(November 10, 2016 at 7:15 pm)abaris Wrote:(November 10, 2016 at 6:53 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: But that's the thing. I said "They very reluctantly voted for Trump." "They did not like Trump."
I don't want to attack your parents. Sadly I have to pick this up, since you present that example for the second time. It doesn't matter how reluctant they were. If they didn't like Trump or Clinton they could have stayed at home. By voting for Trump they were endorsing what he represented thoughout his campaign. They contributed to the victory of a man spewing nothing but hatred and exclusion as the main ticket he was running on.
I could never do that. I despise people doing something like that. Quite a big issue for me, given that my family was persecuted some 80 years ago. Never, never in my whole life, will I muster any kind of understanding for people taking that train. Nor do I want to. They are aiding and abettíng that mindset. They are aiding and abetting hatred, exclusion and resentment against whole demographics. Their reasons for doing so don't matter to me at all, since it was a voluntary decision to go out and vote for that creature.
I'm not saying I agree with their decision. Obviously I don't, since I didn't vote for either of those 2 turds.
What I'm saying is, I'm not going to raise my arms up and say that these people - my dad, my friends, and everyone else who very reluctantly voted for Trump bc they wanted to stop Hillary who they thought was a worse choice, are bad, bigoted, racist people.
As I said, be quick to judge and write people off if you will. Personally I'm not in the business of doing that.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh