My Thoughts On Politics, or Pretty Much Just Ranting

Up until recently, my family and I were members of a pretty conservative church and we were even on the leadership of said church. So for years, I haven't really been able to speak my mind about certain issues and politicians, and I still don't feel like I really can on much of social media since I am still friends with a lot of those people. But here, it's different. This is my blog and I'll bitch if I want to. And I'll SAY bitch if I want to.

Let me talk about our "president" for a bit. Does anyone else feel like he's just sort of a placeholder? Like, this isn't really the guy, right? He is so completely incompetent and ineffectual, not to mention he's just a huge dumbass that he couldn't have possibly conned people into voting for him, could he? But he did, and he will likely do it again. And just because he has an R behind his name, Evangelicals adore him. I simply do not get it.

This is one of the problems I have with church. Good, kind people that I've known for years love this guy because he says he's a pro-life Christian. Well, I say I'm a panda bear, but that doesn't make me one. The hate and bigotry that spews out of this man's mouth is vile and disgusting, and if a Democrat were saying these things, they would be screaming for blood. Oh, but he SAYS he's a Christian. Never mind that his life shows absolutely no evidence of this. Forget that he still treats people horribly. It's apparently all about what he SAYS rather than what he does or how he acts.

I've heard over and over that many of the things he's said and done were before he "gave his life to God" (which is utter bullshit). My question is, what's his defense now? He calls Nancy Peloisi "crazy", he belittles world leaders and members of his OWN PARTY, he outright lies on camera and supposedly he's given his life to God? Now I'm obviously not a perfect Christian and there is no such thing, but this guy shows no sign of change whatsoever.

I've even heard people and politicians say Trump is "chosen by God", and I believe that's true, although not the way Evangelicals do. Remember that story in the Old Testament where people were whining and complaining that they wanted a king, so God gave them one and everything went to hell? Yeah, like that.

For whatever reason, the Republican party is seen as the moral one because they're pro-life. But guess what? They're not. They're pro-birth, but they are absolutely not pro-life. Any party that is okay with kids being in cages, no universal health care, SNAP benefits and free lunches being taken away is not pro-life, and they should not pretend they are. "But Democrats kill babies!" they scream as their defense. Republicans kill children. They just do it more slowly and painfully. They will scream and beat their breasts and rend their garments over the lives of the unborn but once those babies get here, they don't give a damn what happens to them. "You made the choice to have that baby, now you have to take care of it." Tell me I'm wrong.

I never in my life thought I would call myself a Democrat, but I most definitely do now. Like I've stated before, I don't know a ton about politics but I know I do not want to have anything to do with a party that would embrace a man like Trump. I also believe in taking care of people and if some of my paycheck goes to make that happen, I'm okay with that. I think abortion is horrible, but to completely deny access to it under any and all circumstances is irresponsible. I could go on and on but I think I've made my point.

I'm afraid Trump will win in 2020.  I pray that he doesn't. Our country and our world cannot take four more years of his incompetence.

Here We Go Again

I have attempted to start a blog many times now, and for whatever reason I just haven't been able to keep up with it. Maybe I got frustrated from lack of readers (even though I really wasn't looking for any) or my kids were too little or I couldn't think of anything interesting to write about or whatever other excuse I could come up with. But the truth is, I love to write. I'm pretty good at it. So even if no one reads it, I feel like I should write.

I am one of a handful of Democrats in a state full of Republicans, so while I view myself as fairly moderate, around here I look like a radical Liberal. I am okay with that. I voted straight ticket Republican until the election of 2016, and I will never vote Red again. Never. And I'm sure I will talk about that here at some point.

I'm a Christian, but as my sister-in-law once said, I'm not a Kirk Cameron Christian. I hate guns and I don't think people should be able to own anything other than a shotgun for hunting and maybe one handgun. I think whoever you are, you should be able to get married. Period. No exceptions. I hate abortion but I also get that terrible things happen. I really kind of like to swear. I'm fairly convinced that Trump, or maybe even Pence, is the Antichrist.

There is much more to be said, and more to dive into, and hopefully there will be plenty of time for that. In the meantime, I need sleep.