Got a friend who used to be a staunch libertarian, or in other words, a fairly right leaning republican. Over the past dozen years or so, she has altered her line of thinking, and altho not a commie card carrying liberal, realizes that the GOP has gone off the rails, and possibly society all working together to better everyone instead of everyone for themselves, might not be a bad thing to do. So, she has become liberal and one of the groups she has been a big supporter of has been MoveOn.org. She has donated to them, gone door-door for them and for the past 2 elections, she has actually driven poor people and people of color from their home to the voting booths to get out the vote under their banner.
Anyway, she recently received an email from MoveOn.org asking for money for the Hurricane victims. She politely said "no", stating that Texans have always talked about hating government handouts, had mock votes of secession, and have had their representatives and senators vote against helping both Katrina victims and Hurricane Sandy victims in New Jersey, so in her opinion, they should reap what they sow and they deserve no help from other states b/c they have offered none, or agreed to any in the past.
Well, this didn't sit well with the libs - they responded with a hateful email and denounced her, telling her that she would no longer be receiving their emails and no longer, essentially, a part of the tribe. - this is another snapshot event that shows the idiocy on both sides - the stuck mindset and the reluctance to cut anybody any slack whatsoever (if not 100% with us, ur OUT), and a bad sign for any type of reconciliation between the two camps - somewhere, there has to be a "middle of the road" bubble that can rise and work to compromise
Anyway, she recently received an email from MoveOn.org asking for money for the Hurricane victims. She politely said "no", stating that Texans have always talked about hating government handouts, had mock votes of secession, and have had their representatives and senators vote against helping both Katrina victims and Hurricane Sandy victims in New Jersey, so in her opinion, they should reap what they sow and they deserve no help from other states b/c they have offered none, or agreed to any in the past.
Well, this didn't sit well with the libs - they responded with a hateful email and denounced her, telling her that she would no longer be receiving their emails and no longer, essentially, a part of the tribe. - this is another snapshot event that shows the idiocy on both sides - the stuck mindset and the reluctance to cut anybody any slack whatsoever (if not 100% with us, ur OUT), and a bad sign for any type of reconciliation between the two camps - somewhere, there has to be a "middle of the road" bubble that can rise and work to compromise