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Take A Second Look

I received the following e-mail from an Auterrific reader regarding this post:

Since you're not one of the groups being targeted by
Republicans, I'm sure it's easy for you not to see
their evil. I am being targeted, Mark, and I consider
anyone who shiels for them to be my enemy as well. You
think it denigrates the Holocaust? Tough shit, Mark.
They are evil, and you seem happy to apologize for
them. There is no "Left." That's a bogeyman created
by your fascist Republican friends to make themselves
appear to be victims.

You're welcome to your viewpoint. I withdraw myself
from the conversation. You see evil and call it
benign. I have nothing else to say.

Who sent it isn't important. But I would suggest to anyone else who is so offended by my stance on this issue that you take a second look at my posts before sending me an e-mail like this. My political and social leanings are quite clearly spelled out in any number of blog posts. My opinion on this issue shouldn't come as any surprise to any of my regular readers. I do not exist to agree with the status quo of any particular group. In turn, I do not expect you to reciprocate. I want to know who you are, what you think, and why you think that way. If I can point out fallacies in your argument, I will. I expect no less of others with me. I am not unwilling to listen to a different point of view, but.....

If we can't agree, LET'S BE CIVIL ABOUT IT.