Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

     The things that offend or cause people to do or not do something just astounds those of us that have lived long enough to know, NO ONE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS. Get over it. A council person is unable to function because of the Pride flag. Big deal. You were elected to function as a representative of all the people in your district, don’t blame a symbol of something you don’t agree with for your inability to do your job.

     How about the ones of us that think using the American Flag as your symbol is wrong? It is our nation’s symbol that doesn’t belong to an egotistical ass or any of his followers. Most of those people should not enjoy the protections offered by that symbol as they are all traitors to it. That is especially true of anyone that served this nation in uniform and even more true if that service involved active conflict. How do you justify following a coward and draft dodger and the guy who considers all who served as LOSERS.

    Since the beginning of the Trump campaign in 2015 our collective civility and humanity has taken a sharp decline. He demonstrated that it is okay to call people names, bully anyone and everyone, lie, cheat and steal and get away with it. All of the baser attitudes and personal discontent that some have held for years  has been not only allowed to come out, but been encouraged to come out. 

     By doing that he has created divisions in our society that show like ugly wounds from a war. Yes those feelings may have been there before but everyone, or at least most people had the decency to be civil when expressing their differences. Now it is perfectly okay to be as vulgar as you wish to be, especially on social media. The rift has been made and anger and resentment will keep it open long after the reign of Trump has ended.

    The realization is that even though a lot of people back him by showing support at rallies and the like the only ones that matter to him are the rich folks that hold the strings to the puppet. Those of you, in the trenches, so to speak, are just wasting your time if you think he cares about you.  The one person he cares about is self and no one else.

    His speeches are not about what we will do but about what I will do. The only part of you that is included in any thought is how much can he talk you out of. Money is his God and ego is his mistress. 

    Someone or some group is always the target for hate and that has been a norm for mankind for as long as anyone has ever discovered. In most of history the people of Jewish faith have been the targeted group. The problems in the middle east go on, religious troubles on the continent of Africa, political troubles in Korea and China and it won’t stop just because it should. It will require intervention, understanding and compassion to resolve these issues. The process requires the outstretched hand of welcome, not the finger or the fist, and a smile not a frown.