Letter: An Invite From Democrats

To The Editor:

It’s important to start with the right premises:
That most people among the voting public are not evil. 
That people can see the world from different perspectives.  
We may disagree about which matters are problems.
Even when we agree that something is a problem, we may disagree about how to solve the problem.
Since our founding, ours has been a nation where we are free to make complaints, express ideas, to even argue. That is the foundational importance of our First Amendment to The Constitution.
In our villages, clubhouses, living rooms… we should be able to share ideas, and to differ, without presuming that the Other is a villain.
One writer has coined the phrase, “Presume Best Motive” (PBM). When another says something which bothers us, we should not automatically decide that they do so because they hate us. 
The Newaygo County Democratic Party is made up of folks who would like to believe we can talk through differences of opinion and can explore choices which could seem fair for all.
If you have not voted Democrat before, if you identify as Independent, or have never voted at all, we’d like to talk. To hear your views. To explain ours. Without accusations nor insults.
Certainly we could discern some forum for the civil exchange of ideas… don’t you think?

Newaygo County Democratic Party 
Steve Shelton

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