The social and especially religious war continues.
After the Supreme Court decisions and some state decisions, the right wing has been completely fired up, trying to force their will onto others. They cannot stand that gay marriage has been legalized, that steps have been taken to further desegregate housing, women's rights are being upheld, affordable medical insurance is available to everyone and the Confederate Battle Flag has been removed from several government facilities.
Now they are supporting Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. A man who has made negative statements about Mexican/South American immigrants and belittled a war hero. That is just in two weeks or less.
These are the same people who organized/became part of the Conservative Tea Party, which is basically all white racist people, all Christian and attempting to force their religion on others in many different ways. They are also mindless bullies. In the past these people have supported George W Bush, Sarah Palin and Rick Perry, all mindless idiots with a mindset of force and not a thought to diplomacy.
This sounds all negative. However, many of the forward steps which have occurred have been building for decades and finally came to fruition. These are things which I and other people have been working for at some level for at least 50 years. Then they all come together in a matter of weeks! I am genuinely happy to see these things happening at long last.
However, now the right wing is resorting to some of the most transparent and obnoxious tactics ever. Calling themselves victims, crying how their rights are being taken away, when they have not lost a single thing. A right wing website had a reporter pose as someone they are not and record a conversation with the head of Planned Parenthood to try and make them look bad. It's backfiring as more of the actual unedited conversation comes out. It is also in a large part bringing their views on underprivileged mothers come out into the full light of day, which they have tried to keep in the dark. Along with their racism and homophobia.
Basically some battles have been won but the war rages on. It came to me tonight that we are currently involved in a major turning point in history. So many major changes in so short a time and the right wing showing exactly who they are. It is crucial to continue this pace while they are at a disadvantage. The actions taken and decisions made now decide what world our children grow up in. Will it be a world of bigotry and hate? Or will it be a world of acceptance and communication?
After the Supreme Court decisions and some state decisions, the right wing has been completely fired up, trying to force their will onto others. They cannot stand that gay marriage has been legalized, that steps have been taken to further desegregate housing, women's rights are being upheld, affordable medical insurance is available to everyone and the Confederate Battle Flag has been removed from several government facilities.
Now they are supporting Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. A man who has made negative statements about Mexican/South American immigrants and belittled a war hero. That is just in two weeks or less.
These are the same people who organized/became part of the Conservative Tea Party, which is basically all white racist people, all Christian and attempting to force their religion on others in many different ways. They are also mindless bullies. In the past these people have supported George W Bush, Sarah Palin and Rick Perry, all mindless idiots with a mindset of force and not a thought to diplomacy.
This sounds all negative. However, many of the forward steps which have occurred have been building for decades and finally came to fruition. These are things which I and other people have been working for at some level for at least 50 years. Then they all come together in a matter of weeks! I am genuinely happy to see these things happening at long last.
However, now the right wing is resorting to some of the most transparent and obnoxious tactics ever. Calling themselves victims, crying how their rights are being taken away, when they have not lost a single thing. A right wing website had a reporter pose as someone they are not and record a conversation with the head of Planned Parenthood to try and make them look bad. It's backfiring as more of the actual unedited conversation comes out. It is also in a large part bringing their views on underprivileged mothers come out into the full light of day, which they have tried to keep in the dark. Along with their racism and homophobia.
Basically some battles have been won but the war rages on. It came to me tonight that we are currently involved in a major turning point in history. So many major changes in so short a time and the right wing showing exactly who they are. It is crucial to continue this pace while they are at a disadvantage. The actions taken and decisions made now decide what world our children grow up in. Will it be a world of bigotry and hate? Or will it be a world of acceptance and communication?
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