Labels

Carol Burt
2 min readSep 27, 2019

I have never cared for labels. They seldom fit. They tend to be based on generalizations, which are always flawed or false.

There’s been a lot of labeling going on in this country lately. Trump makes it tempting; especially when a lot of his labels fit.

But most people cannot be defined by labels.

Liberal is a label. “Baby killer” is an ugly label placed on liberals, yet liberals are anything but that. Liberals are all labeled as “bleeding hearts,” and that one, as far as I’m concerned, is a compliment. If being compassionate and tender-hearted means I’m a bleeding…

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Carol Burt

Former print journalist, former mayor, retired law enforcement officer. Writing about politics and government along with random personal essays.