heaven (if I believed in heaven)! I think this is why so many of my friends are slowly dropping their party affiliations, or becoming moderate.
Unfortunately, my state (Maryland) makes people register as either Democrat or Republican, or we can't vote in the primaries.

[brightlotusmoon]

We shouldn't. It's insane. I love your football analogy, by the way. I don't care for football nor politics, and yet people always seem to beg me to pick a team, especially their team.

[brightlotusmoon]

Same here. If friends who like football are with me and they want to watch a game, I'll watch with them, and I'll ask questions, but I'll still feel confused and bored, and I'll wonder why the players are being paid millions of dollars.

[faeryshaman]

*applauds*