I talked to a Republican American. Not a representitive. I don't know how much I swayed her but I was truthful and heartfelt. Maybe for safety sake you could do it via confrence video system. I think if you leave out their leaders and speak to them ( of course not all will listen) just maybe you might get them to listen to you.
Well today was going to the hospital day. I get into the waiting room and what is the tv on? Fox. Rude or not I changed the channel without asking others. I am sick to death of a divided nation brought to you by the Republican leaders and Fox. Of course they were outraged. They informed me they were watching that. I then informed them all Fox does is lie. I left the t.v. on something else. Of course one lady changed it back to Fox.
I sat at my table fuming as I watched elderly white Americans mesmorized by lies. It made me furious. Funny how one thing can change that. One women with whom we had been having a staring contest spoke to me. The next thing you know we actually had a conversation. We didn't yell at one another. I think I rattled something in her.
I can't tell you her name.I was able to relay to her why I supported President Obama and health care reform. This women was a white christian who thought Obama was a socialist as she said and Satans son. It was the end times. I sat and listened to her. She didn't change my mind about our president of whom I am extremely proud of.As I spoke to her I told her about fact check Fox online. I told her please fact check me.
Being in a hospital I was able to relay my families health care stories. She was quite stunned when I told her that was with insurance.She had brown eyes and I let her know in Arizona she could be ask for her papers.I never got the feeling this woman was a racist.She like a lot of other elderly white Americans are being told by their leaders it is the end times.
I didn't argue religion with her. I did ask her to look up Mithra.I thanked her for her time and the discussion. I believe there are more of this women out there. Can we change their minds? Some no,some maybe. I believe though if the Potus could talk to these people without their leaders to be there spreading lies. Just average Americans the Republican party would lose more. They live in fear with misinformation. I tried to share today how thankful I am for President Obama and that I see him as a hope for a future. I took a chance and tried. Maybe one at a time we can help them see that he is a man,a good man.We need to break the campaign of fear.