OK, this post might bring some criticism but here goes. Today I want to talk about politics. Since we have major elections in the United States in about 5 weeks, I guess it only seems appropriate.
First of all, let me say to all the yellow dog Democrats and all the yellow dog Republicans, "Wake UP!" For those of you who don't know, a yellow dog Democrat or Republican would vote for a yellow dog for office as long as it ran for their party. It seems like I see constant arguments from people on Facebook favoring Romney or Obama for president and most of the time, they quote someone else who said something designed to scare you into voting for their candidate. They say things like Obama is a socialist Muslim. When they mention Muslim, they want to scare you because we know it was Muslim extremists that attack America and her allies. The thought behind this logic is that Obama is working to give the country to Muslims.
Additionally, since he is a Socialist, he is trying to turn our country into the new USSR.
On the other side, since Romney made a lot of money on Wall Street, he is going to ruin our country with all his excess spending. He is only out to take care of the rich and since greed begets greed, he will be responsible for creating a system where only the rich people make more money and they control everything while the poor people suffer all on his own.
The first problem I have with all the people saying all these things is that none of them have first hand evidence of what either of these people really want. All they have is second hand accounts of what someone thinks someone else heard from the janitor of some one's hotel. I think all this fear mongering is terrible.
Now let me give you my political views. On Obamacare - I think it's a bad idea. It will force people who can't afford to buy health care to pay a penalty or by insurance. That's just plain ignorance gone to seed. It will also force Americans who have been very successful to pay for those who have not. This is called socialism and it's wrong. When we start taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor, that's called theft. Sorry if this makes you mad but it's just the truth. The government doesn't have a right to take money from one group and give it to another. Right all you republicans?
But I am not saying that we shouldn't give to people who need it because we should. I give to people who need it a lot and I believe very strongly in giving to others. I just don't believe that anyone should be forced to give to others.
On capitalism - I believe capitalism is a good thing. But unchecked capitalism is a terrible thing. Unchecked, unregulated capitalism is what led to the housing problem that crashed our economy a few years ago. So guess what, we need government and we need it to police the businesses of this country who so greatly effect our nation. Sorry Republicans, that's simply the truth.
On homosexuality - See my post of a couple of days ago. But let me add this, if the government should give money to homosexuals for gay pride parades, etc., then it should give an equal amount of money to those who want to take the opposite stance. My personal opinion is that government should not give any money to either side for these purposes. But let me say this to both sides, each of you will have to answer for your own stuff when you get to heaven. Now learn to start respecting the fact that people might have a different opinion than you. Quit arguing as you will not convince the other side that you are right and start loving. That's what God commanded us to do! Sorry both sides, its just the truth.
Let me send this one out to all the Christians who read my blog. While this may be shocking and may require great faith from the Republicans, it is entirely possible to be a Democrat and be a Christian. Nowhere in the bible does God mention political affiliation as a prerequisite to going to Heaven. I think he discussed something about Jesus as the savior not Barak Obama or George Bush. But here's what I really want you to know. The bible says we need to pray for our leaders. It doesn't say pray only pray for the ones you voted for. So as we go into a time of decision for this great nation, I want to ask each of you to pray about how you should vote and pray for our elected officials that they will govern in a godly manner regardless of what their political affiliation.
That's another Opinion of the Minion
First of all, let me say to all the yellow dog Democrats and all the yellow dog Republicans, "Wake UP!" For those of you who don't know, a yellow dog Democrat or Republican would vote for a yellow dog for office as long as it ran for their party. It seems like I see constant arguments from people on Facebook favoring Romney or Obama for president and most of the time, they quote someone else who said something designed to scare you into voting for their candidate. They say things like Obama is a socialist Muslim. When they mention Muslim, they want to scare you because we know it was Muslim extremists that attack America and her allies. The thought behind this logic is that Obama is working to give the country to Muslims.
Additionally, since he is a Socialist, he is trying to turn our country into the new USSR.
On the other side, since Romney made a lot of money on Wall Street, he is going to ruin our country with all his excess spending. He is only out to take care of the rich and since greed begets greed, he will be responsible for creating a system where only the rich people make more money and they control everything while the poor people suffer all on his own.
The first problem I have with all the people saying all these things is that none of them have first hand evidence of what either of these people really want. All they have is second hand accounts of what someone thinks someone else heard from the janitor of some one's hotel. I think all this fear mongering is terrible.
Now let me give you my political views. On Obamacare - I think it's a bad idea. It will force people who can't afford to buy health care to pay a penalty or by insurance. That's just plain ignorance gone to seed. It will also force Americans who have been very successful to pay for those who have not. This is called socialism and it's wrong. When we start taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor, that's called theft. Sorry if this makes you mad but it's just the truth. The government doesn't have a right to take money from one group and give it to another. Right all you republicans?
But I am not saying that we shouldn't give to people who need it because we should. I give to people who need it a lot and I believe very strongly in giving to others. I just don't believe that anyone should be forced to give to others.
On capitalism - I believe capitalism is a good thing. But unchecked capitalism is a terrible thing. Unchecked, unregulated capitalism is what led to the housing problem that crashed our economy a few years ago. So guess what, we need government and we need it to police the businesses of this country who so greatly effect our nation. Sorry Republicans, that's simply the truth.
On homosexuality - See my post of a couple of days ago. But let me add this, if the government should give money to homosexuals for gay pride parades, etc., then it should give an equal amount of money to those who want to take the opposite stance. My personal opinion is that government should not give any money to either side for these purposes. But let me say this to both sides, each of you will have to answer for your own stuff when you get to heaven. Now learn to start respecting the fact that people might have a different opinion than you. Quit arguing as you will not convince the other side that you are right and start loving. That's what God commanded us to do! Sorry both sides, its just the truth.
Let me send this one out to all the Christians who read my blog. While this may be shocking and may require great faith from the Republicans, it is entirely possible to be a Democrat and be a Christian. Nowhere in the bible does God mention political affiliation as a prerequisite to going to Heaven. I think he discussed something about Jesus as the savior not Barak Obama or George Bush. But here's what I really want you to know. The bible says we need to pray for our leaders. It doesn't say pray only pray for the ones you voted for. So as we go into a time of decision for this great nation, I want to ask each of you to pray about how you should vote and pray for our elected officials that they will govern in a godly manner regardless of what their political affiliation.
That's another Opinion of the Minion
Not funny like I'd hoped but well said!
ReplyDeletewell you said "you can be a democrat and be christian too", and that is wrong... very wrong. yeah sure democrats and republicans have some differences and we all do but the main difference that separates the elephants from the donkeys is pro-life and PRO-DEATH. If you haven't done your research then pro-death means that you support abortions. There are many ways of terminating pregnancy and NONE of them are painless to the baby. You are MURDERING your baby and not even giving it a chance at life. For you to support mass murdering of babys dosent make you a christian. You can say your a christian all your life but once judgement day comes its your actions that matter. Sooo maybe just maybe who you vote for does matter.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say to you on abortion is your are correct about abortion being utterly wrong but if you side with a party doesn't mean you side with all of their beliefs
DeleteAnd if you disagree contact me
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