We are who we are and we know what we know. We all have different points of view and come from different backgrounds. We all wear different shoes. It’s never been more painfully clear. But that’s not a bad thing. It’s only a bad thing if we start to suppress some points of view in favor of others.
So everything is by video now. I was on one of those zoom meetings today and while we were doing business one of the people at the meeting passed a political comment. That’s alright because s/he is entitled to his/her point of view. What caught my attention was the ease with which the comment was passed based upon the assumption that everyone at the meeting agreed with the politics. So you might be guessing the sides when I say that if the comment went the other way, you know, in the other political direction, it would have been received with anger and the person making the comment would have been ostracized.
That’s the part that bothers me. It’s okay to put a Bernie sign on your lawn or a Democrat bumper sticker on your car. But if you put a Trump sign out or a Trump bumper sticker on your car you have to worry about your house being defaced and your car being vandalized.
Makes me wonder if this is America anymore, the America where you are free to state your opinion.
With this virus, we’re in uncharted waters. You would think that the government would be able to be unified and work together for the benefit of the American people. Sadly, at least from one side, that’s not the case. I don’t know if the stimulus bill is a good one or not. Not really. I know that there are varied opinions. I don’t know if we could have done much better in fighting this virus or not. Seems to me that those in charge and up there making the real decisions are doing their very best. Seems to me that their critics are more intent upon tearing them down than helping the crisis get solved.
That said, down in the trenches, the American people are all pulling together. They don’t want to hear the political bullshit. They want to get the facts, not the spin. They want to be able to stay safe and help others to do so too, for the most part. (There are always idiots in the crowd.) They aren’t asking older people they are helping their political opinion, again for the most part.
Seems to me that the divide-and-conquer mentality of our leaders on the left is out of place in this time of crisis. Seems to me that rational leaders who care about those they represent would be sitting together and brainstorming on how to beat this virus with the least overall damage to our population and our economy. Is that what you see from Nancy or Chuck?
So come on people. Come on politicians. Work together for our benefit, not your political power and control. Take your heads out of the swamp and look to the sun.
