Yet again violence rears its ugly head. Be patient; give it enough time , and we will forget and move on. But will you please take a minute with me and put yourself/myself in the shoes of mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters. Will you listen to the heart beat and feel the heart ache of those who have lost children to gun violence in this country? Some of you have probably already said, "there he goes again, that damn bleeding heart liberal." Some of you have probably said, "what good does it do to keep talking about it? There's nothing we can do" And that's the point! Many clichés come to mind, but the one that keeps ringing in my head is, "Silence is complicity."
If your first response is to answer violence with greater violence, you are part of the problem.
If your god is the NRA, you are part of the problem.
If your first response is the priority of "MY" second amendment right, you are part of the problem.
I refuse to surrender to the Tea Party/Sarah Palin/Phil Robertson/fundamentalists who have no clue as to the meaning of separation of church and state.
I refuse to surrender to the Bundy/tax evasion/eco-terrorist darlings of the FOX, ultra-right ideologues.
I refuse to surrender to the Rubio/Paul/Santorum closed minds who deny the integrity and potential of those (immigrants) who see the hope and dream of a better life that can be realized in this great nation.
I refuse to surrender to the militaristic/homophobic/racist/ignorant (anti-education and science) voices screaming across this landscape.
I invite you, urge you, plead with you to be the force and presence of love, compassion, understanding, Other-centered caring, and together let's show the world there is a better way, a just way, a loving way.
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