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If you were wearing a “fuck your feelings” or “hang a journalist” T-shirt last week, I’m not forgiving you this week. Bring me a video of you burning it and apologizing for having been a hateful sack of shit for four years, with tears, and I’ll forgive you after that. 1/
Even Christianity insists that the sinner repent in order to be forgiven. I need to know what you’re sorry for. As @Stonekettle so often says: Be specific. Show your work. Show me you’ve seen the awfulness of what you were supporting. 2/
I doubt many Trumpists will stumble on this thread; I’m not an influencer, just a guy with opinions. But if any do, and they go “fuck you, I don’t have to earn your forgiveness”, I say: “Good talk. Glad we agree.” 3/
You need not earn my forgiveness. You are free to live without it. But don’t expect my help or sympathy. You sure as hell wouldn’t have offered yours to a gay person or a trans person or a brown person. You can live without the goodwill of this straight white cis person too. 4/4
Huh, people are reacting to this. If you agree and want to help, #1, just be kind to and support marginalized people: people of color, transgender, nonbinary, queer, non-neurotypical, women, Muslims, the poor. And most of all LISTEN TO THEM. 1/3
#2, please support @ReverendWarnock and @ossoff in their quest to become Georgia's next senators. Let's give VP-elect Harris (first of her name) and President-elect Biden as much of an edge as we can. With a donation or just spread the word. And finally ... 2/3
#3 I recommend as inspiration, the words from Ted Kennedy's eulogy for his brother Bobby: "to be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it." Be that person when you can. 3/3
