Dear Reader,
This morning I read an opinion piece from the Bucks County Courier - sent to me by my sister-in-law - where the writer described what I view to be his frustration talking politics to an intelligent friend. His apparent frustration derives from the fact that he cannot find common ground with his intelligent friend. What I found interesting is that so much of his and my experiences with people who label themselves “liberal/progressive”, who are educated and who would be called intelligent are virtually congruent.
In my Initial experiences, when Trump was POTUS, whenever we discussed politics and I brought up Trumps successful policies, I was immediately hit by comments dealing with his penchant for tweeting and what he said. I never understood how tweeting compared to actual policies and actions. Truth be told, Trump should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the Abraham Accords which are transforming the Middle East. Obama was given the Prize and he hadn’t done a thing. Even he admitted it. Just think of what would have happened had a Democrat thought of and executed the Abraham Accords. Of course that would/could never happen because of their ridiculous hate-filled ideology and divisive policies. They would have demanded a triple Prize. Instead, Biden et al are working overtime to wreck the Accords, increase divisiveness in the ME, and provide Iran with a path to nuclear weapons. He and his irresponsible policies are creating an atmosphere for a war if not a nuclear war.
Today, my wife and I learned to avoid talking politics. We lost too many “friends”, because we do not think the way they do. Whenever I raised issues pertaining to POTUS Biden’s many irresponsible, if not failed, policies, and how they are destroying the greatest country ever created by humans, I am still confronted with responses in which Trump’s tweeting is the major concern. The discussion is never policy v policy: It is policy v inconsequential political behavior. But, and this is a big but, POTUS Biden’s behavior, let alone his policies, are embarrassing on the world stage. The behavior of his supporters is thoroughly irrational.
Their irrationality and their fomenting and promulgation of hate shows In their support of CRT, DEI (diversity, equity, inclusiveness), defunding police, burning, looting and assault, immigration especially on the Southern border, military preparedness, “wokeness”, education etc. Because we differ from liberal/progressive ideas, we are considered unworthy of having as friends. Civil discourse has disappeared along with our right of free speech, freedom of conscience, and we are on the way to losing the most fundamental law of nature - SELF-DEFENSE.