Let’s Unpack Together
Today I attempt to unpack and reduce my current political convictions to their most basic elements. My hope in doing so, for whomever one day might stumble across this (or even for my future self), is to build bridges of good will. To explain myself so fully that, even though we disagree, there can be no doubt about my motives, as that is frequently what gets misassigned when you disagree with someone. First, a story. In June of 2016, there was a terrible attack at PULSE nightclub in Orlando. Try to recall what you know about that event. I'll wait.... That day, the attacker called 911. He was very blunt and explicit about his motives. He said: "You have to tell America to stop bombing Syria and Iraq. They're killing a lot of innocent people. What am I to do here when my people are getting killed over there? You need to stop the US airstrikes. You have to tell the US government to stop bombing. They’re killing too many children. They’re killing too many women. I feel the ...