An open letter to my Republican friends.

[SmileyRose]

To my employer, some of my siblings, neighbors, church acquaintances, coworkers, and other Republicans I have never even met.


We disagree on many things when it comes to the role of government in improving the lives of the vast majority of Americans. The basic disagreement is that you still trust the richest to do the right thing, but I have long ago lost faith in the willingness of the richest Americans to put the well-being of workers and their fellow Americans above their greed. So while I'd prefer not to involve government in providing for the welfare of the citizens, the power brokers in America have left me no better choices.

Those of you whom I personally know, I don't believe for a moment you would pull the trigger yourselves. But every one of you has defended those who do. Every one of you. I have thought for a full day on this and not even one of you professed Republicans in my life has changed the channel, let alone condemned the ever increasing vitriol of Fox News and the radio stooges. Not one of you. And every single one of you is old enough to remember how so many stood by and did nothing while peaceful protesters were beaten and gunned down in the 50's and 60's thanks to the Republicans who told everyone these protesters would destroy our country.

I will still work for you, welcome you as family, wave to you in the neighborhood, help you when you are sick, sit next to you in church and be civil to you in public. But make no mistake about it. I am ashamed of you.

I hope you are ashamed of yourself. Shamed enough to finally do something about it.

[Tippy]

1. K&R...very good

[msongs]

2. dems top leadership prefers we be bipartisan with these people nt

[flamin lib]

3. Something we might remember about our own speech and how we excercise it. nt

[SmileyRose]

5. Yes

My grandma used to say "it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye".

On occasion I have made fun of the media nutjobs spreading the hate with the assumption that we all understood they were idiots. I was wrong. It's not funny. My grandma was right.

[musette_sf]

4. K&R

I do hope, as the Sheriff said last night, that some soul-searching is happening.

[vssmith]

6. Not so sure you have as many Republican friends as you used to.

Not that you need them

[SmileyRose]

7. Well to be honest

There's only one I actually consider somewhat of a friend. The rest are people I am required to get along with. And honestly, I rather like living with all sorts of different people, from all around the world and with differing values and backgrounds. I used to have rather rowdy but civil discussions with my Republican friends -- although that was before the Clenis..........