re: #214 allegro

Of my dearest friends of many years is conservative. Not a Trumper at all but a full-on GOPer who doesn’t or won’t see that they are the same critter right now. We largely avoid ideological discussion but can have excellent talks on specific issues. She was all in on the Obamacare hatred until she saw someone she cared about, i.e. me , being saved by it after I had cancer and was unable to get health insurance at any price. She is now actually a supporter of Single Payer, having had her eyes opened. That is just one example of the difference we really can make. Can we do that with all of them? No. But joining in on the hatred of The Other is not a place I will go.

I do not hate them. I simply will not ignore their racism and white supremacy. If I were a baker, I would even make their cake for them. I simply will not socialize with people who are not nice people, who are racist and support traitors. If that is hate, well, call me a hater. I shun.