Comments on: This is what people mean when they say it’s going to get worse before it gets better*** http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/07/this-is-what-people-mean-when-they-say-its-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/ notes from the crossroads of mother and father Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:46:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lesbian Dad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/07/this-is-what-people-mean-when-they-say-its-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/comment-page-1/#comment-242226 Lesbian Dad Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:22:13 +0000 http://www.lesbiandad.net/?p=656#comment-242226 Amen, sister. Amen! The tide is ready to turn. Overdue ready. Love feels a hell of a lot better, anyway. And those bumper stickers (especially when they're in the minority!) help others who feel the way you do know they have company. Any and everything to get all of us over the hump. Amen, sister. Amen!

The tide is ready to turn. Overdue ready.

Love feels a hell of a lot better, anyway.

And those bumper stickers (especially when they’re in the minority!) help others who feel the way you do know they have company. Any and everything to get all of us over the hump.

]]> By: Caroline http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/07/this-is-what-people-mean-when-they-say-its-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/comment-page-1/#comment-242207 Caroline Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:00:08 +0000 http://www.lesbiandad.net/?p=656#comment-242207 “Seems like every day, the choice just gets clearer and clearer: we’re saved by love, or we’re cooked by hate. This is the time for everyone who believes in love to take a stand.”

I could not agree MORE. So so well said. It just can’t be ok to hate anymore. Because it has been. It can’t be left alone as the norm and justified by religion or government or what have you. Because then Kooky guys like this one feel its their duty to do insane acts like this when the message is out there it is ok to hate. I am waving my flags and doing what I can down here in FL. My car has a million stickers slapped on its bumper (incl. “Hatred is not a family value”) and could care less if its ever keyed (97 saturn, rock on). My husband just put his own HRC sticker on his car. We rival the “W” mini-vans with pride, gunning our engines at each other at stoplights, daring them tell us why we’re wrong. I know, who cares about bumper stickers, but again I am SO done with hate. In MA. – where we lived before – my ideas were a dime a dozen. NOT DOWN HERE. And, frankly, I am proud to say “I don’t hate” whenever I possibly can. Seems like stating the obvious a bit, but then stuff like this happens. Enough already. And enough from me! :)

]]> By: AshleyRose http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/07/this-is-what-people-mean-when-they-say-its-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/comment-page-1/#comment-240831 AshleyRose Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:00:02 +0000 http://www.lesbiandad.net/?p=656#comment-240831 When I hear things such as this the only thing I can hope for is that the next generation is growing up without prejudice and hatred. It is difficult for me to fathom where something like this comes from; how does a person get to the point where they think it is a good idea to walk into a children's church production and open fire? I like to think my generation is better than the one before but I know hatred still exists and that makes me angry. As Mombian says, you cannot fight their hatred with more hate. When I hear things such as this the only thing I can hope for is that the next generation is growing up without prejudice and hatred. It is difficult for me to fathom where something like this comes from; how does a person get to the point where they think it is a good idea to walk into a children’s church production and open fire? I like to think my generation is better than the one before but I know hatred still exists and that makes me angry. As Mombian says, you cannot fight their hatred with more hate.

]]> By: wyliekat http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/07/this-is-what-people-mean-when-they-say-its-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/comment-page-1/#comment-240548 wyliekat Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:57:19 +0000 http://www.lesbiandad.net/?p=656#comment-240548 For my own sanity, I have to believe that hate just needs a target. If I were to accept that there really are people out there that hate gay people this much (or people of colour, or anyone really), I'm not sure I could live in this world. For my own sanity, I have to believe that hate just needs a target. If I were to accept that there really are people out there that hate gay people this much (or people of colour, or anyone really), I’m not sure I could live in this world.

]]> By: Mid Life Clarity http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/07/this-is-what-people-mean-when-they-say-its-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/comment-page-1/#comment-240489 Mid Life Clarity Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:07:18 +0000 http://www.lesbiandad.net/?p=656#comment-240489 It is sad -- shock jocks and hate speech. And too a poor economy creates room for the shock jocks to rise...the downtrodden look for someone to blame. Blame immigrants, blame people of color, blame gays. It's the same economic situation Germany was in before Hitler rose to power. Still I too believe love wins...and...that an improved economy would help that happen. -janet It is sad — shock jocks and hate speech. And too a poor economy creates room for the shock jocks to rise…the downtrodden look for someone to blame. Blame immigrants, blame people of color, blame gays.

It’s the same economic situation Germany was in before Hitler rose to power.

Still I too believe love wins…and…that an improved economy would help that happen.

-janet

]]> By: Lesbian Dad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/07/this-is-what-people-mean-when-they-say-its-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/comment-page-1/#comment-240026 Lesbian Dad Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:54:19 +0000 http://www.lesbiandad.net/?p=656#comment-240026 Yeah, and I don't think he sprouted this idea randomly. Spoon-fed hate from talk radio; watching his president codify the second-class citizen status of gay people. Listening to church after church forget the actual core of the teachings of its founders. M.L. King did a lot of good work in that state (died in that state doing that good work). Love love love must win out. Yeah, and I don’t think he sprouted this idea randomly. Spoon-fed hate from talk radio; watching his president codify the second-class citizen status of gay people. Listening to church after church forget the actual core of the teachings of its founders.

M.L. King did a lot of good work in that state (died in that state doing that good work). Love love love must win out.

]]> By: immoralmatriarch http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/07/this-is-what-people-mean-when-they-say-its-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/comment-page-1/#comment-240008 immoralmatriarch Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:44:18 +0000 http://www.lesbiandad.net/?p=656#comment-240008 There isn't even much to say. That's awful. There isn’t even much to say. That’s awful.

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