What Happened to Me?
I received this from a friend and republish it here.
As a man, I used to think I was a regular person, but I was born
white, which now, whether I like it or not, makes me a racist and
responsible for slavery
I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which by today’s standards
makes me a fascist.
I went to high school, worked through college, got a degree and
have held a job. I am not here because I earned it, but because I was
advantaged.
I am heterosexual, which according to gay folks now makes me a
homophobe.
I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class and
ally of big business.
I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.
I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which makes me a member of the
vast NRA gun lobby.
I am older than 65 and retired, making me a useless old man who
doesn’t understand Facebook.
I think and I reason, so I doubt what main stream media tells me,
which must make me a reactionary.
I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture,
making me a xenophobe.
I value my safety and that of my family, and I appreciate the
police and the legal system, making me a right-wing, cop loving
extremist.
I believe in hard work, fair play and fair compensation according
to each individual’s merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist.
I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort, not freedom of
outcome or subsidies, which must make me a borderline sociopath.
I believe in the defense and protection of America for and by all
citizens, now making me a militant.
I am proud of our flag, what it stands for, and of the many who
died to let it fly, so I stand and salute during our National Anthem,
taking me back where I started – I must be a racist.
Please help me come to terms with the new me because I’m just not
sure who I am anymore!
I thank my friends for sticking with me through these abrupt,
newfound changes to my thinking! I just can’t imagine or understand
what’s happened to me so quickly! Funny – it all took place over the
last 7 or 8 years!
If all this nonsense wasn’t enough to deal with, now I don’t even
know which restroom to use!
“There is nothing the government can give you that it hasn’t taken from you in the first place”
Winston Churchill