11/08/2020
I rarely get political on my little square of the internet. But since this is a celebration for me, I wanted to speak out a bit as to why. I’ve voted on both sides of the aisle many times. I’ve never strictly been behind one political party. I’ve voted Bush. I’ve voted Obama. I vote for leadership. I vote for integrity. And I vote for policy. But those first two are really important to me. Anyone can conjure good policy, but not everyone can unite a Country. Speak to its people w conviction and empathy for all. And by empathy I mean speak to us ALL as Americans, not as Red or Blue. We are way more than colors. But we are so blindly divided we are incapable of seeing that anymore. Friend against friend. Family members against family members. People on the street with their Biden and Trump flags against each other as if we were two Countries. We should all be raising the American flag united for OUR country and not our party. This flag doesn’t belong to the Republican part as many people like to believe. This is our flag. Our symbol of freedom. A freedom that makes me shed tears every time I think about it. I could never take it for granted. My only wish for our Country is that the propaganda and lies stop. That the incessant feeds of fear on social media halts. This does neither side any justice. I’ve seen more fake memes and fake hysterical text about antifa than I can handle in one lifetime. We need to begin fact checking before sharing. We need to use our critical thinking to dissect whether our leaders are trying to brain wash us, or whether we truly believe in their rhetoric. Biden wasn’t my first choice for a Democratic candidate. But, our Country couldn’t stand another four years of division. If that doesn’t scare you into change, nothing ever will. We were inching into a dangerous space as a Nation. The rift between Red and Blue deepening. I could feel it on social media, forums, the news, friendship circles, work. Eeeeeeverywhere. Just how divided and divisive we were becoming. Even cruel and malicious. Policy does mean something to me. But again, leadership and integrity in a President do too. The heart of our great nation has been in angst. You must feel this? Were you wiling to continue that train wreck? I don’t know how the bandaid over America will happen. How we can turn to the other political party and invite them in with understanding, instead of dehumanizing them? These platforms we have you guys are so powerful. Continued division isn’t the answer. Think before you post. Don’t post memes because they agree with your logic, without fact checking their validity. Fact check eeeeeverything you see. Try to understand how your audience will perceive the message. Because sometimes there is a better way of expressing it, to be less divisive. Shaming others and pointing fingers isn’t the answer. Shaming isn’t educating. I keep seeing both parties constantly bring up the past ‘O’ but how about when *** did the same thing.’ It’s so petty. Let’s do better than that. Let’s at least realize that we are doing this… and that operating from a space that isn’t to unite, but to continue to divide isn’t productive. We are humans, not Political Parties. Really look at the reasons why we are posting something. I hope our hearts soften towards one another. And that our deepest desires for our Country is to work together, instead of tearing each other apart. The latter is so much easier. Bridging gaps isn’t, but definitely worth it. At least to me. My biggest desire is to see us thrive. TOGETHER. Let’s treat each other like allies. We have the same blood running through our veins. We want the same things for our families. We all want prosperous futures. We all want to give love and be loved. Let’s offer that to the other party as well. We are all one and the same. We are Americans.
