Here is the response I came up with to send to my friend:
Dear Friend, I appreciate that you felt you could express your feelings to me and allow me the opportunity to respond. I struggle to understand why my posts were “cruel”. My intention was to call out what I believe to be an avalanche of lies and disinformation put out by Trump and …
Here is the response I came up with to send to my friend:
Dear Friend, I appreciate that you felt you could express your feelings to me and allow me the opportunity to respond. I struggle to understand why my posts were “cruel”. My intention was to call out what I believe to be an avalanche of lies and disinformation put out by Trump and his allies during the campaign. My mistake was in believing that most people would recognize those egregious lies and vote against him. I was wrong. It turns out that millions of people – not you, perhaps – believed those lies or simply agreed with all the things he wants to do.
I don’t know how you voted, and I have no desire to know. You’re my friend, and that is not conditional on political views. It never has been, and it never will be.
I am upset that Trump has been reelected. I hope you’ve read Project 2025 and Agenda 47. One of Trump’s first priorities is to strip the rights and protections currently in place for Transgender people and youth. This could result in decorated military members being dishonorably discharged and denied the benefits they’ve earned. It will make it harder or impossible for trans people to rent a home, to get a job, or to access appropriate healthcare. It puts them at even greater risk of suicide or being beaten or killed on the street, while they’re walking to… visit a museum.
So, using your reference, I ask you? Is there “Room for Everyone” in Trump’s America? Is there room for my child, who is studying to be a Physician Assistant, to provide trans healthcare? Is there room for their spouse, who teaches Financial Literacy to Special Ed HS seniors, including autistic, queer and trans youth? MY KIDS ARE TRANS, and they just want to hike in state parks, visit museums, square dance, and explore new recipes in the kitchen of their home. Why do I have to feel terrified every day for their safety? Well, I do, because Trump is going to be President.
If you find my words hurtful, maybe you should explore in your own heart why that is. Because I intend to continue speaking out. For the sake of my kids, I can’t do otherwise.
This calls to mind the "conversion" of the Cheneys as they learned to accept that one of their own was a lesbian. Sometimes the key to the conversion is love. Generous spirited love is not what the control freaks on the right are known for, but perhaps some of those magas social evolution will come in time. For instance, I am seeing an increasing number of grandparents wheeling their mixed race and sometimes handicapped grandkids around in strollers. And I have known some whose sharp bigotry was dulled by a toddler or two.
Here is the response I came up with to send to my friend:
Dear Friend, I appreciate that you felt you could express your feelings to me and allow me the opportunity to respond. I struggle to understand why my posts were “cruel”. My intention was to call out what I believe to be an avalanche of lies and disinformation put out by Trump and his allies during the campaign. My mistake was in believing that most people would recognize those egregious lies and vote against him. I was wrong. It turns out that millions of people – not you, perhaps – believed those lies or simply agreed with all the things he wants to do.
I don’t know how you voted, and I have no desire to know. You’re my friend, and that is not conditional on political views. It never has been, and it never will be.
I am upset that Trump has been reelected. I hope you’ve read Project 2025 and Agenda 47. One of Trump’s first priorities is to strip the rights and protections currently in place for Transgender people and youth. This could result in decorated military members being dishonorably discharged and denied the benefits they’ve earned. It will make it harder or impossible for trans people to rent a home, to get a job, or to access appropriate healthcare. It puts them at even greater risk of suicide or being beaten or killed on the street, while they’re walking to… visit a museum.
So, using your reference, I ask you? Is there “Room for Everyone” in Trump’s America? Is there room for my child, who is studying to be a Physician Assistant, to provide trans healthcare? Is there room for their spouse, who teaches Financial Literacy to Special Ed HS seniors, including autistic, queer and trans youth? MY KIDS ARE TRANS, and they just want to hike in state parks, visit museums, square dance, and explore new recipes in the kitchen of their home. Why do I have to feel terrified every day for their safety? Well, I do, because Trump is going to be President.
If you find my words hurtful, maybe you should explore in your own heart why that is. Because I intend to continue speaking out. For the sake of my kids, I can’t do otherwise.
Please take good care my friend.
This calls to mind the "conversion" of the Cheneys as they learned to accept that one of their own was a lesbian. Sometimes the key to the conversion is love. Generous spirited love is not what the control freaks on the right are known for, but perhaps some of those magas social evolution will come in time. For instance, I am seeing an increasing number of grandparents wheeling their mixed race and sometimes handicapped grandkids around in strollers. And I have known some whose sharp bigotry was dulled by a toddler or two.