The meeting of two liberal minds.

[truthbetold]

Today in Government class, we got back the grades for our article summaries. I chose one about the halting of gay marriages in San Francisco. The night that I wrote that, I was very depressed. The article itself made me sad, and the fact that a friend was going off about gay people made me feel even worse. Basically, the summary is a lament about how humans are cruel and oppressive, and how it's not even worth it to keep fighting against it. Being that I have a gay brother and friends, I care deeply about discrimination. My teacher, Mr. Cox, I admire greatly and he is a liberal like myself. Here is what he wrote on my paper (I got a 100 by the way)...

"I agree with you completely. But don't be discouraged. Despite often overwhelming evidence to the contrary, I believe we are gradually, slowly, but measurably, making progress towards a world where all people can coexist peacefully, without being judged or limited by others.
Just look at the progress in American society, a relatively conservative one at that, over the past 25 years. If they're old enough, ask your gay/lesbian friends about the changes they've seen. From as minor as a character like Jack on "Will & Grace" to as significant as same-sex couples being allowed to adopt children.
Sometimes social progress is painfully slow (ask the next African-American you meet) but don't give up, Lisa. It is people like you who help push the world towards more justice and tolerance."

It actually made me cry.

[felonious thunk]

1. I agree

We're living in a time where the right is making a last ditch effort to do what they want. It's because they are desperate, because they know this is their last grasp of power. This is why they are so angry, and use hate to get their views across. Look across history, the total span of human history and what you see is progress. Yes, there are set backs along the way, but in every society from thousands of years ago until now, the one constant has been change, and it's been change to more cooperation. There will still be wars as the people who thirst for power make last efforts, but we are more interconnected world, and there are a lot more people in the world that care about humanity than care about power. Unfortunately the power hungry still have power. Over time, they will lose, and they know it.

Keep your chin up, we're winning. We don't win every battle, but compassion is winning over the long haul.

[Fridays Child]

2. Your teacher's optimistic outlook is great...

...but neither he nor the rest of us can afford to rest on our laurels. All of the gains in social justice made since the Great Depression are precisely those which the neocons are trying to destroy. And the infrastructure they've developed to support them in this endeavor is formidable, to say the least. If he hasn't done so already, you might want to ask Mr. Cox to read this article: http://www.mediatransparency.com/stories/apparat_p.html

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Whoa. There's a teacher with a capital T.

Tell Mr. Cox :wow: and :yourock: