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In reply to the discussion: You gave me a dirty look today for using my SNAP card, but I'm not mad at you. Indeed, I forgive you [View all]ColesCountyDem
(6,944 posts)I need to say first that I wish that I could respond to each and every one of you and say "Thank you, and bless you!", but I simply haven't had the time this afternoon and won't this evening, either. My aunt isn't feeling well, so I'm going to spend the night at her house, and a friend ran me home to get my dog, feed my cats and grab a fresh change of clothes for tomorrow morning.
In my life, I've been both 'up' and 'down' financially, but this is by far the most 'down' I've been. I'm an optimist, and I fully expect to be 'up' again. Until I'm up again, however, I'm grateful to the far-seeing people who understood that hunger is an evil, and introduced legislation to ameliorate it, and who understood that poverty is also an evil, especially in the richest nation in recorded history, and sought ways to ease the most cruel and soul-crushing aspects of it.
You all here at DU remind me of why I am a liberal, as were my parents and grandparents before me. My church reminds me that I can oppose our political enemies, but I must NEVER hate them, because hate poisons MY soul, not their's.
Once again, thank you all from the bottom of my heart!