Jul 01 2006
What he wants it to be
Michael at Gay Orbit writes:
So, when I say I am a Republican, don’t confuse that statement as being one that implies that I support people who are anathema to our rights. Understand what it means from an objective point of view. I support what I want the Republican Party to be. Some people call themselves “Ronald Reagan Republicans.†Well, that’s not so bad, I guess. But I know even at that time, the Republican Party could have been much better. Nobody’s perfect, but we’re striving towards it.
And when you call me a bigot-supporter because I am a Republican, then you have just shut down the conversation. I no longer have an interest in talking to you, because I know you’re not open to the discussion.
I am a Republican. I know what I want the party to be. And I am proud of it.
Go read his entire post. Perhaps you can make some sense of it. I’ve been trying all day and have been unable to do so.
2 Responses to “What he wants it to be”
Not so sure what’s so hard to understand!
I guess you kind of lost of me with the whole idea of supporting a political party not for what it believes or what it stands for, but for what you want it to believe and what you want it to stand for.
If you’re going to choose a party on that basis, it seems like you would at least choose one that doesn’t hate you and wish you didn’t exist.
I know that’s a single issue (though in my mind a pretty significant one) and you’re not a single issue person. Still, if you’re going to work from the inside to change a party, it just seems to me you’d want to start from a more equitable position.