From my personal experience, there are hateful people in both the Republican and Democratic parties, usually because they’re just miserable folks. I’ve encountered racists and sexists in both political parties. All are disgusting. I’ve encountered unethical, corrupt folks from both sides of the partisan divide. Neither should be above the law or rules. There are individuals from both political parties who despise religion and shamelessly seek personal power and influence. These are the people who worship themselves and can’t identify with the thought of humility and shared purpose.
Equally, I’ve been blessed to work with God-fearing folks in both parties. I’ve seen the best of humanity from people in both parties through charity and in times of great trial. As others have, I’ve been criticized for having friendships and business dealings with Democrats and even those rascally moderate Republicans. Having worked as a registered nurse in a world-class heart transplant program right out of college, I learned quickly that my faith and politics are always with me but in forming effective teams, the cause and the purpose are the priorities.
There are, clearly, dramatic differences in the political parties, their governing philosophies and approaches to solving problems such as poverty, health care costs, illegal immigration and the rule of law based on the U.S. Constitution.
Yet, the events of the last several months involving despicable violence and even death are not representative of the whole.
Robin SmithToday, there are several groups whose extremism and use of violence are harming both political parties and our nation. They all need to be uniformly rejected.