From a comment I made in a post a year ago today:
I’m a work in progress. My thoughts, my beliefs and my dreams for my children and grandchildren are vastly different than those of a large percentage of our section of the country…and a lot of the rest of the country.
I used to like to think that my differences with a lot of people were just on a few issues, and that we had common beliefs in many other issues. I am not so sure of that anymore. I believe now that a vast segment of our country believes in a whole different set of morals for themselves and people “like them” which they don’t relegate to those “who are not like them”. They believe that their leaders can be immoral and cruel, but still be a “good leader” as long as their leaders stick to certain beliefs that they agree with.
I don’t think that good can come from bad.
“I don’t believe any prosperity which comes from evil can be permanent.”
These are my beliefs and my opinions, which I have pulled from deep inside of me. I try to keep myself isolated from people with those other beliefs, even though I like….even love many of them. I do this for my peace of mind and stability….not theirs. I believe that they believe they are right. Perhaps they are, but I don’t have to be a part of it, and it makes me uncomfortable and feel hypocritical to associate myself with those folks in a social situation, when our beliefs are obviously so different.
Politics used to be about differences in political stances. Now it’s moved to being about much more than that. It’s about life itself, and how people are supposed to live it. I believe in tolerance, diversity, empathy and open mindedness. That’s the opposite of many people.
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