It is laudable that national figures like the President and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives have made public statements about the need for Hate Crime Legislation. Right here in our insular Vermont there is a Xtian Right movement that hates us and wants to hurt us and they are working hard to influence legislation, to speak in schools, to spread their venom. It is so important to be aware of them and to speak out. I did not attend this year. The agenda looked bland and uninteresting.
Radicalism scares some people but it also brings change.
It's interesting reading everyone's reactions to this. Mine was numbness, like I'd just been punched in the stomach. I feel like I should be angry at the two who are accused of doing this. But somehow, I'm not. Just deeply sad, I guess.