I have tried to stay rational/level headed throughout this long political game. I have been reamed for the few things I have shared, by friends AND family. The thing I find the most disturbing is the lack of ability to have conversations/debates with content or civility. Between nasty berating messages, texts and phone calls...it is troubling. It is no wonder we are where we are today. We have spent years, spanning multiple elections, hearing the he said/she said game. This candidate says this candidate is bad, will or won't do this, and then you have all the hacks that come in to tell you how to think. Seriously folks, some of these candidates have been office for many decades, you can do just a little research on your own, to see how they vote, what they stand for and who they are actually supporting. 9 times out of 10, these people are not who they claim to be. A little research would go a long way. I am mad, no denying that, but it's not about Trump. I think that is what so many fail to understand. He is just a man. What drew so many to him, was his ability to think for himself, to say albeit badly most of the time, what many of us believed. He was not a career politician, he was not a spineless political clown, he upset the proverbial apple cart by not being able to be bought out by corporate America, big pharma, or even foreign governments. Did I agree with him, not on everything. The difference is, unlike the last 4 years of hearing "not my President," I was raised to respect the President not behave like what we have seen for 4 years. How are the new administration to react when some start claiming the "the not my President," role now? I have a pretty good idea.
I am angry over the behavior in the capital. However, again, with a little research, you will know exactly who the criminals were that created that distraction. It wasn't Trump supports, nor was it some extreme patriot. Antifa has already claimed responsibility, and guess what?! Not a single one of those criminals will be charged. They were paid protestors, they were let in for the most part, this distraction...it did exactly what it set out to do. No matter that 75+ million people supported Trump, the few dozen that were paid to be criminals, just secured that if you do not go along with the Democrats, or you dare stand up to them...they will destroy you. Sounds great, doesn't it?! The land of the free, is no longer the free...if you disagree with one party. I will go on record right now to say, thank you to all the veterans that have fought to keep our nation free, I wish it had not been done in vain.
This freedom drive was never about Trump. He was just one individual who was strong enough to actually listen, and take a stand separate from the establishment. He was a single man, who thought he had enough others with backbone to reverse the failures of the career politicians. Sadly, there are not 2 parties in America any longer. There is only those willing to stand with the elite and those who don't. If you don't they will undoubtedly go after you by any means necessary to keep their private, elite group in power. Even more sad, is that so many have bought into this game. After having all sorts of crap spewed at me over the past 4 years, just for asking questions, I learned quickly. First, asking questions means you are not brainwashed, you do not depend on the government, and therefore,, you must be a horrible person. When I have asked about why some supported this new President-elect, all I ever got was how bad Trump was. No facts, no discussion on why they supported a career politician with over 40 years to achieve what he now floats as to how his presidency will be handled. I'm pretty open minded, give me facts. Not the B.S. that Media and Social Media allows, actual cold, hard, facts! How about the Vice-President-elect? A "woman of color," which is a racist statement, but hey...why deal in facts, right?!What have these people done truly improve your lives? I truly want to know. How about all these Congressman and Senators that have spent DECADES in their positions?! What have they done to actually improve our lives? What do their districts look like? Are their districts as prosperous as they are? If not, they are NOT doing their jobs! What about the $24 TRILLION dollar debt when Trump took office?! He did not run our country that far in debt. He did not authorize all those payments to foreign countries dating as far back as 1920!!! He was not the one who supported taxing social security retirements, taxing death, or spying on all Americans whenever the urge hit or to be sure you aren't able to get to the truth. He was not the one that told you all you were stupid, that was Biden. It will be much harder to get true facts from here on out, I'm afraid. Do I want Biden to fail? Absolutely not! If he fails, our country fails. This is where I may not have much respect for the guy, but by wishing him failure is wishing our country failure and I am not only more mature than that, but smarter than that. If he fails, we all fail.
I don't agree with violence, and hate the thought of any more wars. However, I'm afraid what has taken place over the past year, is not going to end well. Half of Americans are sick and tired of politics as usual. The other half seem to think it's ok. Don't get me wrong, I will defend myself, my family and our neighbors if necessary but fighting amongst our own people seems baffling. I know my personal life benefited from Trump in office, after struggling the 16 years prior. I saw communities growing in revenue from new businesses finding confidence in less red tape. I saw more young people benefiting from having job options. I saw the enormous return of big businesses bring jobs back to America, taxes being lowered, and retirement accounts gain value from a thriving stock market. This all happened under Trump. Not Obama, not Bush! I voted for Obama, I had watched him go to Washington, and liked his speeches. I saw an articulate man, one I could actually listen to without cringing. Then I watched him change. All those smooth speeches, and then he did the exact opposite. I was highly disappointed. He like many of his predecessors sold out Americans. He got caught up in the elite practices and lost his way. Bush, well everyone knows he was one of the elite. He was definitely part of the politics as usual club. Then, of course, we had ole Bill. Sure, he had some extra curricular activities happen in the oval office but domestically our country did good...it was the foreign affairs that took a massive nose dive. After 4 years of every history class my high school offered, 4 years of college history, and 19+years and counting of continued history; I can tell you there have been good and bad throughout our history. There have been and bad with most Presidents as well.
Sadly, the cultural norm in America has become less and less respectful for years. When someone agrees with one party, they are blind to anything else. Even if the facts are presented to them. It doesn't matter which party. I get it. I don't agree with it, but I get it. What we as Americans have neglected to see is that whether left wing or right wing...they are part of the same bird. Politics has become a business to the elites, leaving all Americans to feel unheard, and quite honestly, angry. This election was littered with fraud. It was evident but many don't want to see that. That's ok, that's their choice. 2016 had plenty of fraud, just as 2012, 2008, 2004...and every election since the beginning of our country. Fraud is not something new, it's just something that was not covered up well in this election. IF you believe otherwise, that is your choice. I won't berate you, belittle you or jump into a childish name calling game. The problem, as it currently stands, is that some believe it to be acceptable as long as their party wins. I have a difficult time believing we will ever have a fair election, let alone one without fraud. We are already seeing censorship on social media pages, our media outlets are no longer giving news but instead telling us how to think, and God forbid anyone disagree with them! Democrats and Republicans alike have let the American people down. It is sad if you can't see it, and sadder yet if the American people don't do something about it. In order to accomplish anything though, we have stop fighting amongst ourselves. The more they keep us divided, they more they can get away with.
I know some that will vote whatever way their employer or union tell them to...and if they agree with that, again, it's their choice. I find it difficult if we all did our research, instead of being told what to think, we would find all of them to be criminals! Between the hypocrisy of do what I say not as I do, using tax payer money to pay for their personal legal expenses to cover up prostitution/drugs/alcohol/harassment charges, using the elite positions to get out of DUI's, traffic tickets and so much more. You can find all this information if you research, so don't take my word for any of it! None of this will ever make the news. You know why? Then they are taken off their pedestals and would not only be removed from office but also lose all their pensions, benefits and fringe benefits that have allotted themselves. Again, do some research. This is all the stuff the investigative journalists should be doing on every single candidate! No special treatments for one party or the other. The American people deserve the truth without bias! This throws out another question to me. What do the media and social media companies gain by being biased? Is it monetary? I'm sure there is plenty of money involved. What else is involved? Special favors, special benefits? I'd love to know. I am personally sick and tired of politics as usual. I want the truth, unbiased and to-to-the-point! No more half truths, outright lies, one sided stories!!!
There are plenty of platforms out there now to hear one-sided stories on. From the media, social media and politicians to the right extreme and a couple that give you the truth, both good and bad about BOTH parties. 74 million Americans were rising up, not necessarily for Trump, but for the truth! Sure, you have your extremists in the Republicans too. They are everywhere in every party. The majority of us just wants the truth. No more lies, no more biased crap. We were being censored before this election and not being given all the facts, mostly no facts, and now that half the country feels shuttered again...I can't imagine that will end like every other election. Too many Democrats and Republican alike were seeing this censorship and bias, like never before. Many of us found out that those we thought were actually going to finally be our voices in DC, were spineless cowards and chose the status quo of politics as usual.
So, from this perspective, I will continue to research and continue to push for all elected politicians to actually hear ALL Americans. I will continue to push for truth in reporting and our rights to be innocent until proven guilty instead of vise versa. I will push for respecting the position of whomever the President may be, respecting our flag/anthem and our police. I will push for truly educated society that does their own research before spouting off rumor. I will push for limited non-intrusive government, term limits on ALL elected positions from state through federal level. I will continue to push to reign in our out-of-control federal spending. I will continue to push for ALL Americans to come together and celebrate our differences and stop letting the elites divide us...we could all learn so much from each other!! I will continue to do my best at being a voice of reason and not one of bias. I will continue working with and for veterans, their mental health and thanking them in every way I possibly can.
I am not perfect and I have ZERO political dreams. I am an Air Force Veterans daughter, I am the grand daughter to 2 World War 2 Army Veterans, I am the Sister-In-Law to an Army Veteran, I am a wife, a mother, a friend, and sometimes a foe to those that don't like facts, I live in rural America with a Rural American value and moral system firmly in place. I take care of my family, my friends and my neighbors whenever I can. I stand by our Constitution, our Bill Of Rights and the laws of our nation. I do not stand by criminals. I am 100% pro Police, 100% anti-abortion(but that is for me...your choices should not be a government or public discussion), I support ALL our Amendments because without one to support the other, you lose all of them. I support fiscal responsibility, a balanced budget and political accountability. I support those who choose to use an herb that has been labeled a drug for far too long. I support those that love who they love. I support the Native Americans that have been severely abused for over 200 years. They deserve more, they deserve to have their treaties honored not just lip service. I support men & women demanding equal pay for equal jobs but oppose being given a job to fill a quota. I support lowered taxes to bring quality, good paying jobs to America, but not at the expense of losing small local owned businesses. I support medical freedom, religious freedom and getting the government OUT of our healthcare. I oppose any government involvement in our public school systems. I support parents having the right to raise their children as they see fit. I support freedom without government intrusion in our lives. I oppose the excessive tax base that taxes income, then taxes everything you purchase from that taxed income. I oppose being tripled or quadrupled taxed on everything we do; from our income tax, to purchase in a grocery store, to our properties, vehicles, etc. I support the separation of Church, state, and schools. I oppose spying on Americans, open borders, and sanctuaries of any kind for those here illegally. You want to be an American, do it the right way. As much as our government wastes on frivolous crap, use that to hire more to allow the legal immigration to move along faster. I am a fed up American - not Democrat NOT Republican. I am an American first and foremost. And so are most of you!
S.
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