Be kind to people who do this. I know we've all lost friends over our beliefs. Or lost family members. Or lost jobs. Or whatever.
I know we all carry a lot of hurt directly because of people like who this lady used to be.
And it's tempting to confront the few who wake up with some form of "what took you so long". It will be tempting to work out some measure of the years of frustration we've felt.
Do not do this. You must be 100% gracious to people who wake up. No smugness. No anger. Nothing like that. As soon as they wake up, they're one of us with all the grace you'd extend to a "fellow traveler" (to borrow from Commie lingo).
Otherwise you may drive them back to the other side, or worse, prevent others who see that they won't be accepted from coming out publicly.
Be kind to people who do this. I know we've all lost friends over our beliefs. Or lost family members. Or lost jobs. Or whatever.
I know we all carry a lot of hurt directly because of people like who this lady used to be.
And it's tempting to confront the few who wake up with some form of "what took you so long". It will be tempting to work out some measure of the years of frustration we've felt.
Do not do this. You must be 100% gracious to people who wake up. No smugness. No anger. Nothing like that. As soon as they wake up, they're one of us with all the grace you'd extend to a "fellow traveler" (to borrow from Commie lingo).
Otherwise you may drive them back to the other side, or worse, prevent others who see that they won't be accepted from coming out publicly.
fuck the left for appropriating language