The following was posted on Facebook on June 8, 2020, at 1:27 p.m., as one long paragraph. I am trying to find the original author as I found it on a page for someone who is not "almost 60" so I know that person did not write it but there was no attribution in the post.
After searching online, I did find a post on June 8, 2020, which attributes the Op-Ed to "Sandy." The Op-Ed is followed by an Answer by the publisher. Like most things copy/pasted on social media, the original (if Sandy's is the actual original) has been modified.
https://granitegrok.com/mg_manchester/2020/06/i-used-to-be-a-normal-person
I have not been able to contact "Sandy."
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I Used To Be A Normal Person
As a [man or woman], I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I was born white into a two-parent household which now labels me as "Privileged", racist and responsible for slavery.
I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which by today's standards, makes me a fascist because I plan, budget, and support myself.
I went to high school, worked my ass off to support my family. But I now find out that I am not here because I earned it, but because I was "advantaged”. I am heterosexual, which according to some "gay" folks, now makes me a homophobe.
I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.
I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which makes me a threat to the liberals and I get labeled as being part of a militia. As a "Patriot Life Member" of the NRA, I'm now responsible for gun crimes in America.
I am almost 60, making me a useless person with outdated ideas and values. I think and I reason, and I doubt much of what the "mainstream" media tells me, which makes me a "Right-wing conspiracy nut”. I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, making me a xenophobe.
I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which today makes me a target of socialist and Antifa.
I think males and females should go to the restroom based on the birth sex, so I am labeled a sexist. I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort - not freedom of outcome or subsidies which must make me a borderline sociopath.
I believe in a strong defense and protection of America for and by all citizens, now making me a militant.
I am proud of our flag, what it stands for and the many who died to let it fly, so I stand and salute during our National Anthem - so I must be a racist. I kneel only for The Cross, which makes me racist.
I think the Confederate monuments around our country symbolizes history, so I'm labeled as having hate in my heart when some suddenly are offended by their presence. I'm labeled racist when thinking the erasing of history will potentially cause us to repeat the problems.
I think that all lives matter, which labels me as a racist.
I support Trump, which labels me as a racist.
I think the riots and destruction of property around our country is wrong and is just an excuse to push a political agenda, so I'm labeled a racist. I support our cops, which labels me as a racist.
I vote for the Republican party because it best represents my conservative views, which labels me as a racist.
I question how fear is being used to control us during the COVID-19 pandemic and think the crisis is being used for political gain, so I'm labeled careless and non-sympathetic.
Please help me come to terms with the new me because I'm just not sure who I am anymore! It all took place over the last few years as the liberals have tried to make me feel bad about who I am so I will not vote for Trump's re-election.
Based on everything above, I guess I am a bad person.
But there are three things that define me!
1) My husband loves me,
2) I am not naive and see through the attack, and
3) I will be voting for Trump in November!
(There are lots of women just like me out there!)
TRUMP 2020!
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