As each election year approaches, I am fascinated to witness the changes in personality of so many people. Often, people who seem kind and thoughtful and even generous are… until someone with different political views joins the discussion. I am amazed and disheartened by those who will go out of their way to make fun of or put down the other side. Not the “the other side” but the actual people who represent that other side! Half of the country has hateful names for Republicans and half of the country has hateful names for Democrats. And often, those same people, when not talking politics, say they want peace, harmony and all good things. But if you truly want peace and harmony, how do you get there by bashing another for their political preferences? How is it okay to demean, dehumanize and demoralize another human being in one breath and then talk about how peace and harmony should reign in another breath? There is no commonality between the two.
We can’t get to “good” when we keep focusing on the negative. Whatever the politicians do or don’t do… We forget that WE – the people – are the ones who can make the difference. Not by pointing fingers but by coming together with a positive focus and then… we the people, make it happen.
We have become a nation that tolerates it’s ignorance, indifference, insensitivity and it’s inertia! We spend our time pointing fingers at who is responsible for what. We have lost our focus and what is best for us as a nation. We’ve let the politicians decide what is in our best interests as fed by the many lobbyists who wine and dine them. Is that okay with you??? Are you really satisfied with your government choosing your life and lifestyle for you?
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