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In reply to the discussion: Confession of a former Rush Limbaugh fan [View all]SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)You were like many other Republicans. Not that I'm looking to insult you but what you had was a total lack of empathy. No understanding of what other people were going through. It's a staple of Republicanism. The idea that "well if I'm able to do it everyone else should be able to do it too". No comprehension of what it's like to grow up poor, or to be disabled, or to be born gay. No idea what it's like to be discriminated against, or to have problems that are beyond your control.
The perfect current example is Rand Paul. Here's a guy who wants to cut off unemployment because he thinks people are lazy. Yes the man who makes $164,000 a year for working 129 days and accomplishing exactly NOTHING, is calling everyone else lazy.
Welcome to the big tent You are in a unique position to help change minds and make this country a better place for all.
And BTW it's not just Rush listeners, most of us are one paycheck or one small disaster away from being homeless..