I’ve about had it with people claiming the “left” or “progressives” to be full of hate. Â
So, let’s talk about hate shall we.Â
Hate is a human emotion. We all feel it, none of us are immune to it. Â
BUT , it’s WHAT we hate that separates the right from the left. Â
Recently in a right wing trash rag called The Commentator - found in some local area restaurants and stores - there was an article about how the Democrats are united in hate. It tried to talk about how we are intolerant of the right.Â
Well.. yes, we are.. and , well yes we do. Â
But allow me to explain.Â
We Democrats hate injustice, xenophobia and homophobia. Most of us HATE Donald Trump.Â
BUT.. we don’t hate him because he is a man, white (well, okay orange), or rich. We aren’t judging him on some superficial stereotype assigned to him. We hate him on his ACTIONS. We hate him because of what he says, and worse, what he does. We hate him because of what he is doing to this nation and how he is embarrassing our country and maligning it’s character around the world. We hate him for the hate and fear he is fueling and the suffering it is and will cause.Â
Just because we want to be about love and peace, doesn’t mean we don’t hate. And not that hate is a good emotion, but the hate motivates us to come out and FIGHT it... WE HATE HATE.  I know, it’s an oxymoron. But again.. it’s what we hate that separates. The right, hates immigrants because it falsely blames their economic woes on immigrants .It hates gay people, or feels that gay people are less than . I could go on and on and on.Â
That brings me to intolerance. Since when does being tolerant mean being a doormat? Let’s clear up the intolerance of the left, shall we.Â
First, I really don’t care if you are homophobic, xenophobic or what have you. If you personally choose not to befriend or get to know an immigrant, if you personally reject family members that are gay or never attend a gay wedding, I really don’t care. That is your opinion and you are entitled to it. I can disagree with you and be fine about it. I AM tolerant of what I consider your bigoted and disgusting opinions. My tolerance, however, ends when your opinions and your bigotry creeps into legislation and diminishes someone else and yes, deprives them of their pursuit of happiness. Â
Why does your dislike of gay people mean that gays should not be allowed to marry? Why does your dislike or lack of understanding of gay people have to prevent a loving couple from giving a child a loving home? If you don’t think that gay people should adopt children - then by all means if you ever have a baby you want to put up for adoption you can simply stipulate that the couple that adopt be straight. If you don’t think that gay people should marry and you feel its wrong, then fine - don’t attend any gay weddings and don’t get married while being gay. But don’t you DARE deprive someone else of their pursuit of happiness with the person they love or deprive a child of a loving home because of your personal beliefs. None of us are asking for you to interact or participate - we’re asking you to do whatever it is you feel is appropriate for you and your family without interfering in and impeding upon someone elses rights.Â
Then there is the right to choose. I think we can all agree that no one is pro abortion and to say that any of us that are pro choice is all gungho for them is just absolutely ridiculous. Personally, I would never have one. I could never bring myself to have one. But, my choices should not be dictated to someone else. I will not walk in that persons shoes. I will not have to live with their choice.. they will. They should not be forced to live with the choices I would make for myself either. I get that you think its horrible, bad, wrong.. all those things.. and so I would say never make that choice. But flip the script here for a second. What if a faction of society was trying to say that you should be forced to have an abortion if you could not prove that you can financially care for the child, because this section of society feels that having a child you cant’ afford is not right. How would you feel if the choice for you to not have an abortion was removed, and you were forced to because of someone else’s belief that you having a child in the first place is wrong? Â
See where I’m going.Â
We’re not intolerant to your opinions. What we are intolerant of is you using your opinions and your religious beliefs to treat others in society as less than, not equal too and to deprive them of their choices based on a belief that not everyone shares.  We’re not forcing you to be gay married, to adopt out to a gay couple , to accept gay family members, to befriend immigrants or to have an abortion. But when you legislate your right wing agenda you are asking to deprive someone of something because of your belief, you are asking the left to shun immigrants that are in need and desperate.Â
So yes, we hate Trump and all he stands for and doesn’t stand for. We hate bigotry, xenophobia. We hate policies that take healthcare from those in need or policies that would allow people to otherwise die if they can’t afford care. It’s not compassionate, it’s not kind.. and it’s not christian like. We hate policies that punish the poor even more than they already suffer in our society. We hate the injustice of an unarmed black man being shot for no good reason. We hate xenophobia and homophobia. We are intolerant of your intolerance trying to deprive people of their rights and to equal treatment under the law.  Â
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