Politics are the Worst

Over the last two weeks, like most I have been watching the mayhem unfold online.  I think there are quite a few people like me who are just about sick of all of it.  Things I feel I need to say:

1. Being Liberal or Conservative does not make you ignorant
2. Being Liberal doesn't mean you are a "libtard" (a truly offensive word) or some special "snowflake" who cries when they don't get their way.
3. Being Conservative doesn't mean you're racist or misogynistic.
4. Way too many people have forgotten the Golden Rule about treating others the way you want to be treated.  You may as well throw in the phrase "if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all (this is not a liberal thing, this is literally what we all should have learned growing up).
5. CNN is not fake news.  Fox is not fake news.  What people are confusing is punditry for factual reporting.  Punditry gets viewers, factual reporting does not.

Most of you who know me well, know my opinions on what is going on right now.  I've tried to keep them to myself and off my Facebook page, but y'all are making it really hard. 


Things I still don't understand:

1. Why anyone listens to Tomi Lahren, she's just the friggin worst.
2. Why anyone complains about celebrities voicing their opinions, they are just doing what you're doing when you express your (dis)pleasure over something.  Not to mention the fact that our President was literally a Celebrity before he became President.  Your argument is invalid.
3. Why people "just don't understand" why others are upset.  This applies to both sides of the coin.
4. Why people feel the need to attack each other on FB comment threads instead of attempting to find an actual discourse with each other in an effort to resolve #3.
5. Why people seem to think that all liberals want handouts.

I think that everyone just wants everyone to be taken care of and to able to live their lives peacefully.  To do that though, there is a ton of work to be done on both sides and it starts with not treating each other like crap just because we disagree.  I'm one who is not hopeful that Trump is going to do a good job.  Everything he's done so far has caused genuine worry for me.  If I "have" to respect that you like what he's doing, then you "have" to respect that I think he's nuts.


It would be nice if I didn't end up regretting this post.