I was on the list. Last week, I, along with 19 of my colleagues, found out that our names were on a hit list for not truly representing Pennsylvania – for being “communist infiltrators.” For that, he decided that we needed to be removed, even if he had to “start shootings.” More of my colleagues would find out later that they were also on his list.
Since this information became public, many people have reached out to see how I am doing – how I am feeling. There are a lot of emotions that I could feel. They could run the gamut of characters from the Inside Out movies – Anger, Fear, Disgust – but what I really feel is Sadness.
A man in Lebanon County so lost sight of my humanity that he decided I deserved to die for something I did or said in my job. Moreover, he decided that my family deserved to lose a sister, an aunt, a daughter. I just met my boyfriend’s kids for the first time, but this would-be assassin decided that maybe the next time they see me should be at my funeral…