you say we want a revolution

This is a letter I wrote to Dan Gainor at the "Business and Media Institute". They are an extremely well funded (mega$) think tank dedicated to countering "liberal bias" in the media.

Hello Dan,

I stumbled upon your article "Left-Wing Cry of 'Revolution' More than Same Old Song".

I know personally some of the people you mentioned in that article. I think you were partly correct in your analysis. But also partly wildly off the mark.

It is true that sometimes we "liberals" use the term "revolution". But we use it to mean a significant change in direction, not a violent act. Many liberals see America as heading down the road toward corporate sponsored dictatorship. We would like to reverse that direction and restore government by and for the people as created by our Founding Fathers.

You ended your article with "too many lefties really want a revolution to destroy pretty much everything America has always epitomized – freedom, individuality and traditional values". Nothing could be further than the truth. I don't know any liberal that feels that way. I think you are creating division where there is none.

I think both liberals and conservatives value freedom, security and other traditional values. We just disagree sometimes on how to achieve those goals. To say that we have different goals is unproductive and just makes conservatives hate liberals for no reason.

In many ways, liberals are seeking a "conservative" revolution. We want to preserve American freedoms as expressed in the Constitution. Some liberals want to return to the days when food was grown locally by small farmers and was uncontaminated by chemicals. We want to return to the days when the President was not above the law. These are traditional American values.

Let's put our heads together and figure out to reach these common goals together.