by Kerry Dougherty

This is going to be short. It’s early Sunday morning and I’m writing from a small town in Mississippi where I stay when I am lucky enough to get to Ole Miss football games. 

These are my thoughts on a sunny September morning before I head to church and then home:

People who hold normal opinions – or those that were normal until America went woke about 15 years ago – are not fascists.

Holding traditional values is not fascist.

Believing that countries should have borders and control who crosses them is not fascist.

Wanting to keep more of what you earn is not fascist.

Patriotism is not fascist.

Love of God is not fascist.

A belief in American exceptionalism is not fascist.

Wanting to protect unborn children is not fascist.

Wanting to punish criminals is not fascist.

Supporting cash bail is not fascist.

Cheering traditional families is not fascist. Continue reading.