Coming Out of the (Political) Closet

One of the trends I’ve seen lately, is that it’s just plain unfashionable to be a conservative. Darn it all, W, you’ve just made it so hard for people that lean to the right to be loud and proud.

It’s kind of like shopping at K-Mart when you’re a kid.

A lot of kids were actually forced into shopping there, but it would be the last thing they would ever admit. Covering up those Wrangler jeans any way possible was a daily a ritual for me. Maybe if I just get a bigger waist size, they’ll sag a bit and won’t seem so high-watterish! Or, so I thought.

The worst (and best) thing that would ever happen, though, would be if you were discovered at a K-Mart by a classmate. It’d be the worst, of course, because you were definitely a K-Mart shopper. And the best, because now, you have a secret ally. And even if he’s the worst bully in school, he’ll never accuse you of shopping at K-Mart anymore – because, naturally, you both know he shops there too.

The political equivalent to that is happening, and I’m finding all sorts of “K-Mart shoppers” through digital means.

I’ve seen a bunch of posts on Twitter like the above, and it just makes me smile. Maybe because now I know, deep down, I have an ally.