My two cents on politics of today:
Both sides are continuously screaming their opinion at the
tops of their lungs. Neither side even
takes a short breath long enough to hear what the other side is saying. I don’t think they care anymore. They don’t want to know the other person’s
view point. It is like children sticking
their fingers in their ears and saying “La, la, la, la, la… I can’t hear you.”
The result is that both parties are being pushed further to
the Right/Left. The farther the distance
between them, the less likely they are to have to see or hear “the enemy.”
I remember a time when we weren’t enemies. We had political differences that we could discuss
civilly. Compromises were common.
As the country gets polarized we keep electing people
farther and farther off the radical deep end on both the right and the
left. People complain that the
politicians on the other side are horrible and criminal… You know what? If you only look for people on the crazy end
of the spectrum that is what you are going to get! Yes, people on both sides have committed
horrible crimes and no one in their respective party cares. “I actually heard someone say, “Well, yes, he
is horrible. Yes, he has done some
things that were wrong. But he is so
much better than having a(insert the opposite party here) in office.” We should be appalled at the monsters that we
have elected ON BOTH SIDES.
Friends and family (on both sides) that I know are good and
kind people are saying horrible things, and posting even worse propaganda. I feel like I am trapped between the Nazis from
WWII and the USSR from the Cold War Era with them both blaring their manifests
loud enough that surely the people can’t hear their opponents. Where is Indiana Jones when we need him.
The really sad thing is that when Facebook shares a memory
from 2, 4. 5. Even 7 or more years ago where I am complaining about the same
thing.
Mom’s pastor from
Houston is part of a group seeking Civility in Government. It is frightening that we need such a
thing. It is even more frightening that no
one hears about them.
It makes me want to scream, “MY KINGDOM FOR A MODERATE!” any moderate… at this point I don’t care if
they are Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent… We need to elect people who are willing to
talk, listen, and try to work together.
In the past few years I back the moderates and they would come in dead
last. People aren’t looking for someone
who will try to understand and work together.
This last primary I couldn’t find any moderates! Everyone wanted to prove how far off the deep
end that they were. “I’m the craziest of
the crazys! So, vote for me.” I swear I thought some of the actual political
adds were Saturday Night Live skits making fun of them
If it weren’t for my faith I would completely despair for
our nation. I pray that we will wake
up. I pray that we will remember that
these are not only fellow Americans, but also our brothers and sisters in
Christ. I pray that we will find our
sense of compassion and compromise again.
We need to go back to what we learned from Sesame Street and Mr.
Rogers. Being Kind is more important
than being right. Sharing and Caring are
the way we should live.
Basically, we need Divine Intervention. So, I pray, “God change our hearts! Break our hearts of stone! Fill us with your love again.”
As I try not to unfriend those near and dear to my heart, I
also pray that I can be an example of the kind of acceptance and love that we
need. And hope that I do not become the
last Moderate on earth.
Love in Christ,
An Endangered Species
