I Have Something to Say
This might be the ramblings of a tired mind that woke too early, but I’m tired of the current state of divisiveness in our country (speaking of the United States - if you aren't from the U.S., you might get bored reading this :)). It didn’t begin with our current leader being voted into office, it began long ago, maybe at the founding of our nation; but never in my memory has there been such hate being spewed forth from so many different groups/fronts and at every level from our federal government, down to each and every neighborhood in our country. I’m tired of it, and while I don’t want to blame it all on Trump, I believe he has given voice to what we are experiencing. Actually, as I think about it, he has more than given it a voice, he has encouraged it, and uses it to further his goals. He is pitting us one against the other, while he gloats.
He knows exactly what he is doing. Is it a form of mental instability or genius? I submit it is nothing more than his unchecked ego, and a willingness to destroy us to win… win and have everyone bow down before him applauding his genius, while we tear our nation apart. I keep remembering Houston’s and Lincoln’s words: A nation (Houston), or House (Lincoln) divided against itself cannot stand.
This divisiveness, as I said, is not new, but it had been tamped down, held at bay, hidden, and not allowed to come to the surface and run rampant through the streets. We as a nation had long been trying, and in fits and starts, successfully dealing with it. We were slowly making progress. Or so we thought. What we as a nation were not aware of, was this hidden fear of the unknown, of those different than us (the non-Christian, members of the LGBT community, non-white, non-Southern or Northern, of opposing political views, of different heritages, different sexes, even from different parts of the country, etc.). This hidden fear, which led many to mistrust and hate everything not them, is no longer hidden. It’s out there now and being stoked and encouraged to flourish so one man, Donald Trump, can be, in his own mind, a God.
How have we let this happen? Who among us wanted this? Aren’t we better than this? Is this how we make America great again, or how we destroy it?
This IS NOT a discussion of politics, nor of race, religion, etc. It is the thoughts of a tired mind who sees hate, mistrust of others, and pure simple meanness taking control of us, even down to the individual homes within our communities and neighborhoods.
I’m tired of it – it makes me sad, sometimes quite mad.
He knows exactly what he is doing. Is it a form of mental instability or genius? I submit it is nothing more than his unchecked ego, and a willingness to destroy us to win… win and have everyone bow down before him applauding his genius, while we tear our nation apart. I keep remembering Houston’s and Lincoln’s words: A nation (Houston), or House (Lincoln) divided against itself cannot stand.
This divisiveness, as I said, is not new, but it had been tamped down, held at bay, hidden, and not allowed to come to the surface and run rampant through the streets. We as a nation had long been trying, and in fits and starts, successfully dealing with it. We were slowly making progress. Or so we thought. What we as a nation were not aware of, was this hidden fear of the unknown, of those different than us (the non-Christian, members of the LGBT community, non-white, non-Southern or Northern, of opposing political views, of different heritages, different sexes, even from different parts of the country, etc.). This hidden fear, which led many to mistrust and hate everything not them, is no longer hidden. It’s out there now and being stoked and encouraged to flourish so one man, Donald Trump, can be, in his own mind, a God.
How have we let this happen? Who among us wanted this? Aren’t we better than this? Is this how we make America great again, or how we destroy it?
This IS NOT a discussion of politics, nor of race, religion, etc. It is the thoughts of a tired mind who sees hate, mistrust of others, and pure simple meanness taking control of us, even down to the individual homes within our communities and neighborhoods.
I’m tired of it – it makes me sad, sometimes quite mad.
70-79, M
