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In reply to the discussion: A serious and sympathetic post for any lurking conservatives. [View all]AnneD
(15,774 posts)her conservative Fox news watching grandparent when she was in high school. One weekend, on a bit of a whim, I took her up to Camp Casey out of Bush's ranchette. We helped at the first aid booth and met many many wonderful like minded liberals. Of course, there were many ultra conservatives.
The memory that stuck the most in my daughter's head was a car full of little grandmotherly ladies being called all kinds of vulgar, crude names by folks on the other side of the street. Their crime....they had a peace sticker with a little faded rainbow on their bumper. They drove carefully and their windows were rolled down. I an sure there ears were not spared.
My daughter was so shocked at how ugly those bused in 'counter-protesters' were and how kind those heathen filthy liberals were. We didn't want for anything those three days at Camp Casey. It was like Woodstock, complete with the rain and mud, and the magic.
It ignited the liberal spark in my daughter's heart. She realized that liberals come from a place of love and kindness, not fear and hatered as some conservatives are want to. She has never turned back.
I think once some of these folks can release their fears, they can realize we are not that different in wanting the same things and that we can work together.
The world is changing, We need to change with it if we are to survive.