“People like you and me- young Americans- are largely disgusted by gay bashing and demonizing abortions for rape victims and claiming that all immigrants are drug mules and Obama’s a fascist, socialist, muslim foreigner. Even those of us who are fiscally conservative find such garbage so offensive that it will ultimately undermine the GOP. For our generation, these fags and foreigners we’re supposed to fear are our FRIENDS. We grew up with them. We went to school with them. We vacation with them. We get drunk with them. And we fall in love with them. Fear mongering depends on delineating the Other and convincing everyone else that the Other is dangerous. You are in a zero-sum game with these deviants. The stakes are always infinite and conveniently abstract. The problem is, WE DON’T BELIEVE YOU. When you went from blowing spit balls at your Civics teacher together all the way to congratulating each other on your marriages, children, and new jobs, “they’re out to get you” is going to be a hard sell. So fuck off.”
— Kennedy (God, I love my bestie)
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poignant, well written,...fucking true! Gave me chills.
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A really great entry, made...DADT filibuster today. Eventually, things will change.
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