We need to speak up!
For decades liberals have not spoken up because they don’t want to argue. My question is how is that working out! The answer is we now have Donald Trump as our president. In a vacuum the one who speaks loudest wins. We cannot be silent any longer. We must speak up and remain true to our ideals.
Our ideals include that we don’t enjoy conflict. In many cases we are pacifist. But being a pacifist does not mean we are voiceless. We must be willing to voice our opinions and live with the consequences. Failure to do so shows a lack of leadership and the conservatives win.
Our Leaders are Speaking Up.
But the conservatives are not listening. Are opponents are rubbing their ideas in our noses and treating our beliefs as dirty words. What we believe is not dirty it is beautiful and must not be left covered by a bushel. We must not stand silent anymore. And our leaders can not be the only ones delivering our message..
So How Do We Start?
The first is when someone says something we don’t agree with instead of indicating that we don’t want to talk politics we need to invite further discussion. We need to politely tell them that we think they are wrong, but that your willing to listen as long as they are willing to let you tell them why you disagree without interruption.
Why a blanket kick out the immigrants is not within your ideology and not part of your religious teachings. They have used their moral beliefs to create abortion bans. We need to get them to understand that their individual beliefs are not my moral obligations.
And it starts with education…
Our leaders need to create educational opportunities on how to talk to conservative friends and neighbors without creating conflict. This is not easy we need help.
But we can not give up on our goals. We can not support the elitist and rich forever. Liberals must be proud enough to be liberals and speak up for our ideals.
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