Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Ed-xactly My Thoughts: Civil War, Minus The Cannons and Rifles
Ed-xactly My Thoughts: Civil War, Minus The Cannons and Rifles: There was a time when I could not imagine how Americans could go to war with each other. Family against family. Friend against friend. ...
Civil War, Minus The Cannons and Rifles
There was a time when I could not imagine how Americans could go to war with each other. Family against family. Friend against friend. What would drive us to fight each other? There were differences in philosophy and ideology. The South had a set of principles that the North could not and would not buy into. Passions erupted and lines were drawn, and states prepared to secede from the Union. War broke out. The bloodiest in America's history. Today, there are still those who "remain" with the Confederacy, if in spirit only. These feelings and beliefs have been passed down generations.
Today, we have another type of civil war brewing. We have two impassioned parties, each with polarizing candidates. My thoughts today are not to establish the right candidate, who whom I will be voting for. Many of you who know me, already know the answer to that, I'm sure. The camps on each side have drawn a line that neither wants to seemingly cross. It is either black or white. No shades of gray. Neither party recognizes any possibility of movement. I have many friends that agree with my views. I also have many friends, and family, that do not. I can honestly say I cannot understand a bit, as to why they would or could support their candidate. And them me. This gets to be quite a heated debate and it has gotten to the point of trying to ignore, or comment and risk alienation or "unfriending," which I have done, by the way. When the hate becomes so vehement and vile, and logic is thrown out the window, I can no longer tolerate or ignore. See ya!
I can now see how the hate and anger built to volcanic proportions before erupting and becoming the War Between the States. We can only hope that when all is said and done, we can all be "friends" again. I'm sure there will be sore losers, as well as winners. Some will possibly regret their decisions after the president is elected. I hope there is a way past this divide once the election is over, but I can't guarantee if the wrong candidate is elected and those that were on a different side than me had an influence in that. Time will tell. And the time can't come soon enough. #imwithher #treasonoustrump #donaldtrump #hillaryclinton #election2016
Today, we have another type of civil war brewing. We have two impassioned parties, each with polarizing candidates. My thoughts today are not to establish the right candidate, who whom I will be voting for. Many of you who know me, already know the answer to that, I'm sure. The camps on each side have drawn a line that neither wants to seemingly cross. It is either black or white. No shades of gray. Neither party recognizes any possibility of movement. I have many friends that agree with my views. I also have many friends, and family, that do not. I can honestly say I cannot understand a bit, as to why they would or could support their candidate. And them me. This gets to be quite a heated debate and it has gotten to the point of trying to ignore, or comment and risk alienation or "unfriending," which I have done, by the way. When the hate becomes so vehement and vile, and logic is thrown out the window, I can no longer tolerate or ignore. See ya!
I can now see how the hate and anger built to volcanic proportions before erupting and becoming the War Between the States. We can only hope that when all is said and done, we can all be "friends" again. I'm sure there will be sore losers, as well as winners. Some will possibly regret their decisions after the president is elected. I hope there is a way past this divide once the election is over, but I can't guarantee if the wrong candidate is elected and those that were on a different side than me had an influence in that. Time will tell. And the time can't come soon enough. #imwithher #treasonoustrump #donaldtrump #hillaryclinton #election2016
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