I'm afraid the classwar is coming... [View All]

[liberalpress]

We just had dinner with two of the nicest people in the world. They are die-hard Republicans, and we knew better. But being the season that is the topic of politics rolled around. We should have changed the topic, we didn't, harsh words were exchanged and a fun evening turnd foul in a hurry.

But the argument did give me a bit of insight. I could tell as they were defending their position about the poor being poor because they want to be, and anybody who wants a job can have one, etc., etc., that there is a bit of classism involved. (I pulled myself by bootstraps, so anyone can). But as we argued and they became angry there was also an undercurrent of fear. What we said couldn't possibly be true, buecause if it was, that would mean the world, which they'd never really seen beyond their own experience contained horrible, evil things. And that would be unfair. And frightening. And sickening.

Sometimes (a hard lesson to learn)it is best not to burst the bubbles of those too deeply inside. After of lifetime of in the bubble, the harsh realities of truth can kill you.

I hope, in a few days, when things calm down, we find we haven't lost some friends. But we may have. And more of us may as November comes and battlelines are drawn. Each set of beliefs is fighting for their very lives. There can only be one winner. The body count will be enormous.