PERSONAL WORD TO THE OTHER SIDE (part two of two)

I’m posting a couple texts I recently sent to a customer of mine—a very successful black businessman who claims ‘pro-life,’ ‘christian,’ vehemently anti-Trump, democrat voter.

Interactions with individuals I know personally force me to articulate my positions as clearly as possible, to everyone.

January 6 has come and gone, and January 20, 2021 is here, but the issues before us are not behind us.

Sent Monday, January 18, 2021

“Personal intellectual integrity behooves you to openly and honestly listen to the other side in the vital matters of this divided country—not just hear what your side says what the other side is saying.

I wrote that as I listen to the closing minutes of ‘SANDY RIOS IN THE MORNING’ today on afr (89.9fm-Waco, TX afr.net).

I thought of you—how you would benefit listening to it later.

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I share this with no animosity toward you.

Yes, I am angry at the forces working to destroy America by taking over the media to brainwash the people and shut down alternate outlets.

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I understand how impossible it may seem for you to consider any other way of thinking.

If you never change, I get it.

But you aren’t stuck, like a slave to what you’ve been fed—like my Jewish widow customer stuck with ‘tradition’ (the most treasured word for Jews, like the words ‘racist’ and ‘oppressed’* for blacks).

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I don’t ever want you to have to say, ‘I wish Larry hadn’t given up trying to persuade me.’

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*search ‘IS OPPRESSED A PERMANENT CONDITION?’ on AWordforThought.com”