A Call To Something Greater Than Arms.
This evening, I received an email from a gentleman in Woodland, California. His name matters not, but his attitude does, for his attitude, and the attitudes of those who share his attitude, are headed down a dangerous path. The notice went:
"So's here's the deal, the blue states will join in confederacy with Canada; the red states can turn their clocks back two hundred years. Have fun."
Sir, I take grevious offense at that remark. People down here are suffering as much as you are under Bush. Possibly even more. Just because someone votes for the other candidate doesn't mean they're going to "get what they deserve." We all deserve better, and we're all Americans under this goddamn union. Many of your friends are from the Red States. Many of you have relatives in the Red States. There are many gay people down here, and young people who need good health education. Don't abandon us.
Are you really going to let regional differences tear you apart? Nay, I say. You all are going to shut the hell up and get along with your many good Southern neighbors. You'll work together to bring this country up from its knees. This is not a war, for war is the refuge of the weak. The forces of hatred and intolerance know only war. In all regions of this country, we stand for goodness and the integrity of the human spirit, not the negative shibboleths of bigotry and fear. We rise above.
No, this will be a movement of peace, and it will wash over the country like a cleansing wave. All hail the glorious worker's revolution! May it reign in heaven for one thousand years.