An open letter to my Democratic Party friends:
I am looking at you differently these days. Yes, I still consider you a friend, but I don’t
understand what you are doing.
Here is a concern: You are attracted to organizations that
teach you I am a racist. The “accepted
truth” is that because I am a Republican, I want to hurt people with dark skin
tone.
Let me put that in perspective. Perhaps you have a gay son or daughter, and attend
a church that teaches that your child is therefore a sinner. You are taught one thing, yet you know another.
Why do you support an organization teaching principles you
know are false?
Another concern is the toleration of government pressure against
people of differing ideology. Why are you
comfortable with the use of the IRS for political reprisal? To me, that seems insensitive and obtuse.
Lastly, because I am a Republican, I suffer dehumanization. Without a second thought, our culture thinks
of Republicans as “mean-spirited, risky extremists.” And lately, the rhetoric
has been ratcheted up. We are now characterized
as terrorists, arsonists, murderers and worse.
Again, I see your quiet acceptance and wonder, “What is the
attraction for you?”
And more to the point: “Am I really your friend?”
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