Hope?
The preceding post was printed in our local paper on the opinion page as a guest commentary. I preceded to receive calls from people in our region. Even yesterday an 82 year old woman called to thank me. (Her daughter’s neighbor reported her daughter to the neighborhood watch because she had her flag hung upside down…a sign of distress. The watch officer rightly told the nosy neighbor that this woman was within her rights.)
Fundamentally, they were all surprised that such an essay would be printed in a undeniably left publication. They all stated that they stopped writing or didn’t bother to write letters to the editor because they didn’t believe such a liberal paper would print the “other side.” They were encouraged to know that there were others out there that thought the same way they do and they felt some hope.
Now, I figure today or this week at some point my metal will be tested. The rebuttals should be scathing and I must remain level headed and kind as I engage in the printed debate. If you live local to me, go ahead and chime in if you are so inclined.