I really did not want to write this. But it is burning in me and I have to get it out.
Some years back I wrote a post about how I was laughing at 99%+ of the people who voted in the presidential election or wanted to. The same column also said I was crying. I cried and laughed for the same reason.
I'm doing so today as well. I'm laughing at 99%+ of the people who voted for president. I'm crying because no matter how you in that 99%+ voted, you voted for the very things you said you did not want.
Not digging that old column out for a link, but it's here somewhere. Instead, I tell you something different.
In my little county 3,828 people voted. 3,818 people voted against their own interests. They voted for more government, bigger government, more nanny state and less control over their own lives. They voted to have elected officials, bureaucrats and judges make decisions for them
10 people voted for freedom and a restoration of the all the rights that were taken away from us over the last 2 centuries,
I know who 3 of those people are. Yes, I am one and I ain't telling you the other 2.
We voted to let you decide how to live your life. Y'all didn't.
You voted to sign away your ability to make your own decisions.
I am not surprised. The Bible calls us sheep for a reason.
NO COMPLAINING
I am not going to tolerate complaining from those of you who did not vote or voted to abdicate responsibility. I simply do not have the patience for it.
It is that simple.
You had a choice to get your rights back, whatever you see them as. You said no.
Whatever comes from this, it is what you asked for, if you are in that 99% or did not vote but could have.
DON'T CALL ME
I generally listen to anyone and everyone. The only restraints I put on discussion are no ad hominem. That gets you blocked, banned and excluded online and in real life. The second is once you have complained enough about what you see as problem and still refuse to change so the problem is ended, I'm done with that matter.
If you bring it up again, I will tell you to stop talking or I will leave. You had many chances to fix the problem, but persist in the same course that put you where you are now.
That is the definition of insanity and truly insane people cannot be helped.
Conduct yourself accordingly.
It is not about politics. I'm happy to talk politics with anyone. Complaints, only to a point unless you are willing to stand up and make needed changes.
RIGHTS
Make this clear. I support your rights. I'm gonna continue to do so, even when you oppose my rights and want them eliminated. The left is having conniption fits over some of my rights. The right is having conniption fits over some of my rights.
Reality says they both want to eliminate rights. Reality is based on the voting record of those in office. Reality, not sound bites, press releases and press conferences. They can say whatever they want. Watch the actions and you know what they really want.
What rights? Pick. I support the right of consenting adults to make decisions that affect their own life so long as it does not harm another. What is harm? Working on that blog, so check back periodically or follow this blog.
Briefly, here's a modified tired trope that does a fair dinkum job of 'splainin'
I support the rights of adult couples, throuples, quaduples, whatever to protect their opium crop with full auto Ma Deuces.
