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Let’s Throw a Party for People We Hate

Libby Winkler
3 min readFeb 27, 2022

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The Republican party does some strange stuff to try to convince they don’t really hate you

Photo by A. L. on Unsplash

I am speaking to the spectrum of all people in the United States of America. Has the Republican party been successful in convincing you that they don’t really hate you?

If not, it is not because they aren’t trying.

The Republican party talking heads often refer to their team as the ‘big tent’ party. (Ironically, when the phrase big tent is thrown out, my mind instantly has visions of a circus.)

The GOP claims to be all inclusive and yet in practice, they show the world the reality in which we all live.

Freedom to Worship — for Christians

Evangelical leaders enjoy playing the victims.

For the extremists on the right, the First Amendment means we all have freedom of religion, as long as the religion is Christianity.

Recognizing legal holidays such as Christmas, Good Friday and Easter have been assimilated into secular America. However, other religious…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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