Right America?

I’m pretty sure I may offend some folks with this entry, although those that may be offended I’m sure are less likely to read this blog anyway…so here it goes. Yesterday I watched HBO’s special “Right America: Feeling Wronged.” Here are my thoughts.

“In 2008, I followed the McCain campaign across the country to listen to Americans who did not want Barack Obama to be their President. While not representative of the entire Republican Party, these are just some of the party faithful who turned out at campaign rallies along the way.”
- Alexandra Pelosi

If you haven’t already seen this you should do yourself a favor and check it out. I have so many things to say about this that I don’t know where to begin. First, I just have to say that these people have to be some of the most ignorant amongst us. They completely lack introspection and any desire to gather and understand factual information. And do you want to know what the culprit is for this kind of behavior? RELIGION. Christianity…especially Evangelical…this religion teaches the worst thing any human being can be taught – NOT TO QUESTION. You must believe what’s in the Bible and if you for one minute question the existence of God or that this book actually contains the story of the beginning of humankind, then you’re going to hell for eternity.

When I was a little girl, my parents joined one of these churches and they quickly became obsessed. Soon we were going to church every day and this reality became my whole world. Imagine The Truman Show if you will – that’s what it was like for me. I remember being in middle school studying evolution and refusing to stay in the room to learn these LIES!! “We came from Adam and Eve” I proclaimed, and stormed out of the classroom. Soon after this experience I learned there was an entire world out there that I had not been exposed to – no wait, that I was being kept from.

The point is that, I understand where the ignorance grows from – how you’re taught that, and that it’s hard to change, but c’mon folks – I was questioning the entire fabric of this institution when I was 12. You’re 40, what’s your excuse? And the fact that this character flaw, instilled in you by religion would roll over into other parts of your life like political decisions is inexcusable.

Why is it that this belief is supposed to teach love, peace, and unity. Yet it only professes judgement, hate, and disapproval of all who do not share your belief?

Here are the changes you now face:

You have a black president.
Gay people will soon have the same rights as you.
Roe v. Wade will not be overturned – give this a rest already, it’s been 36 yrs.

I know it seems like the world is going to end, but believe me it will not.  How immature and self-absorbed do you have to be to cry about these changes? Oh and please explain how you’re the right america and we’re the wrong america? How you’re more american than I. Do you mean that you’re a traditionalist and the rest of us are not? Because that is a more accurate depiction of our differences. Is this not how people who rode horses in the past felt about automobiles? Well the traditional one’s at least – the rest of the world embraced the change. Just as you now have to or you will be left behind along with our former modes of transportation.

“Change is hard. Change is hardest on those caught by surprise. Change is hardest on those who have difficulty changing too. But change is natural; change is not new; change is important.” – David Schlesinger

Chaise