Thanksgiving Uninvitees
From the petty and sniveling file:USA Today has been running an amusing piece on people being uninvited to Thanksgiving because of the presidential election ... and more importantly, who they voted for during the process.
A family gathering should not be subject to the squabbling of members fretting over the perception of electorial malfeasance regardless of how eggregious those actions may appear.
Once the deed is done serious damage occurs in the realm of relationships because voting is one of those personal things we consider rights of citizenship.
Casting them asunder in the name of some candidate is bound to have repercussions beyond the election and into the remainder of interpersonal relations in the absence of a forgiving personality.
I for one am certainly not one of those forgiving personalities. Not that I don't forgive ... but I certainly decline to forget.
However, I don't tread on a person's right to vote for any reason. If you are a person; whomever you cast your vote for is between you and your conscience.
I may ridicule your selection but it will always be alright with me that you made it. After all, you have that same right to vote as I.
It's simply a matter which should be set aside in the spirit of priorities during the holidays. Who you are is much more important than for whom you cast your ballot on election day.
