To Whom It May Concern

20-Jun-21

To Whom It May Concern:

I suppose that I’m writing this letter to one person in particular, although it could apply to a lot of people, in a lot of different circumstances. I’m writing to you today because, quite frankly, we have grievances to air, and I think perhaps an unnamed letter would be best. Truthfully, I’ve begun to wonder exactly why we’re even friends anymore. We started as coworkers on a short-lived project, that eventually flopped because of poor management decisions. Our friendship, however, had blossomed and we added each other on Facebook, we talked quite often. But now, two years later, I fear our friendship perhaps has grown corrupted and tarnished.

At first, things were really good. Maybe I just didn’t realize how toxic certain ideals you have are. Maybe I choose to ignore them. Maybe we both choose to ignore each other’s toxic traits. But over time, it’s become where anytime you say anything, there’s a tone of division to what you’re saying. It’s always “us versus them,” and never “let’s just solve problems”. You’re very passionate about the things you think are on your side. The thing is, though, you don’t realize how double sided everything you say is. You insult and belittle our side, chastising anything our side does or doesn’t do. But when your side does the exact same things, it’s swept under the rug. Or it’s excused away.

I don’t get why when it’s anyone except your side that’s doing it, it’s a terrible damnation of the entire side. Everyone that has ever even agreed with that side is immediately and automatically condemned. You talk about how our side attacks your side constantly, makes your side out to be villains, clumps everyone together, and how much you hate it when we do it. And yet, in the very next breath, you talk about how we’ve done this, we’ve done that. You do to us the very exact same things that you just condemned us for doing to you.

But the thing is, you don’t see it like that. In your mind, it’s two different things. To you, it’s because your side is right, so it’s okay, our side is wrong, and thus, it’s not okay. You can’t even admit that that attitude you have is what’s causing the greater issues. That’s the attitude that’s causing the massive rift here, in this country. Because therein again, you’re right, we’re wrong.

You have the nerve to talk about us as if we’re brainwashed sheeple who are only doing what we’re told to do. And yet, your side is falling victim to the exact same tactic. You’re so lost in the sauce that you fail to realize the exact things that you accuse us of falling victim to, are the exact things your side calls protecting you.

If you’re reading this, and it makes sense you get on the defensive, maybe I’m the one that’s wrong. Maybe I’m the one that’s so lost in the trees I can’t see the forest. Maybe we’re both lost, who knows? The point being, with our opposing viewpoints on nearly everything, where does that leave our friendship? Somethings we can always reconcile, like for instance if pineapple goes on pizza or not. Those aren’t things that I think people should break up over. But the things we are divided on are much larger than that. We’re divided on things that if they were to be debated on a national level, one side would be considered massive human rights violations. We’re divided ultimately on the stance of is capitalism a viable model for our society.

Over time, I’ve determined that that truly is the basis of all the other divisions. Do we feed the money hungry, or not? Couldn’t there be some balance where the average businessman could make a nice profit, while people don’t have to go without essential things? They say that money is the root of all evil. If that’s the case, why do churches want it so bad? I don’t think that’s the case, though. I think it’s more of a love for money over a love for people is the root of all evil. I think therein lies the most basic problem of our friendship. Your side, and by extension you, believes in the love for money. My side, and by extension me, believes in the love for people.

Sincerely,

Someone questioning everything about our relationship