between a rock and a republican
i have a dilemma that I’ve never faced before and not sure how to now.
I have this friend … yes, she’s a, shhhhhhh ‘Republican’. We’ve been best of friends for many many years and we’ve always taken the approach of agreeing to disagree on politics. I’ve always ribbed her about it but never seriously. She’s allowed my angry rants over the latest fucked up thing the Shrub(tm) has done and I know that its been rather one sided.
I’m not denying that she’s been very patient with me and I’ve been not so patient with her. Well, this is not going to change. In fact, I’m deeply troubled about something that again has to do with me and not her, but she is perpetuating this so I’m vexed as to what I must do.
Here is the issue of the hour…
Bush is a hateful, lying homophobe. My friend supports him and his party and agrees with most of his decisions.
Under normal circumstances, I’d agree to disagree. However, that was before he proudly and firmly stood behind a proposed U.S. Constitution amendment that would have Discriminated against me! Now I realize that it did not pass, but the very fact that he got behind it is enough for me. (in addition to the lying about Weapons, his past, his un-questioned cocaine use, the tax cuts for the rich, the Welfare/HMO fiasco, big oil, war in Iraq, unemployment, jobs shipping overseas, his VP’s traitorous past, et al…)
The question that comes to mind is… “How can a friend support a man that wants me out of the picture?” She has every right to vote her beliefs, but in doing so, she risks our very friendship, because she is voting against me and my kind. Is supporting those against me detrimental to us?
I am at a complete loss how anyone would openly say that they love you and then vote for someone that clearly hates you.
I know, agree to disagree… I’m not sure that I can this time. Words and actions have to match.