I don't get it.
Certain people in America are going to have to realize that espousing hatred and tirades of inane fear will never replace humanity's primal need to question, choose and incorporate that which is different and new.
Many of us are drawn toward the unfamiliar, toward what we're told is taboo, toward the very people, concepts and institutions we're told are dangerous to established society.
Why?
What those preaching intolerance don't realize (or maybe they do) is that when the populace musters the courage to consider the unknown, to extend the hand of assistance to those who need it most, they will never again be willingly misled by those clinging to their money, power or influence.
We are Americans, not ignorant sheep. The era of "just trust me -- it's gonna be bad" is coming to an end, whether espoused by Fox News, the religious right or Wall Street. We are slowly, yet inevitably, changing as a nation.
Faith, as it applies to simply accepting what you're told to believe, is in its death throes and should be regarded as deliberate opportunism.
Why shouldn't we reform decades of financial, racial and circumstantial injustices for the most vulnerable in our society? And why, may I ask, do those of you consistently and emphatically oppose it do so? This is the United States of America. We can, and should as a nation, set the example for the world to envy. Let us heal the sick, provide protections for the poor and mandate education for our children.
Now isn't the time for panic and hatred; rather, it's a unique opportunity to fulfill the charge God commanded of us.
Timothy B. Smith
Southern Pines
We are Americans, not ignorant sheep. The era of "just trust me -- it's gonna be bad" is coming to an end, whether espoused by Fox News, the religious right or Wall Street. We are slowly, yet inevitably, changing as a nation. Faith, as it applies to simply accepting what you're told to believe, is in its death throes and should be regarded as deliberate opportunism.
Why shouldn't we reform decades of financial, racial and circumstantial injustices for the most vulnerable in our society? And why, may I ask, do those of you consistently and emphatically oppose it do so? This is the United States of America. We can, and should as a nation, set the example for the world to envy. Let us heal the sick, provide protections for the poor and mandate education for our children.
Now isn't the time for panic and hatred; rather, it's a unique opportunity to fulfill the charge God commanded of us.
Timothy B. Smith
Southern Pines
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