{"id":4381,"date":"2019-04-18T08:28:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T12:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/?p=4381"},"modified":"2019-04-18T08:28:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T12:28:59","slug":"a-latina-mother-responds-to-mayor-pete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidcprice.com\/a-latina-mother-responds-to-mayor-pete\/","title":{"rendered":"A Latina Mother Responds to Mayor Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Pete Buttigeig, an openly gay mayor from Indiana who is running for President in 2020, tweeted out the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People will often be polite to you in person, while advancing policies that harm you and your family. You will be polite to them in turn, but you need not stand for such harms. Instead, you push back, honestly and emphatically. So it goes, in the public square.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg\/status\/1115684362991935496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In response, Dr. Ana Samuel, a self-described \u201cLatina Mother,\u201d issued an open letter to Mayor Buttigeig, offering a well-thought out counter-weight to his one-sided position.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter she argues, \u201cAs a Latina mama in touch with a number of other Latinas with traditional family values, I can tell you we are faced <em>every day<\/em>with people who are \u201cpolite to us in person\u201d but who advance and execute policies that assault our values, harm our families, and hurt our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listing several examples, Samuel claims that anyone who does not subscribe to leftist ideology is always playing defense with their children due to the constant bombardment of subversive measures to make sure their children are indoctrinated. \u00a0She says that it is disingenuous to play the victim when most of culture is working feverishly to normalize (and it would appear, prioritize) the LGBT lifestyle:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mr. Mayor, it is hypocritical for you to cry foul about policies that \u201charm you and your family\u201d while your side pushes for government intrusions into the parent-child relationship at the most fundamental levels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a fascinating and measured response from someone who has decided she will not sit idly by and allow this kind of rhetoric to go unchecked. I appreciate her tone and desire for honest, respectful dialogue while remaining firm and determined in her approach, especially as Mayor Pete\u2019s tweet articulates perfectly the sentiment of those who disagree with <i>his<\/i> policies. \u00a0You can read the entire article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepublicdiscourse.com\/2019\/04\/51308\/?fbclid=IwAR0qUSonqA4wDXFVyiAnS-TfDwxkJB0BNGiGAJQaepwXpN2GnNglP4kPsjw\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: As a reminder, I have space provided through Disqus below for comments or dialogue if you want a response from me. I tend not to engage in discussion on Facebook or Twitter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twttr_buttons\"><div class=\"twttr_twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=A+Latina+Mother+Responds+to+Mayor+Pete\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\"  data-size=\"default\" data-url=\"https:\/\/davidcprice.com\/a-latina-mother-responds-to-mayor-pete\/\"  data-related=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Pete Buttigeig, an openly gay mayor from Indiana who is running for President in 2020, tweeted out the following: People will often be polite to you in person, while advancing policies that harm you and your family. You will be polite to them in turn, but you need not stand for such harms. 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