An Open Letter to Conservatives

[Triana]

An open letter to conservatives
March 22, 2010, 3:16PM

Dear Conservative Americans,

The years have not been kind to you. I grew up in a profoundly Republican home, so I can remember when you wore a very different face than the one we see now. You've lost me and you've lost most of America. Because I believe having responsible choices is important to democracy, I'd like to give you some advice and an invitation.

First, the invitation: Come back to us.

Now the advice. You're going to have to come up with a platform that isn't built on a foundation of cowardice: fear of people with colors, religions, cultures and sex lives that differ from your own; fear of reform in banking, health care, energy; fantasy fears of America being transformed into an Islamic nation, into social/commun/fasc-ism, into a disarmed populace put in internment camps; and more. But you have work to do even before you take on that task.

Your party -- the GOP -- and the conservative end of the American political spectrum has become irresponsible and irrational. Worse, it's tolerating, promoting and celebrating prejudice and hatred. Let me provide some expamples -- by no means an exhaustive list -- of where the Right as gotten itself stuck in a swamp of hypocrisy, hyperbole, historical inaccuracy and hatred.

MORE...

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/a/m/americandad/2010/03/an-open-letter-to-conservative.php/

[Dappleganger]

1. Read this earlier today...

it has awesome links!

[Triana]

3. just posted that comment myself same time you did. It certainly does! n/t

[Triana]

2. PeeEss - the article above is excellent and FULL of useful links.....

...detailing conservative idiocy, which seems to be getting more and more severe and laughable by the minute... Enjoy.

[liberal N proud]

4. That is one well thought out piece of work

[Blue_Tires]

5. k+r

[jtrockville]

6. Well worth the read. Thanks!

[samsingh]

7. i don't think the GOP deserves to come back

they:
- stole the Presidency from Gore and probably from Kerry
- started an illegal war based on lies
- destroyed the US economy and caused a massive recession
- revealed the identify of a CIA agent
- more than doubled the debt in 8 years
- did everything they could to stop healthcare


the gop is treacherous and stupid. they should dissolve as a party.