Elizabeth is at the DC rally, I understand, and asked me to do a WYFP diary in her absence. I've never done a diary before, so apologies in advance for any errors I make.
So - W IS YFP?
I have a real f'ing problem with anyone who still supports George Bush and his astonishingly successful plan to destroy America. Mercifully, I no longer spend much time with such people. But they do crop up on my life, and I can barely be civil to them. It's as though I found out they belonged to the KKK or the American Renaissance Party. My entire opinion of them changes for the worse when I hear them defending Bush. I have an activist friend who insists that most Bush supporters are merely misled, confused, and we need to reach out to them and try to dialogue, not label them as untouchables.
I'm not so sure. I've read many posts on Daily Kos describing the struggle people have with wingnut family members. I am in awe of those who can maintain normal relationships with "W" supporters. You are far, far stronger than am I. I'm afraid my view is this: To support Bush and his pillagers, one has to be either wilfully ignorant, pathologically deluded, or lack a shred of moral decency. I look back on the past five years and it feels like truth, justice, and freedom have been under siege in the US. I am afraid I am really beginning to see those on the "Other Side" as the enemy.
And though that is only one of my f'ing problems, it's a big one.