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My Belief’s

I found this post on Facebook and was asked to cut and paste it. I find it defines my feelings extremely well so thought I would post it here.

“Just a note for my right leaning family and friends from my left leaning self and on behalf of my left leaning family and friends as we near voting day:

“You’re being told that we want to disband police departments (and that we hate the police).

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We want to weed out racism and unnecessary police brutality and for those who abuse their power to be held accountable.

“You’re being told that we want to release all prisoners.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We want to weed out racism and ensure the punishments match the crimes and to deprivatize prisons.

“You’re being told that we want open borders.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We want asylum seekers to be given their chance to seek asylum. We want to help people who are coming from unimaginable terror and poverty and give them the chances we have. We want to ensure children aren’t separated from their parents and that nobody is kept in cages. But we do want proper vetting.

“You’re being told that we want to take away your guns.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We want logical gun control to help prevent mass shootings.

“You’re being told that we want to wage a war on Christianity and Christian values.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We want people of all religions to be able to practice and worship freely.

“You’re being told that we want to get everything for free.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We want to work hard and make sure that healthcare and education are affordable for all.

“You’re being told that we want a war against traditional marriage.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We want people of all sexual orientations to be able to love freely, no matter who you love.

“You’re being told that we want to destroy or rewrite history.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We want to recognize the ugly parts of our past and do everything we can to say “that’s not okay, let’s not honor those aggressors, let’s not let those things happen again”.

“You’re being told that we want to take away your constitutional rights.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We choose to believe in science and we wear masks to prevent the spread of a highly contagious virus.

“You’re being told that we hate America.

“We don’t, that’s a lie.

“We recognize our faults and want us to do better, be better. Wanting better for your country and everyone in it is the strongest form of patriotism.Stop with the us vs. them. Stop with the straw man arguments. Stop with the fake news. My position is one of empathy, compassion and logic. Stop believing the hype. Stop with the division. Just because we want equality for all doesn’t mean we want to take anything away from you or your family. ”

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