Disagree Agreeably

I used to be a judge. Yep. I sat on the bench. I judged others and sentenced them unfairly on the basis of whether or not they agreed with me. Anyone whose mindset differed from mine was condemned to the fires of eternal punishment! By some miracle I changed. I stepped down from the bench. I retired. Hey. Now you don't have to agree with me in order for me to like and even admire you. I'm enjoying my retirement. It's quite liberating actually. Live and let live is what i say now and i mean it. Honestly I was tired of always condemning everyone who thought differently from me . And while I am still of a moderately conservative mindset I no longer abhor those on the left who are liberal, progressive and even socialistic in their leanings. And while I sometimes get the idea that the folks I just mentioned do not give me and my ideology the same consideration it's OK. Really. They can feel any way they choose. Remember live and let live? I love this country for that very reason. It's called freedom. I accept everyone now for who they are. And in this crucial election year I find I don't feel hard against the Democrats for the things they believe just because I think they are misguided. No I celebrate their right to believe as they see fit. I slightly digress here to say this: I DO hope there are enough of us like minded people left in the country to keep another Democrat out of the Whitehouse. Now please, please don't condemn me for sounding judgemental, I certainly didn't intend it that way. I'm only exercising my right to express myself that's all.
See the new me can disagree with folks without judging them and condemning them as deplorable even when the sentiment is not reciprocal. That's why it hurts so badly when I hear folks like me being called names like bigot, phobiaic, racist, sexist and so on...
Cause I'm not. Hey if you're African American I can truly celebrate your blackness; Caucasian your whitness; gay your gayness; Democrat democratness; Republican republicaness; Jewish jewness; Christian christianess; islamist Islamness.  Hey I'm no longer in charge of the judicial system. I'm not gonna judge anyone. If you're an American Citizen you have inherited some inalienable rights like life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  And as long as you're legal and not trying to hurt or kill me and my  fellow Americans I'm OK with you. Whatever your whateverness I like you just the same.