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I have spent a long time think of this an many months writing and rewriting it I have found it very difficult to put into words my feelings about what has
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I say to you, If you want to save the Republican Party leave it, for they have left you,
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Before Trump I thought I was pretty middle of the road, a middle right American
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Myself I am not a religious person, I consider myself Spiritual, I do believe their must be some kind of creator, what it is, is beyond my comprehension. What you believe is your right and
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I strongly support the 2nd amendment, but whole heartedly agree their must be reasonable restrictions on deadly weapons and everyone who buys a gun
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I could care less who you love, for one it’s none of my business, it does not effect me or the world in any way. I have no right to impose my morals onto anyone, I am not god
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I believe that what I believe is not what everyone should believe, I am not the belief police, and neither is anyone else
As far as the current Republican Party is concerned the middle right is the Radical left and they will censor you
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They wrap them selves in a flag, they hold their Bible, and point their guns and say, you are unpatriotic a unmoral person if you don’t fully support Trump.
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In their eyes I am the extreme left a socialist and you are just as shunned as me. Millions have left the GOP it is a shrinking party. 140,000 Republicans changed their registration in Jan alone,
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The only way to save the GOP is to leave it and bring like minded people with you. To fully and without question denounce the hatred the conspiracies the violence and the blind devotion to man that would tear up the constitution
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I weep for a country that has witnessed the leader of a violent insurrection go unpunished
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I weep for a constitution that no longer has the power or support it rightfully deserves
I weep for the Untied States that are no longer united
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More from Writing
I want to talk about how western editors and readers often mistake protags written by BIPOC as "inactive protagonists." It's too common an issue that's happened to every BIPOC author I know.
Often, our protags are just trying to survive overwhelming odds. Survival is an active choice, you know. Survival is a story. Choosing to be strong in the face of the world ending, even if you can't blast a wall down to do it, is a choice.
It's how we live these days.
Western editors, readers, and writers are too married to the three-act structure, to the type of storytelling that is driven by conflict, to that go-getter individualism. Please read more widely out of your comfort zone. A lot of great non-western stories do not hinge on these.
Sometimes I wonder if you're all so hopped up on the conflict-driven story because that's exactly how your colonizer ancestors dealt with people different from them. Oops, I said it, sorry not sorry. Yes, even this mindset has roots in colonialism, deal with it.
If you want examples of non-conflict-driven storytelling google the following: kishoutenketsu, johakyu, daisy chain storytelling/wheel spoke storytelling. There was another one whose name I forgot but I will tweet it when I recall it.
Writing tip: let\u2019s talk about the INACTIVE PROTAGONIST. I\u2019ve seen a lot of amazing books lately with incredible plots, intricate worlds, and just really great writing with one recurring issue, which is the inactive protagonist. I think it can get tough when you\u2019re writing (1/10)
— Briston Brooks (@briston_brooks) January 26, 2021
Often, our protags are just trying to survive overwhelming odds. Survival is an active choice, you know. Survival is a story. Choosing to be strong in the face of the world ending, even if you can't blast a wall down to do it, is a choice.
It's how we live these days.
Western editors, readers, and writers are too married to the three-act structure, to the type of storytelling that is driven by conflict, to that go-getter individualism. Please read more widely out of your comfort zone. A lot of great non-western stories do not hinge on these.
Sometimes I wonder if you're all so hopped up on the conflict-driven story because that's exactly how your colonizer ancestors dealt with people different from them. Oops, I said it, sorry not sorry. Yes, even this mindset has roots in colonialism, deal with it.
If you want examples of non-conflict-driven storytelling google the following: kishoutenketsu, johakyu, daisy chain storytelling/wheel spoke storytelling. There was another one whose name I forgot but I will tweet it when I recall it.
