It sickens me how so many have a need to label others as
liberal or conservative, right wing or left wing, with the attendant name calling, perpetuating the revulsion of
one side for the other. It is not an intelligent perspective; it is not
conducive to any kind of personal dignity, and it does not advance the position
of any of us as brothers and sisters, neighbors, and fellow travelers on this
planet. It only divides. It only separates. It only tears down, and tears away
from the good of the whole. If truth be told, we all have some liberal in us,
and we all have some conservative. That we are afraid to recognize in ourselves
the side we wish not to be known as, and only recognize in others the side that
we wish to demean says even more about our own inadequacy than it does about
our ideology.
Can we stop blaming others for our own unhappiness, and
begin to find some common ground for agreement for a change? There is no honest
dialogue anymore because there is no longer a wish for common ground. There is
only the need to be right. And it has proven to be devastating to the psyche of
our families, our communities, and our country.
When is the last time you heard someone say, "Y'know,
you may be right?" When is the last time you said those words to someone
else?
