The Conservative Hypocrisy

"You need to shut up, stop crying, and accept Trump is your President and give him the respect he deserves."

Do I?

How many times over the last 8 years did I hear Republicans call Obama racist terms?  They disparaged him.  They disrespected him.  Many called him the Antichrist.

Was he not our President?

How many times did I literally witness Conservatives watch Obama come on screen to address the nation and hear them say things like:

"I can't stand this piece of s***."
"If his mouth is moving, he's lying."
"I can't stand this mother f***er."

I've lost count.

It happened.  Again and again.  For 8 years.

And guess what?  We let you.

We let you criticize.  We let you disparage.  We let you say whatever you wanted.

We didn't like it.  But we let you.

And that freedom is a two way street.

I will tell you what I didn't hear.

I never heard a Democrat say "Mmmm.  Conservative tears are so delicious."

On social media?  I never saw "You are not allowed to dislike Obama, you crybabies.  Shut up."

It's hypocrisy.  An unfair juxtaposition.

The same people who spent 8 years saying "F*** Obama" are the same people telling us we can't complain about Trump.

You know what I don't do?

I don't walk into a room full of Conservatives watching Trump and say, "Look!  There's Hitler!"

I don't bully the same Conservatives who bullied me.  The ones who continue to do so.

My opinions on Trump don't divide us.  Your opinions on Trump don't divide us.

How we treat the people who think differently than we do does.

All I want is the same right we afforded you for 8 years.

To freely state opinions.

I'm not even doing it to the same degree I witnessed. 

Trust me, it's hard not to.

Sometimes?  I wonder why I don't debate every Trump supporter the same way they do me.  Why don't I insult them?  Why don't I tell them they're wrong and un-American?  They do it to me.  Why don't I?

Because two wrongs don't make a right.  And logic like Hammurabi's will leave the whole world blind.

You want to tell me about rioters, crybabies, and libtards?

Let me tell you about what I've been personally subjected to by Conservatives, the alt-right, and more.

I have been called stupid.  A loser.  A communist.  A socialist.  I have had my disorder mocked.  I have been told to kill myself.  I have been told that I'm using air that real Americans deserve.

Before my settings were more private... People would go through my pictures.  Afterwards?  I had my daughter mocked.  My ex girlfriend mocked.  My family and friends mocked.  There was nothing sacred.

Then, I was bullied by the leader and 2 followers of an underground KKK organization on Twitter.  The creator of Anti-racist Hitler.  Horus the Avenger.

The experience made me physically ill.  Literally.

I wish this was the worst of it.

I had my life threatened.  I have dealt with fake accounts. 

I have been sent photos of war victims.  Gruesome photos.  Things I still have nightmares about.  Images I still see when I close my eyes.

For every one positive message I get, I receive 10 threatening or hateful ones.

Just because I'm speaking my opinion.

I am not rude.  I only speak with conviction.

I am not a bully.  I only defend those subjected to them.

I am not asking for much.

I am asking for less latitude than I gave.

If Trump does something wrong, I want to hold him accountable.

If Trump says something immoral, I want to ask him to apologize.

If Trump tramples on rights, I want to point it out.

I just want to speak without being bullied into silence.

Enough is enough.

Let us speak.