A gay couple ran a rural restaurant in peace. Then new neighbors arrived.
A gay couple ran a rural restaurant in peace. Then new neighbors arrived.
The conflict between a restaurant and conservative neighbors is tearing at the fabric of The Plains, Va., population 250.
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That was a rough read. It's so hard not to project these smaller-scale issues onto our larger political climate. I wonder how this whole situation would have shaken out if it had just been two businesses and noise/odor complaints, without hate and political tension to fuel things.
It's hard to know from a single article, but it sure seems like the tensions here are motivated by a serious (and unfounded) persecution complex on the part of the Washers. Either that or some very poorly-masked bigotry. It's hard not to view them as the aggressors in this situation, and my heart goes out to the Front Porch folks (and the whole town).
I wish we could walk back the increasing tensions in our country. It's hard to keep perspective.
I used to live out that way and the restaurant has been a cornerstone of the small Plains community for decades, the neighbors absolutely knew what they were getting into when they moved nextdoor. Nothing about the neighbors cause comes off sympathetic.
tensions here are motivated by a serious (and unfounded) persecution complex on the part of the Washers.
Huh, that sounds like every single evangelical I've ever heard speak.
It's a core tenet of conservatism. Conservatives inherently believe they are being attacked and victimized by society not holding to all of their personal beliefs. It's a super easy fit for evangelicals to slide in there and claim persecution.
Poorly masked is a great way to describe it since these people are anti-maskers.