October 10, 2021
In 2013, Senator Rob Portman reversed his opposition to gay marriage when his son told him and his wife that he was gay. I wonder how many people living in the wilds of California or on the shores of New Jersey were converted from being climate change deniers when their communities were racked by fires and floods? Now we hear and read stories of multiple conservative talk show hosts who opposed vaccinations, contracted COVID, had death bed conversions, and died. Why is that so many people are not willing to change their opinions until something affects them personally. Child psychologists would call this a lack of “object permanence.” Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed. It is a marker of child development.
I wonder how a Texas Republican legislator would feel about abortion if his or her daughter were raped and impregnated. I think the majority of them would have a “death bed” conversion, and drive their loved one to Mexico. I wonder how they would feel if their school age children were mowed down by a terrorist wielding an AK-47? I think there were would be far fewer AK-47’s in the hands of Texans. Why is it we have to wait for politicians to personally experience something before they have death bed conversions and get around to making things better? Apparently, when things are out of sight, politicians are free to be out of their minds.
The Spin Doctor 