Riots Over Election Results??

So at last we have come to it. The election begins in less than 24 hours and I would assume at this point that everyone has made up their minds as to whom they are going to vote for. Over the weekend, while reading all the interesting comments and posts that folks put out for the various candidates, I started to notice some comments that were rather disturbing to me. Apparently some people are suggesting that they will riot if President Obama is not re-elected and others are suggesting that a race war will ensue no matter the results. Bill Maher goes so far as to warn white voters, who vote for Romney, to be aware that black people know where they live.

Now maybe he was just trying to be funny, and I am certain that my opinions are of no concern to him, but that is just wrong and plainly stupid and does little more than fire up people who are already threatening to riot. Does he have the right to say what he did? Yes, and though I think he is an idiot I will defend his right to say what he will.

So what are you going to do if  Mr. Obama loses? What is going to be your reaction? Are you going to riot in the streets as some have suggested that they will? Are you going to participate in a race war because you assume that everyone who voted against him is a racist? Is this really the kind of nation that we have become?

What about those of you who are members of various faith groups; does your God tell you that it’s perfectly acceptable to riot when you don’t have your way? I know that in Christianity, Jesus tells his disciples to render unto Caesar that which is Caesars’ and to G-d what is Gods. In Judaism when the people asked Samuel for a king, God granted them their wish but warned them that this king would rule over them, in other words God appointed him to rule and that they were to obey. I am not suggesting that God would want people to sit by idly as their rulers commit treasonous or immoral acts, but we are talking riots over the results of an election, is this what your God is commanding you to do?

For those of you who don’t have any kind of belief in God, the question would be, is this the way a civilized society does things? Where does the rule of law come into this? Is our Constitutional process that has worked well for over 200 years suddenly to be tossed out of the window because you don’t like the results? More importantly, especially for those of you who would even consider such a thing, who do you think will get hurt if you do this? It won’t be me and it’s not even likely to be those bad rich people that you think are so evil, it will be the people in your own neighborhoods, who likely voted the same way that you did, that will get hurt.

Maybe this is nothing more than people venting. I don’t really know. I don’t like either candidate, and I believe that there is more going on behind the scenes than most of us realize to push all this anger and contention (think NWO,CFR,Bilderbergs  and others) but I am asking you to stop and understand ,when this is all over, no matter who wins, rioting will not change the results. People will get hurt or killed, homes and property may get destroyed, but it will not change the outcome.

Just my simple minded opinion.

The Election

Well here we are just a few days until the election and the ugliness continues. I had kind of hoped that with all the devastation and destruction that has happened over the last couple of days that perhaps the media and the politicians themselves would tone down the rhetoric a bit to lend some air time to those who desperately need it at the moment but alas that seems to be too much to ask. I understand that we are close to the election but really who do they think that they have to convince anymore?

So which side of the aisle am I going to endorse? I’m not telling.

Back in the dark ages, before the internet, people didn’t really discuss who they were going to vote for. I grew up in a small town in Maine and most everyone, in my family anyhow, were democrats, but no one talked about it. Sure folks would talk about the issues of the day and what was going on in the world but no one that I can recall ever spoke about who it was that they voted for. You would hear the candidates  spouting off at the gums about each other and what they were going to do to change things, but I never once recall a political argument at church or a social gathering or anything even remotely close. Just like the taboo about talking religion, politics was considered a personal thing you just didn’t discuss it.

Today you have a much different political environment; everyone seems to have an opinion, right wrong or indifferent, and they are willing to share with everyone even to the point of getting nasty. The media feeds us half-truths and distortions and the internet is filled with conspiracies, riots and destruction, if one candidate or the other gets elected. Is this what it’s really supposed to be about; Hatred and the threat of violence?

What ever happened to the thought that no matter who gets elected that the idea is to do the will of the people and to do what is right for the country?

The fact of the matter is that this should not be about a party or who sits in the Whitehouse. It should be about creating jobs; it should be about fixing an out of control economy. It should be about becoming energy independent so we don’t waste our time fighting wars in the Middle East. It should be about improving our infrastructure and our school systems so that we can compete in the world as we once did. It should be about ending our wars and taking care of our seniors and the disabled. It should be about helping those in need get a helping hand until they have the skills they need to survive on their own, and it should be about holding politicians feet to the fire and putting an end to all the corporate influence in politics.

I realize that there is more to this list, many of you have other priorities that are just as important to you, but the one thought that should be in all of our minds, as we vote next Tuesday, is which of the candidates, in all levels of the election, are going to be the ones who really serve the needs of the country and the people. Don’t just go by party affiliation; look at their records and then decide, not just from a personal point of view, but from a national view, then make your decision.

So there you have it. See you at the polls.