BORN IN A BETTER TIME.

                                                             THE WAY I SEE IT.

 

If I, have one thing to be thankful for, it is that I was born and raised in a time and place when this nation put some credence in morals and integrity. I now watch from a position of just being a quiet observer, to the unraveling of the fabric of this society. It took a few decades for all of this erosion to take place but right now, like an addict on drugs, I am not sure, we can reverse this self-destructive phase we are in. I for one, find myself just along for the ride.

 

I watch the Republican Party support somebody they cannot believe acts the way he does and it’s almost like parents sitting in the car watching their son rob the bank and saying to each other, “I wish he wouldn’t do that but we need the money.” Maybe its wrong to call him a Republican, his actions go against everything the Republican Party that I used to know stood for, but then again maybe we no longer have a real Republican party.

 

As for the Democrats they felt they would win this election if they could apologize enough for the sins of the last three hundred years and make everyone happy. Promise a whole new society based on love and honesty, when what they are doing has no resemblance to that. What they don’t realize is love and honesty left the room a long time ago and your dreams for the future are creating a whole class of people with their hands out, looking for a free ride and the right to do pretty much whatever they want to do. That free ride, is a ride you can’t give them because you don’t have the means. Your credit cards are nearly maxed out.

 

So, what do we do, throw in the towel? No that’s not an option. The Trump campaign used the slogan “Let’s make America great again.” The idea is good, but the way they have set out to do it is flawed. We need to reflect back to the days when America was great and say, “What changed and why? “America was once great because both political parties walked lockstep to goals, they had set in place. Sure, they differed in their philosophy’s but they knew that someway and somehow, they had to compromise or nothing was going to be done. Seems familiar huh? Competition like that, coming from those negotiations is good because it opens a dialogue that brings out even better ideas.

 

We have a part of our society right now that wants to circumvent law and order. They taunt the police and civil disobedience is rampart. A good analogy would be people poking a stick at a caged dog until they drive it mad and then shooting the dog because he reaches his breaking point and retaliates. The right sees no good in this and the left seems to think if they ignore it and say nice things it will go away. Somewhere and someplace discipline comes into place. If America truly wants to be great again, then rules and laws that show no bias to anyone have to be made and followed. No rich people buying their way out of it and no excuses from the less fortune.

 

Advice for both political parties should go like this. First represent your constituents and not special interest groups that put you in office. Find a leader people respect and help him/her to become better. Make people more responsible for their own actions and quit making excuses.