Swimming in an Ocean of Spit

by LynnD

My brain has been in a whirl spinning like a tin top you push up and down on, round and round, trying to process all of the negativity and hate that is running through our country right now. Pushing me to try and understand what is happening , leaving me to wonder where civility and being a good citizen has gone. Not even a thin veneer seems to remain.

I have decided that this is not just an assault or political war waged on just our President but on all of us who voted for him and even those who did not and still wish and pray he succeeds in bringing America forward and trying to right this listing ship.

This is what I feel:

When you cheer because the city of Chicago did not win the bid for the Olympic Games you spit on me and all of the Americans that saw an opportunity for jobs and prestige for hosting this event.

When an elected official yells liar in an address to not only our elected officials but to the American people you spit on me and all of the Americans who expect decency and respect for the office of our President.

When you as an elected official go to China and tell the Chinese not to trust the current American government you spit on me and all of my fellow Americans because China holds the card to our financial future presently.

When you as an elected official go to a country to commiserate with a military regime that gained power by coup in a democratic nation, and our President and State Department have decided not to recognize this government you spit on me and all Americans by trying to disrupt the foreign policy of this country.

When you as an elected official get out and make outrageous statements about the census and incite violence you spit on not just me but all of the brave people who are census workers and trying to do a job to support their families. Yes now a census worker is dead murdered in Kentucky.

When you as an elected official can’t or won’t understand why this country needs health care reform and make fear inducing statements to cause panic and keep the status quo alive you spit on me and on the graves of the people who died from lack of health care or lack of oversight of the corporate insurance companies who denied them that much needed care.

When you call our President a Nazi, a Socialist a Communist you spit not only on me but the other people who elected this man our President.

When you make comments about our President not being good enough or deserving of the Nobel Prize again you spit on me and every one in this country as we try to hold our heads up and be proud that our President was recognized as someone trying to reach out to the world for our benefit.

I keep asking myself how much more can or should we take? Is it asking too much just for some civility some common sense for the common good? When should I get mad and fight and spit back?

Then in a moment of clarity it dawned on me I don’t. I follow my Presidents lead and let these poor sad and pathetic people spew their venom because they are afraid, of what I am not sure, change in so many forms swirling around, a shift in the social makeup of our society, and a country pushing past growing pains, that need to happen, is and will always be painful and not with out learning how much we can take.

So I will throw my shoulders back, straighten my spine and hold my head proud that I voted for this President and hope and pray that he is strong and can guide us back to the prosperous and caring country I know we are. Keeping in mind he is one man and will make mistakes but hopefully keeps pushing forward for the good of all Americans.