Doing The Work
NPR told me that unfriending people on Facebook is not the way to advance the discussion. The panel told me to listen, to learn, to open my mind to hearing disparate views. I'm fine with that. My No Labels quotes, shared on my Facebook page, get positive responses from the most conservative, Evangelical, not-on-my-page-at-all, connections. There is something to be said about finding a center, about working with one another instead of screaming as we hold onto the outer edges of our beliefs. I'm trying to be open minded. TBG says that Hillbilly Elegy opened his eyes to the other. Watching Longmire on Netflix last night reminded us that not everyone lives within shouting distance of a Walgreens or a Walmart. The disconnect between what I feel and what is happening seems to be getting wider with every passing hour. I'm trying to bridge the gap. And then I think of the gunman in Ft. Lauderdale. He reloaded 3 times. Had our shooter had the ch...