They must give an account of themselves. The political climate in this country could be the poster child for global warming! Talk about heated discussions, whew, they will scorch you! The sad part of all this is they have lost sight of the goal. They were elected by the people of their district, and it is assumed, they voted in their favor, because these people promised to represent them, and look out for them, to be their voice in Washington. I wonder when the last time these people went back home and took the pulse of the common person on the street. Many people are just regurgitating the hatred they have heard and have no facts or stats to back them up. If you present them the numbers, they dispute them, calling the pollsters liars. How did we, the American public, become sheep? When did we stop thinking for ourselves? Where is the outrage when a Representative said he hated America? Why is he still in office today? Is that the way you feel, and the way you want your voice resounding in Washington? If you hate America, why are you here? We, the American people have supported the Constitution for over 200 years, and guess what, it works! We have learned from our mistakes and keep moving forward in a nation that has more freedoms than any other country in the world!
In times past the Indians use to herd the buffalo off a cliff and kill hundreds without shooting a single arrow. How? They got the herd to follow the leader. They followed blindly to their death, because they thought the leader was going toward safety, they didn’t bother to look before they leapt.
We are all intelligent people, and with the ability to know whether or not we want hatred to be our leader and to follow it blindly. I am not choosing sides here, because in my mind there is no excuse for anyone to sit and disrespect the office of the President, the Flag, or the National Anthem. That is not who we are in this country and anyone who does those things are spoiled brats, who have no idea how amazingly lucky they are to be here in this country. Don’t sit by blindly and let hatred rule this country from either side of the aisle. They need to conduct themselves with the honor and respect their office demands. Hatred is like a cancer that will eat this country alive, and the carrion will swoop in and feast off our carcass.
As parents it is important for us to teach our children not to repeat things they heard as gossip. Challenge them to see both sides of a problem so they can formulate a resolution, based on fact not on emotions. The Bible commands us to respect and pray for those who lead the country. That is a much better way to follow, with your eyes wide open!
We as writers are held to a much higher standard than the politicians. We must have facts to back our writings or be held accountable. Why would we want our politician to be held at a lower standard that we are? Sounds like time to hold them to the standards set for them when they were elected!
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Philippians 2:3-5
Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Hebrews 13:7, 17
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Romans 12:8