Recently, I saw the following posted by a candidate for public office on social media.
Obviously a knee-jerk reaction to the comments by actor Matthew McConaughey at the White House on the Uvalde shooting and the reason this candidate no longer has my support.
Also obvious is someone failed to listen to Mr. McConaughey’s speech/talk or the follow-up on FoxNews with Brett Baier before jumping to a conclusion.
What I garnered from her post is:- All actors are to be ignored because they they don’t represent real Americans and are probably communists.
- Anyone who mentions gun control is to be immediately shouted down, regardless of their position.
- Anything you might disagree with must be slapped down as soon as possible with as much vigor as you can muster.
I guess I am one of those folks who remembers when those elected to political office actually served their constituents by attempting to find common ground with the other party. Those elected to political office actually treated fellow citizens with respect and dignity and worked to find solutions to the problems facing our nation. The elected realized they worked for us and not some ideology only some of their constituents followed.
The United States does not need politicians who represent only a portion of their constituents. Or that foment hatred towards the opposition.
Neither side is blameless and any excuse to continue such behavior is dereliction of their oath of office and total BS. All the people who put you in office want you to serve them instead of getting on a soap box and pontificating – get over your cheap self and act like you care about the people and our nation.
To be perfectly honest, the continuation of demonizing political opponents is splitting the country and no matter which side you stand on, the other side will still be there with the same rights and responsibilities as you enjoy (unless they are all killed or put in prison.) That agenda supports America’s enemies because it keeps us divided and unable to work together for a brighter future for our children and grandchildren.