Election 2016 , Guess What?
This has by far been the ugliest, most painful Presidential election that I have lived through. Neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton were worthy of my vote.
I have several friends who are diehard Trump supporters and plenty of others who are diehard Clinton supporters.
Guess what? Both sides vehemently agree that they are right. My Facebook feed is littered with notes, memes and harsh words criticizing both sides. Each of my friends swears that they are right and those who disagree are morons, disappointments, evil and/or hate mongers.
Guess what? They are all wrong! We are all born with free will. We live in a country that allows free speech and free thought. While that is awesome and wonderful, it is leading to some very ugly confrontations and friendships being lost. We all need to take a step back and remember the bottom line, no matter if we are democrat, republican, libertarian, independent or whatever, we are all people. We all matter. We are all concerned. We all want wants best for the Country.
Therein lies the problem, how do we decide what it best for our Country?
You’ve got folks saying that Donald Trump is a jackass who has made horrible comments about others based on their race, gender, class, etc. Guess what? We’ve all said stupid things. We’ve all made comments that we regret. Thankfully we are not surrounded by microphones and cameras waiting to immortalize our stupidest moments.
You’ve got folks saying that Hillary Clinton is a liar, a cheat, and someone who feels she is above the law. Guess what? We’ve all lied about something. We’ve all tried to take the short cut or take something we didn’t deserve. We’ve all tried to break a rule here and there.
My point is that none of us is perfect. None of us is without sin. The problem with this election is we’ve all tried to justify that OUR candidates’ sins are less sinful or reproachable than the other candidates. Who are we to make those decisions?
Both Trump and Clinton have done terrible stuff. Guess what? They’ve both done a lot of good for others as well.
What’s done is done. The election is over. Trump wins. So instead of perpetuating the hate, instead of continuing to make personal attacks on people’s intellect, instead of thinking that our opinion reigns supreme over everyone else, we need to get back to the basics.
We need to live kindness.
We need to live love.
We need to live respect.
We need to live compassion.
We need to live together.
One of my favorite songs by Matthew West is called Do Something… Give it a listen and realize that you have more power over your own life, your own circle, your own community than the President does. You can be the changes that we all so long for. But you have to do something. You can’t sit around moaning and complaining. Do something for someone else.
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So very true Joyce. We are in a similar position here in the UK but folks seem to want to continue the arguments rather than getting on with it and making it work. I hope Mr Trump really means what he says about serving for all America and that his advisors steer him along the right paths. Keep smiling and retain your sense of humour. Hugs across the pond.
Thank you Peter! Really all we can do is our best. Something as simple as a friendly smile can make a huge impact! Take care.
Reblogged this on Peter's pondering and commented:
I think that we all need to accept that democracy is what we have, and, sometimes, it does not work in the the way we would have wished. This message is as valid for the UK as it is for the USA. Let’s hope that people can see beyond their hate and vitriol and help to make what we have work.
Thank you!
I could not agree more. The US is great because of its people, not because of its government. In fact, the US might be great in spite of its government. Who lives in the White House is so far removed from things We The People have to deal with on a daily basis that it doesn’t matter.