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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I think you need to get over it....
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That is not how I think. I don't expect everyone to hug and sing Kumbaya tomorrow. However, implying that our leader is making us into Communists and forcing us to denounce our individual religions (something else she said) does, in fact, aim to incite fear in others so that they will rebel. She honestly wanted others to agree with her that anyone other than hardcore conservative Repubs are to be feared and rebuked because they will ruin the country. She says that the Dems are taking over so bump "unity" it's now the body of Christ out for themselves, because obviously the two can't overlap (I went to her because she is someone I know to usually be reasonable, so we've been talking about this for hours. These are honestly her words and thoughts). As a Dem, that's RIDICULOUS. I stopped her on several points and it turned out she was very uninformed. Some guy told her that Obama never mentioned uniting the nation in his speech and that he just wants the liberals to take over and anyone else will have to change their ideals to his.
Since she didn't watch the speech, she just took it all as truth and that's what she based everything on. I can't make her like the man and I don't aim to--but if I just "got over it" then someone I care about would continue living in fear, not just of the unknown, but of a lie.
And for whoever said did I want to unite behind Bush, I'll say what I told her: Yeah, I was pissed when Bush got (re)elected. Quite frankly, I think he was the most hard-headed, bumbling idiot ever to come into office during my awareness of governmental dealings (age 8+). I've made plenty of inappropriate jokes at his expense (some I regret) and can't wait for him to get out. But I still tried to respect the fact that he was my leader and that's that. As far as I can remember, I never attended a protest against him because that sort of division wouldn't help anyone. I never openly bashed him. I constantly prayed that God would bless him with wisdom and guidance and good health. And, no matter what stupid "Canada" jokes I made, I never meant them. America is a wonderful country and that remains true no matter who the leader is. Non-Obama supporters have a right to grieve their loss...but as much as we support our candidate, blatantly tearing down the other candidate and his supporters
to this extent wasn't okay before the election and it's not okay now, especially not in the name of being "Christian." That's backward and I told her so. If she was a stranger off the street, I wouldn't waste my breath, but she's not so I spoke my mind and it paid off. The tension is gone and we understand each other a lot better now, which was the point of addressing it in the first place.
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