Here's Inviting You to be One of Three Types of a Peacemaker

 Blessed are the Peacemakers, it is said. And, now would be a good moment for them all to step forward.  Let's run a little experiment, and see if we can get twenty of you to step forward as Peacemakers. Any takers?

   First, how many of you are willing to forgive those who assaulted the Capitol. You need to be someone who opposes Trump to qualify. You are not saying you justify the looting, nor anything else that was done that was wrong. But, you are forgiving them. And, you are offering them friendship. And, you are not calling them names, nor saying they are traitors, nor treasonous.  You are not condemning them. You understand them. You allow that they believed what they were doing was right. You allow they felt they were doing something to save the country. You might think they were misguided, but at the same time you are not condemning them. Do we have any takers? Any at all? Will any of you step forward to be this Peacemaker?  

  How many among us are there sincerely believing the election was robbed? We do not have to believe they are right, and we might consider in our minds how they have been led astray, but can we respect their opinions? Are there any readers here willing to take up being this category of Peacemaker? To qualify, you must be someone who feels the election was not robbed. But, you are not mad at them for believing as they do. You understand their reasoning. You do not tell them to shut their mouths as all they offer is just falsehood and disinformation. You may believe it is, indeed, falsehood and disinformation, but you allow them  the right to believe as they will and express their beliefs. 

   There is also room for Peacemakers on the other side of the aisle. Though you might be sure in your heart of hearts the election was stolen, you are considerate of those who believe the election was fair. You do not say that we all know that it was stolen, and anyone who can't see it is not being honest with themselves. For, no, we don't all see it that way.  How many of you would volunteer to be this type of Peacemaker?

   I could go on, and probably will offer tomorrow or the next day a much more thoughtful version of this post. So, when you see it, know it is a new-and-improved take. But, from what I have written, I do not know that any of you should decline to be a Peacemaker. I've identified three ways to be one. Tell me which of the three you would like to be -- or why you can't be any of the three.