How sad.
Like many others who have an interest in politics, I am part of a couple e-mail circles that have been circulating, with fluctuating levels of respect and vitriol in our dialogue. It has been fun, antagonizing and antagonozing (they are different words!) at times, but generally very mentally stimulating and enjoyable learning more about others, their views and how they reach their positions.
However, it has sunk to a new low. I know Hitler and Nazism has been used a few times in this dirty campaign season, but it seemed to stop. Until now.
I enthuastically announced to my friends that the DeafRepublicans.com website has been set up, never expecting the type of replies I would get from my friends, fraternity brothers. I know that most of them were probably made in jest, not intending to insult, but imagine if you were very proud of being a part of establishing a political organization that is quickly skyrocketing, and you are considered no better than the Nazis, just because you want to do good for the Deaf community. It is sad, but it is a fact of life that some people just think that way, and we have to accept that, move on and not detract from what is really in my sights. If these crabs happen to get blown away in the wake of our progress, we would be too far away to extend a helping hand. That is why I do not believe that someone should compare DeafRepublicans to Nazis.
Here is the e-mail that I got.
you know what Deaf Republicans remind me of?
Regendes.. Regendes was established by nazis party
for deaf people in Germany in pre WWII era.. nazis
even gave deaf people their own armored vechile outfit
and deafies wore full nazis unifroms.. as Nazis
approach WWII.. you know what happened to those
deafies.. hmm? BEWARE.. Deaf Republicans website is
not written by deaf people.. its language is too
hearing and it is written by Republican party.. that
is my impression.. I will forward you website that
have rebuttal to this Deaf Republicans nonsense..
I still have not gotten that rebuttal website. EVERYONE involved with DeafRepublicans.com are DEAF. Perhaps it is because only smart people are Republican? To write well is to write "hearing?"
Moreover, my other friends did not stick up for me. On the contrary, they added to those Nazi comments with a certain enthusiasm. After I had a good talk with my roommate, who happens to be part of that circle, finally was the first one to stand up for me, even though he is a Democrat and VERY anti-Bush.
That very well goes to reflect the general sentiment we have running amid ourselves, greatly dividing America.
However, it has sunk to a new low. I know Hitler and Nazism has been used a few times in this dirty campaign season, but it seemed to stop. Until now.
I enthuastically announced to my friends that the DeafRepublicans.com website has been set up, never expecting the type of replies I would get from my friends, fraternity brothers. I know that most of them were probably made in jest, not intending to insult, but imagine if you were very proud of being a part of establishing a political organization that is quickly skyrocketing, and you are considered no better than the Nazis, just because you want to do good for the Deaf community. It is sad, but it is a fact of life that some people just think that way, and we have to accept that, move on and not detract from what is really in my sights. If these crabs happen to get blown away in the wake of our progress, we would be too far away to extend a helping hand. That is why I do not believe that someone should compare DeafRepublicans to Nazis.
Here is the e-mail that I got.
you know what Deaf Republicans remind me of?
Regendes.. Regendes was established by nazis party
for deaf people in Germany in pre WWII era.. nazis
even gave deaf people their own armored vechile outfit
and deafies wore full nazis unifroms.. as Nazis
approach WWII.. you know what happened to those
deafies.. hmm? BEWARE.. Deaf Republicans website is
not written by deaf people.. its language is too
hearing and it is written by Republican party.. that
is my impression.. I will forward you website that
have rebuttal to this Deaf Republicans nonsense..
I still have not gotten that rebuttal website. EVERYONE involved with DeafRepublicans.com are DEAF. Perhaps it is because only smart people are Republican? To write well is to write "hearing?"
Moreover, my other friends did not stick up for me. On the contrary, they added to those Nazi comments with a certain enthusiasm. After I had a good talk with my roommate, who happens to be part of that circle, finally was the first one to stand up for me, even though he is a Democrat and VERY anti-Bush.
That very well goes to reflect the general sentiment we have running amid ourselves, greatly dividing America.
1 Comments:
Sad, indeed. There are some Democrats who do not have the depth to actually talk or debate intelligently. They just simply spew forth these hateful words, which tells alot about their intelligence, when they know they're in a corner. They can disagree, sure. No problem with that. Democrats have no problem trying to equate a Republican President with being that of a dictator, something that Republicans do not do to Democrats. Republicans want a dialogue. Democrats? Many of them jast rather spew epithets instead.
So much for education on their part.
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