Scary Times in a Cold World

 I haven't been on here in years, but in that time, we've seen pandemics, political chaos, racial divides, wars, and so much more. We've seen the very best of humanity, and honestly, we've seen the worst of humanity in the past several years. As a mom it's quite alarming to see such unrest and drastic break downs in our society both nationally, and globally. 

First, we have a polarizing political landscape. There is the far left, and the far right, with little choice in the middle. Neither side can agree on pretty much anything and they use media to incite the masses with misinformation and exaggeration. Where is the ethical journalism in our world? Where is the truth rather than the mandated rhetoric that seems to be dictated by one side or the other depending on what network you listen to or watch? What happened to actually reporting on the truth?

I have several ideas on how to fix our problems. You can agree, you can disagree, this is an opinion. 

1. Close the borders and have those that entered here illegally tracked down. There's a reason that our borders haven't been a free for all ... for decades. Without a check on who is coming and going we're opening ourselves up to possible attacks. Isn't it curious that the masses that you see entering the border are all adult males? No families in sight. It's alarming. In short, the entire immigration system needs to be fixed sooner rather than later.
1. Do not try to tell me I need to house illegal immigrants and my tax dollar sure as Hell should not be paying for it either. There are our own citizens that are homeless or denied social services when we're bankrupting ourselves for people who shouldn't even be here. The last time someone tried telling people that had to house foreigners it didn't end so well for those people. It was one of the reasons that kicked off the American Revolution where colonists were required to give quarters to the British...
2. We've opened ourselves to both drug and human trafficking. It needs to be stopped and cracked down on fast. 
2. Term limits for all elected officials!!! Say it again from the back... honestly our forefathers never intended for it to be a lifelong free ride on the taxes of the people. Our politicians are meant to serve the people, not themselves. If the president is limited to 2 terms, it's time to limit the other branches of the government as well. 10 years for the Supreme Court, and 2 terms for the House and Senate. 
1. in conjunction with terms limits, salary limits that they cannot vote on for themselves. I don't know about you, but I can walk into my boss's office and tell him that we took a vote and we're all going to be getting $XX raise. That's not how it works in the real world.
2. If they vote to pass a law, ei healthcare, education, security, whatever they pass for the masses they should be subjected to as well. No more free education for them or their families, no more free healthcare for them, no more security on our dime, especially when they're voting and passing laws that destabilize our communities, ei "defund the police" nonsense!
3. They should only be paid for days they are actually working for our benefit. If they can put in on paper tracking what hours they actually work at the capital and at their local offices, great. If not, the six month "recesses" need to stop. If the government gets shut down, they should not get paid and for everyday it continues to be shut down they should lose pay and owe the taxpayers for their nonsense.
3. Call in debts owed to us from all foreign countries. We're shelling out cash we don't have to other nations when we've got homeless people and people that can't afford to live in our own back yard, time to take care of our nation and citizens first.
1. in addition to this and it's a big one... stop lending cash and resources to other nations when our own is so far in debt its appalling. ei, don't fund foreign wars when we've got our own problems. I'm not saying abandon them completely, but I think our politicians need to really take a look at the toll it is taking on us. 
4. The education system needs to be fixed. We need to stop the "participation" awards in life and start holding people accountable. We're not doing anyone any favors giving them a pat on the back for just showing up. Again, that's not how the real-world works. You're setting kids up for a lifelong journey of disappointment and unrealistic expectations.
1. Keep politics, religion, and woke agendas out of the classroom. I'm all for educating children based on facts and science. However, kindergarteners don't need sex education or to know anything about sexual preferences or identities. If my children have a question, they can come to me. They don't need to be indoctrinated into whatever woke agenda they're trying to push.
5. The healthcare system needs to be fixed. Other countries have it figured out. This should also include pharmaceutical companies that are raking in the money as are insurance companies. There is no excuse for people being denied care because they can't afford it. No one should have to choose between medication or treatment needed or putting food on the table, and yet that is where we are at as a country. 

As I said, I know I won't make friends with my views. (I won't even get started on the Second Amendment; however, it should be noted that the Nazis first took away firearms and the means to defend themselves from the Jewish people leading up to World War II. It was a catalyst for taking away more and more rights...) In some instances, I'll be offending people and that's alright. I'm fine with people having different opinions and views. The only way that we will open the door to change that we can all agree with and accept.

I've watched the news of what's happening in Israel and its terrifying and appalling. I cannot believe that such senseless violence is taking place. I cannot imagine what they're going through. As a woman and a mother, it's something that makes me sick to think about and yet here it is. Violence because of religion, violence against women. 

There are other areas of the world experiencing chaos. Ukraine is still fighting for their freedom from Russia and if that weren't scary enough there is an uptick in activity in Asia as well. Afghanistan and Iraq are a mess since our abrupt departure, and it's a damn shame, especially for the men and women in uniform that went there and sacrificed so much in hopes of helping the people there. People around the world need to wake up and take a good look around them. 

The very freedoms that our forefathers and those after them fought and died for are in jeopardy. The world is in a pressure cooker of unrest right now and unless something is done it's going to be a terrible and terrifying time for all of us. 

As a human race we all need to stand up for what is right. It's time to stop sticking our heads in the sand and helping one another. We need to take better care of our first responders and service members. We need to be kinder and more compassionate. But by no means do we need to become the doormats and chumps that the rest of the world are starting to see us as. 

I tell my children and have since they were younger. "God made us all in all different shapes, sizes, colors and He loves us all." People are different and that's okay. What's not okay is pushing your beliefs and agenda onto others. There can be peaceful and mature conversations, but nothing says that we have to agree. You can believe whatever you want, but when it starts to affect my life, then it becomes a problem. I live life based on fact and faith, and that is how I'm raising my children to live as well. 

Stay safe and stay positive. I fear that we're going to end up watching history repeat but on a much more deadly level. God help us all if that is the case. We don't have the WWII generation around to whip us into shape. We've got a generation of entitled little whiners who are more worried about their social media following than what is going on the in real world around them. I fear for what that means for us as a nation.  God bless.