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An open letter to
my liberal friends
Dear Liberal
Friends:
First and
foremost, I would like to congratulate you on your candidate’s victory
this November 4th. After eight years in the periphery of
American politics, most of you must feel vindicated to a certain degree.
Although I wholeheartedly disagree with your candidate’s policies and
ideology, I can recognize that he ran a deft and aggressive campaign,
which rewarded him with victory in the end.
With that said,
I will now turn to the main subject and reason for my letter.
As you have all
let it be known, the past eight years has been to many of you a hell
here on earth. Your candidate’s victory, however, should put an end to
this torment and now is the time to look ahead. Things are looking up
for you and those that share your ideology, for the moment at least, so
go ahead and celebrate. Leave behind the hatred you have allowed to
consume you for these last two presidential terms.
It is alright to
be happy; it is alright to be gleeful; it is alright to be giddy; it is
even alright to gloat. You guys won, so celebrate that victory.
Do not allow
yourselves to be trapped in that hatred and loathing you clung to for so
long. Just ask your mental healthcare professional and they will tell
you; it is not healthy. Winning is a joyous occasion, a cause for
celebration. Victory was your goal, and you attained that goal. So go
ahead, my friends, revel in your triumph; pump your fists up into the
air and let out a triumphant growl. You earned it.
But keep in mind
that your success comes with consequences. Some of which you have not
had to contend with for quite a while.
With your man in
the White House and your party controlling both houses of congress, the
onus falls completely on your shoulders now. There will be no Republican
bogeyman to pin the blame on. With your candidate’s promise for quick
and drastic change, this country will have to see sweeping improvement
sooner rather than later. And if it fails to materialize, you are all in
for a very grueling four years.
You will be hit
from all sides relentlessly, and unlike a political campaign, slogans
and rhetoric will not save you. “Yes We Can” was a brilliant rally call,
it meant something different to everyone while not really meaning
anything at all. But those heady campaign days where emotions spilled
over and women swooned are over, my friend. “Now We Must” has taken its
place, and from experience I can tell you that doing is a lot
different from talking.
As the old adage
says, be careful what you wish for, you just may get it. Well, my
liberal friends, you have gotten what you wished for, and now you must
do something. I know it is tempting to think this will be easy, but as
you will soon find out, nothing is easy when half the country disagrees
with you. You will be challenged at every turn and every failure you
experience will be magnified and picked apart. Your triumphs will be
talked about, too, but not nearly as much. You see, it is not our job to
extol your successes, but to point out your defects. This should come as
no surprise to you since that is what you have all been doing for the
past eight years.
I realize this
may all sound dreadful, but there is something good that can come of
this; you can show your conservative friends, and the world, that you
can lead and take the blows with the best of them. You can finally shed
this persona of whiners and grumblers and show that you, too, have
leadership qualities. It will not be easy, by any stretch of the
imagination, but hey, if conservatives can do it, so can you.
This past
election was an historic moment and all the eyes of the world were upon
us and will remain there for the next four years. Do not let this
country down, my friends. Cast off those feelings of hatred and despair
and stand tall for America. Show the world you are just as tough as
conservatives. Regardless of our differences in ideology and party
affiliation, we are all Americans, and if you look bad, you make the
rest of us look bad, too.
You guys won, so
please, act like winners.
Kindest regards,
Alberto de la
Cruz
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