Get a Grip

I had the unfortunate opportunity on Christmas Eve night to be witness to hatred first hand. No, I didn’t see a mugging or murder. It wasn’t spousal abuse or a race crime. Not one homosexual was beaten or maimed. No children were raped or injured. No suicide bombs were detonated. A Conservative didn’t even want to keep more of his hard earned money, thus taking entitlements from the ‘less fortunate’, and sending children to bed hungry. No, it was none of that.
It was hatred born of investment and demonization. Hatred built on disappointment and bile. Fabricated out of helplessness and fear. It was hard and cold and deep. As tangible as the point of a burning steel poker.
And hatred like that will not be appeased. It can not be argued down or pacified. It has come from a special place deep in the soul. A dwelling erected just for its purpose. And tended, kept warm, and supplied with sustenance.
There is no logic inherent in this form of hate. All logic has been eagerly surrendered a long time ago. It is oh so much easier to nurture the beast if one never need look it in the face.
So what is this thing of which I speak? What evil sadistic vile creature could induce such loathing?
Of course, it is George Bush. The President of The United States.
At this point I ask the reader to ask himself if he really and purely hates this man. Not dislikes, or disagrees with, but hates..abhors. If you are one of those, it is time to get a grip.
“He is a dictator!” Do you really believe this? Do you know what a dictator is...what he does? Do you personally know of any friend, acquaintance, or loved one who has been jailed for speaking against the government? Take a trip to Cuba, or North Korea, or Iran and ask someone that question. You live in a country where pseudo-intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky, Ward Churchill, and Michael Moore are allowed to spew their propaganda freely and openly.
“He is stomping on civil rights!” Do you really believe this? Let me ask this question...What is in it for your President when he allows our intelligence community to listen in on calls to and from known terrorists? What has he to gain? Is it to enrich his oil buddies? To get some good press from The New York Times? Maybe just the joy that comes from wielding power. Come on, get a grip. Could it not be, instead, he does it to protect you and yours?
“Well, destroying civil rights, that is just how Hitler started!” Do you really believe this? Because it is wrong. I understand your hatred and your need to rationalize it, but it is not ‘just how Hitler started’. Hitler rose to power in a country whose economy and people were destroyed from a war of their own making. A country ripe for a dictator. Where in this country do you see such a thing? On the right, those who fight endlessly for the Second Amendment and its inherent personal protection from just this scenario? Or from those on the Left who question and undermine the President's every move.
If you do not see yourself in any of the above cases, then you need read no further. But for those of you who do, I will end by asking one further question. It may sound absurd, but notice your first instinct and truly think about your answer. If Bush found out hyenas were eating babies and personally decided to do something about it, would you back him?

Crossposted @ The Wide Awakes