Awesome LTTE

[TheMightyFavog]

I had to share it with you guys.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/opinion_21984940.shtml

No group has a moral monopoly

MARINETTE — A July 17 Forum letter speaks of a “political party that has lost its righteous moorings,” presumably referring to the Democrats? Democrats still advocate for working people and the underdog.

The GOP agenda places social and economic elites first, the underlying prejudicial notion being people of wealth are morally superior and “deserve” more, while people who work with their hands or are poor are morally inferior.

My father once said of younger workers who benefited from his struggles to negotiate better wages, “They get a few bucks in their jeans and they think they can afford to be Republicans.”

Correspondingly, many people have achieved social and economic status as a result of New Deal or War on Poverty programs but now reject such “liberal” ideas, preferring to forget where they came from.

Left-wing or right-wing, a radical is a radical. All converge at the same point, self-righteously convinced of their moral superiority, professing to know what’s best for everyone, ready to impose their will, forcibly or otherwise, to prove it.

No political party has a monopoly on morality, no matter how much spin is put on it. The gap between what is said and what is done gives it away.

David Larson

[Wetzelbill]

1. holy shit that was awesome! nt

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. kick

[emanymton]

3. I Agree. It Hurts To See How Fast One Forgets The Struggle.

Arriving means one should help others in their struggle, not forgetting how much help was given.

We all benefit when we arrive together.