They say we want to disband police departments, and that we hate the police.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
They say we are against law and order.
We aren't, that's a lie.
We want to weed out racism and police brutality, and for those who abuse their power to be held accountable. We support all "law and order" - which has to include those who have committed crimes while in office.
They say we want to release all prisoners.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We want to weed out racism and ensure the punishments match the crimes and to de-privatize prisons.
They say we want open borders.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We want asylum seekers to be given their chance to seek asylum. We want to help people who are driven from their homes by unimaginable terror and poverty. We want to ensure children aren’t separated from their parents and that nobody is kept in cages. We want to de-privatize immigration.
They say we want to take away your guns.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We want logical gun control to help prevent mass shootings.
They say we want to wage a war on Christianity and Christian values.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We want people of all religions to be able to practice and worship freely, and we want those of no religion to be free not to believe - as is everyone's right under the constitution.
They say we want to get everything for free.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We want to work hard and make sure that healthcare and education are affordable for all.
They say we want a war against traditional marriage.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We want people of all sexual orientations to be able to love freely, no matter who you love.
They say we want to destroy or rewrite history.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We want to recognize the ugly parts of our past and do everything we can to say “that’s not OK, let’s not honor those aggressors, let’s not let those things happen again”.
They say we want to take away your constitutional rights.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We choose to believe science and wear masks and try to prevent the spread of this disease.
They say we hate America.
We don’t, that’s a lie.
We just recognize our faults and want us to do better, be better. We also do not believe that foreign interests should be having so much influence over our elections and our policies.
Stop with the Us vs Them.
Stop with the straw man arguments.
Stop with the fake news. Turn away from Fox and Limbaugh and OANN and RT and Sinclair.
Our position is one of empathy, compassion and logic.
Stop believing the hype.
Stop with the division. Just because we want equality for all doesn’t mean we want to take anything away from you.
Join us to work together to get this pandemic under control, to support those who have been hurt the most economically by this virus - to once again work together with our allies overseas, instead of doing whatever Putin wants - to invest in our infrastructure - to treat "others" with humanity, dignity and respect.
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