A Response from One of “Those People” in the Middle

I recently read a post on IdeaTrash titled An Open Letter to Those People Wondering Why I'm Still Treating Them Differently Now That the Election Is Over. In it, he explains why he's still keeping his distance from certain people after the election. He says it's about character and about whether people are willing to speak out against cruelty, not about party. He also takes aim at people who criticize both parties, suggesting some of us are hiding behind neutrality instead of taking a stand. I recognized myself in that. I'm one of the "both-sides-ers" he's talking about, and I don't think he's being fair to people like me. He says it's about positions, not parties. But every example he gives points the same direction, and anyone who's followed American politics for the last twenty years can tell where he stands. He's entitled to his beliefs, just like I'm entitled to mine. What I object to is the idea that anyone who doesn't stand with him is just hiding behind what he calls…

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