Unintentional Firestorm

Unintentional Firestorm

I posted a question last week about Trump and Billy Bush’s conversation about women that had nothing to do with the political campaign and received a firestorm of comments, most from supporters of Trump, defending him and accusing Hillary of a gamut of offenses ranging from corruption, to replacing religious symbols with Satanic ones in the White House during Bill Clinton’s presidency, to Hillary ordering people who got in her way to be murdered.

I prefer facts to conspiracy theories—theory defined as assumptions, speculation about the nature of something. If these accusations are factual, why has Hillary never been indicted? What great power does this one family possess that has let her consistently survive every investigation brought by Republicans and a number of Democrats and evade the voracious media, always on the hunt for rating-boosting stories? Does that mean liberals and Democrats who support Hillary are smarter, more powerful than the rest of the country? I don’t buy that anyone could get away with so much under that kind of microscope.

Media Bias

I’ve heard many Trump supporters say, “Judge by the issues, not personality,” and then go on to list all of Hillary’s flaws. They and Trump also say the media is in a conspiracy to get her elected. Really? So why has every charge leveled against her been on the news and fodder for talk shows? I agree on one point about the dramatized campaign-coverage bullets—don’t listen to them.

I don’t need to hear what Democrats, Hillary, or the media say about Trump. I’ve heard immature, hurtful, and unstable words come out of his own mouth. His viewpoint is not what I consider healthy for the country. I respect people who disagree out of good conscience and don’t consider them racists, etc. That kind of hyper rhetoric is worse than useless.

Whoever Wins

Since I dislike it when people try to whitewash the mistakes or behavior of the candidate of their choice, I won’t do it either. I voted for Kasich in the primary and would have voted for him in the election if he’d become the Republican candidate. I am not blind to Hillary’s shortcomings or deaf to the accusations. I do, however, prefer her vision of the country’s future to Trump’s. There’s no need to elaborate on her policies. Everyone has heard them.

Mostly I hope, no matter who wins, the public can join together to monitor and insist that the promises made are kept. Not to downplay Christian sensibilities on the issues, but if you believe the Bible is God’s word, read Romans 13: 1-7—a hard mandate and perhaps God’s way of saying you can trust Him to watch over you, so don’t be dismayed by politics or politicians.