Stop apologizing!

by Tom Wise

Just stop it already! Nobody wants to hear your mealy-mouth whimpering, or your feeble explanations, for why you are who you are. If you have to apologize for the things you say you believe, I have news for you: you don’t believe those things!

Boo-hoo-hoo! Cry me a river, and a chicken salad while you’re at it. I don’t care that your peers think you’re mean because you tell the truth. I don’t care that the newspapers want to make hay out of your ad lib speeches. If extemporaneous is your thing, then get with it! More of it!

Listen, Mr. Conservative. Stop pussyfooting around. Do you think the opposite pole gives a damn about you or your ideas? They don’t. You exist only for them to mock, to blame, to make themselves feel better about their depravity. They use you to wipe their bloody hands. You are a towel, a rag, a used tissue. They don’t give a crap about your feelings! They will lie about you just to see you whine. They will buddy up to you, stick the knife in, and then say you struggled!

Hey, Republican! Enough with the compromise! Moderation is for drinking and hamburgers (well, maybe hamburgers). You’re not winning any points with the media by leaning over. The target on your back is not there for fashion statements. The egg on your face was not accidental. They’re not calling you back because they hate you! You won’t be their friend. You won’t be in the club. In fact, you might find yourself in a horse trailer or cattle car if you’re not careful!

Can you hear me? Stop... apologizing! There’s nothing to be sorry about. You didn’t really hurt their pride. They have none! You didn’t step on their toes – they put their feet out deliberately to trip you! You didn’t embarrass them. That redness in their cheeks is dishonest and irrational rage. You owe them nothing!

Your ideas are better than theirs. That is because they don’t really have “ideas” only “notions.” Their theories are tomorrow’s concentration camps. Their wisdom is gobbledygook. When they speak, it is like flatulence and should be treated with the same dignity. Take a look around for realz. Are those really your “friends” on the other side of the aisle? How can they be friends when they do nothing for you.

They are bitter. They are passive-aggressive. You know it. Don’t deal with them out of pity, or love, or even happenstance. Don’t look them in the eyes. Don’t talk sense to the insane. Don’t waste your breath. Don’t waste your time. Don’t waste our time!

When you finally understand all this, you will be free. Then, you can govern instead of being bullied by your own fear, cowardice, or urge to be liked. You’re not gonna be popular, so be good! Be good at what you do, not good to those who wish you ill. Don’t quote Jesus! “Love your enemies” means something specific. It means feeding them and sheltering them. It means helping them when they’re down. It doesn’t mean to let them push you around, take your clothes, rape your ideals, and kill your career!

You want someone to apologize to? All you need is God. Then, get on with it. Make America great. Tell the folks the real story. Let the chips fall where they may. I have news for you – you will win every election if you just show up, do what you say you’re gonna do, and don’t let your “friends” destroy what we have built.

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