You know
you’ve “crossed that line” when:
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When the
fight for equal rights becomes unequal.
When the
fight against racism becomes racist?
When
lawmakers, who are tasked with protecting the rights of the defenseless, write
a law that permits the killing of approximately 1.6 million unborn humans a year.
When we
will no longer listen to an opposing point of view.
When the
only friends we want are just like us.
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When the
fight for feminist rights becomes everything anti male.
When a
restaurant in the US throws away more food than most of the world has available in
a year.
When we
accept childhood cancer as the “way it is”.
When we are
no longer shocked by violence against women and children.
When the
word “immigration” no longer makes us think of human beings just like our
ancestors.
When a
political debate becomes a version of the dating game.
When we
celebrate the death of young men killed in gang wars.
When we
spend more time condemning sinners than praying for them.
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When it
becomes easier to give bad behavior a clinical name.
When after
Two Thousand and Sixteen Years someone’s skin color is still a factor in decision-making processes.
When we tax
hard working successful employees to allow someone else to not work even though
they’re capable.
When
Illinois politics are more important than Illinois residents.
When a
country stops caring for its children, its infrastructure and its
disenfranchised.
When
ordinary citizens spew more hatred and anger than terrorists.
When we
stop supporting our law enforcement and military personnel because a few have
dishonored their profession.
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When we
know we’re being price gouged, sold inferior products, lied to about services
and quality and we’ve now accepted it as inevitable.
When the
media has more stories about what goes bad or celebrity nonsense because that’s
what you pay to read and hear.
When more
people ride bicycles because of loss of driving privileges than because they
are into the health benefits.
When the
only thing that will make someone happy is to take something away from someone
else.
When it
goes from knowledgeable to know it all.
When
someone becomes outrageously wealthy and others think they deserve some of that
cash.
When
differences of opinion are only settled through lawsuits or violence.
When more
time and money is spent on the wedding than on knowing what it takes to have a
good marriage.
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When old
people are an inconvenience rather than a resource.
When you do
career better than family.
When
everything is someone else’s problem unless it’s about you.
When being
lazy is compensated while the cost of education has become prohibitive.
When
bullies are condemned in schools and praised in presidential debates.
When we
must be Republican, Democrat, Socialist or Independent instead of a free
thinker.
When every
Tom, Dick and Harry has an opinion and this little old garden lady does,
too.
Note: When I do an "opinion piece", I simply add some pretty garden flowers because every article needs a little pretty.
