Anyone remember THIS?

[Mythsaje]

Dear Average Republican,

There is NO "liberal agenda" but the shared interest of liberals who want to see things get better for everyone. You, your parents, and the guy who bags groceries down at the corner market. Liberals want to see you with enough money to buy groceries, pay off your house, and put at least one fuel-efficient vehicle in your garage.

It's not an agenda. It's people hoping for the best for other people.

It's about hoping that your Uncle John, who's been farming the same plot of land for the last 40 years, doesn't lose his farm because he falls off his tractor and breaks his leg and can't pay his doctor bill. It's about hoping that you have some options when your town's biggest employer goes belly-up because it can't compete with that textile factory in China.

It's about making sure you get paid enough that you don't have to take two or three jobs just to make ends meet. So you can spend more time with your family...so you can play catch with your kids, or take them fishing on weekends, or take them to the local swimming hole or municipal pool to teach them how to swim.

It's not an agenda to want the best for people. It's just humanity. It's about being a good neighbor, even if that neighbor lives half a country away.

Ask a liberal what empathy is...it's about understanding where someone else is coming from. And most of us try very hard, even if we don't agree.

Being a liberal isn't about making fun of God, or your beliefs about him. Most liberals take the Sermon on the Mount to heart. They try to live the teachings of Jesus, even if some aren't sure he's really the Son of God. Thomas Jefferson called him the World's Greatest Moral Philosopher. You'll find very few liberals who'd disagree with that.

It's because of liberals that your ten year old gets to go to school rather than being forced to work in factories for spare change. It's because of liberals that you can trust your workplace to be safe and free of unexpected dangers. It is because of liberals that, should you be injured at work, you can expect fair medical treatment and compensation for your lost work, and have money coming in if you’re laid off. It’s also because of liberals that you have reasonably clean water to drink and bathe in, and that the local swimming hole isn’t completely polluted.

That's what we do. We try to look out for everybody. Even the people who hate us. We don't have an agenda. We don't take marching orders from anyone. We do what we do because we believe in people. We believe in you.

All we ask is that you begin to believe in us.

[orleans]

1. no.

i don't remember it. should i?

[Mythsaje]

3. I posted it sometime before the election...

Some people might remember it. :)

[tblue]

5. Did you write it? I love it! nt

[Mythsaje]

12. Yep... It's mine.

Glad you like it. :)

[Scott Neelan]

2. AMEN! n/t

[krispos42]

4. Welcome back!

Good to see you posting again.

That reminds me... gotta got a copy of one of your books. IIRC there's a certain redhead I need to know better... :evilgrin:

[RC]

7. IIRC - If I Remember Correctly.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x190

[sam sarrha]

6. that is why they Deny Evolution.. they cant make the step from ego-centric to socio-centric..

it is a difference in world view.. the mind matures at about age 15 to be able perceive the difference, but brain washing prevents it.. they just cant see it..

[lazyriver]

8. I remember it, loved it the first time I read it and love it

just as much now. Thanks for re-posting it!

[raccoon]

9. I don't remember it, but thanks for posting. K&R.

Have you been gone a while, Mythsaje? Seems like I haven't seen any postings from you in a while.

[raccoon]

10. I just had an aha moment.

"It's people hoping for the best for other people."

Yes, it is. And IME freeper types and/or authoritarian personalities DO NOT want the best for other people.

For example, I used to work with one, who, because he quit smoking in the days before the patch or nicorette or anything similar, by God he didn't want ANYBODY ELSE to have the benefit of the patch, nicorette, etc.

They are of a punitive mindset, have their heads shoved up their arses, and are of the belief that if something bad happened to you, it was your fault for letting it happen. :shrug:

[Mad_Dem_X]

11. Terrific!

I don't remember reading this before, but I love it. I've passed it on to a few people.

"It's not an agenda to want the best for people. It's just humanity. It's about being a good neighbor, even if that neighbor lives half a country away."

That says it all.