I doubt you'll be the only member of a group they come for; give it time. There will and usually are more scapegoats; it's just a matter of who serves a political end for someone else's machinations and designs.
I am sorry to hear that, though it's probably poor consolation and comfort coming from a stranger on the internet.
I doubt you'll be the only member of a group they come for; give it time. There will and usually are more scapegoats; it's just a matter of who serves a political end for someone else's machinations and designs.
I am sorry to hear that, though it's probably poor consolation and comfort coming from a stranger on the internet.
No, I do appreciate the sentiment, and I’m sure there will be other targets. But, it’s particularly galling to become the target of a party that makes it a point to defend, welcome, and even celebrate every other group. You expect this kind of thing from Republicans, but from people who have traditionally championed pluralism and tolerance, it’s a slap in the face. In fact, that’s one of the reasons I am a Democrat, I believe in equality of opportunity and fighting discrimination. Alas, to paraphrase Orwell, some groups are just more equal than others, I suppose. I am member of a minority, but not considered one in the eyes of the party who historically should be the one to protect me. And despite our relative success in this wonderful country which has given us opportunities we never had elsewhere, (owing to horrible marginalization), we do need protection, as you can see from how quickly recent sentiment has turned against us. So I’m between a rock and a hard place. I could become a Republican out of self-interest (does anyone become a Republican out of anything other than self-interest?), but they don’t stand for protecting the rights of any minorities, really, except for this one right now, because it’s a way to stick it to the Dems, who many justifiably feel have gone too far in the way of “equity” over true equality.
I doubt you'll be the only member of a group they come for; give it time. There will and usually are more scapegoats; it's just a matter of who serves a political end for someone else's machinations and designs.
I am sorry to hear that, though it's probably poor consolation and comfort coming from a stranger on the internet.
No, I do appreciate the sentiment, and I’m sure there will be other targets. But, it’s particularly galling to become the target of a party that makes it a point to defend, welcome, and even celebrate every other group. You expect this kind of thing from Republicans, but from people who have traditionally championed pluralism and tolerance, it’s a slap in the face. In fact, that’s one of the reasons I am a Democrat, I believe in equality of opportunity and fighting discrimination. Alas, to paraphrase Orwell, some groups are just more equal than others, I suppose. I am member of a minority, but not considered one in the eyes of the party who historically should be the one to protect me. And despite our relative success in this wonderful country which has given us opportunities we never had elsewhere, (owing to horrible marginalization), we do need protection, as you can see from how quickly recent sentiment has turned against us. So I’m between a rock and a hard place. I could become a Republican out of self-interest (does anyone become a Republican out of anything other than self-interest?), but they don’t stand for protecting the rights of any minorities, really, except for this one right now, because it’s a way to stick it to the Dems, who many justifiably feel have gone too far in the way of “equity” over true equality.