Reply #18: That's the truth! [View All]

[Maat]

We've been friends with a Muslim couple for over twenty years; up until lately, since they were fairly conservative, they always voted Republican. Now, however, they are reconsidering. I throw the "us versus them" onto the far right, which has taken over the Rethuglican party, and I ask them, "When are you going to stand up for yourselves, and to the bigotry?" They are seeing the light, and coming over to our side.

Of course, your point is that the ranks of the extremists are growing, both the "Muslim" extremists, and the "Christian" extremists. That's true. And, it worries me. The extremists do not represent their groups overall, even though they say that they do. I always urge everyone I know to stand up for the basic dignity of every human being, and their right to be treated with a certain level of respect.