Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

Hopefully this will not come off as paranoia or cause problems, just generate some action on the part of concerned capable people.
Our government, for the most part, at both national and state level, is being run by people that have money. Some have earned it, others have inherited it, but they have it and believe it gives them an advantage. One thing is certain, having money does not make you smart or improve your IQ. If it has any effect it is to give a sense of superiority that does not really exist except in the mind.
So the point is to get some intelligent people into the arena to help govern the country. At present we have one party that except for the fact that they call themselves christian are trying to enact rules that you would expect to see coming from muslim countries. The restrictions on women being the hallmark item on their agenda. Control everything women do, keep them in their place and make sure they do not have a say in anything.
Just like it was back when women could not own property, vote, get a loan in their name, or travel without a male escort. Domination is the name of the game and religion is the greatest advocate of the practice, no matter what the faith might be.
The effort to take over the world has been played out many times in history. The Romans, Alexandra the Great, Atilla the Hun, Adolph Hitler, (strange they all start with A). The Catholic Church put a bid in to do the same things and the religion that is trying today is the Muslim faith.
They have migrated to most everywhere and they take their faith with them. They are very active in the local political realm and get elected to city councils and then move up. As they move they tend to bring about changes that make their faith more acceptable. That is fine as long as it does not become mandatory as it is in current places.
With that, we currently have a political party that is oppressive and very restrictive. Put both those into place at the same time and it is more than possible to end up with one order and the domination by one religion.
One thing that is very real, and history has proven it, religion is not a good way to run a country. Most are not inclusive, they are very unforgiving, and quite rigid in what is or is not acceptable. None of that attitude makes for a good place to live. It might be fine for the wingnuts in charge but for the rest it is smothering.
Everyone in a society has to be respected as individuals regardless of race, religion, sex, gender or any other things you can come up with to identify as. When that disappears so does freedom and identity. Decisions are made by a very narrow group that is usually made up of very narrow minds and as has happened in the past, mother nature may decide that a complete purge is the best she can hope for, and start over.
Mankind should not put the future into terms like “In God We Trust” or “If Allah Wills”. Sorry, these beliefs are one way tickets to nowhere. It will take intelligence, common sense and compassion to keep mankind from destroying ourselves. We best hope we find those attributes in the people we elect and find it soon as world wide mankind seems to be in a self destructive mode.