tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post110261147452503345..comments2023-07-14T07:58:23.792-04:00Comments on More Than My Luggage: Conservative Community Service?Dennis!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08221557848747905966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post-1102690820123621042004-12-10T10:00:00.000-05:002004-12-10T10:00:00.000-05:00gotcha. but what if? and this is a what if... you ...gotcha. but what if? and this is a what if... you participated, got to know the guy (maybe even become friends with him) thus changing his thinking. sometimes it's easier for people to delete/disregard words but when they put a person, a human being with those words, his or her perception is challenged and sometimes they even change. <br /><br />for example, if you've read my blog you might know that i'm a pretty strong christian. but i would hope you wouldn't know it by the fact that i say i'm a christian, i'm a christian, i'm a christian ... i would hope you could tell so by my actions (described through my blog). <br /><br />so basically what i'm saying is if you could stand it, befriending the guy might be the most effective way in challenging his one-sided thinking and it may even open his mind a little. <br /><br />but i'm real analytical (unlike peter who likes to keep it simple!) <br /><br />good luck with everything! :-)melyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711868871515509301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post-1102628653671523292004-12-09T16:44:00.000-05:002004-12-09T16:44:00.000-05:00I say screw the fraternity, screw the leader guy, ...I say screw the fraternity, screw the leader guy, and do some community service on your own. Yes, that's me simplifying things again.p.p.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12055244443189632358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post-1102619148700777722004-12-09T14:05:00.000-05:002004-12-09T14:05:00.000-05:00Sorry, I guess I need to clarify:
- I'm still ra...Sorry, I guess I need to clarify:<br /><br />- I'm still raw from the 2004 elections. I feel that people who supported W. weren't just voting Republican, they were voting for a particular hateful (there's that word again!) and wrongheaded brand of Republicanism. Thus, try though I might, if I find out someone's a Republican -- or at least a Republican who hasn't disavowed this president as speaking for the party -- I instantly dislike him from the get-go.<br /><br />- In particular, as a gay man, I was incensed by the Salvation Army's tactic of trying to get approval of anti-gay discrimination. By appealing to the White House, no less. So to compound with the fact that my comment on the issue was completely silenced further aggravated me. Basically, it struck me as yet another Republican who plugged his fingers in his ears and went "La la la" when someone disagreed with him, however valid the reason.<br /><br />Those feelings are what make it difficult for me to respect this guy even though he's trying to form a community service group in the area. Yes, "hate" may have been a strong word, and it may not be the best word... but it's the word I used, for better or for worse....Dennis!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08221557848747905966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post-1102613206055973352004-12-09T12:26:00.000-05:002004-12-09T12:26:00.000-05:00i guess i'm missing something here. hate is such a...i guess i'm missing something here. hate is such a strong word. why do you hate him? because he deleted your post? because he's a republican? because he voiced an opinion? or something else?melyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711868871515509301noreply@blogger.com