2016 Postmortem

No matter how I try to justify their thoughts and actions, they are totally divorced from my own. I grew up a Methodist...kind of a laid back, live and let live type teaching and never had any problem with it until the Bush and Trump elections. Looking back, Bush was a saint, but this one is beyond my comprehension. I'm watching old friends and relatives change their values right before my eyes.

I know that part of the problem was that the Christians I know who supported Trump read/follow the likes of Drudge, Beck, Hannity, Breitbart and Rush. I watched as family members tried to explain how wrong they were, but they wouldn't budge. They have been programmed for the last 16 years via Republican lies and propaganda. This process has been like a second religion for them and they believe they are on the right track. Even though these people are intelligent, they can no longer think for themselves...they have to be told how to think and act. I've never seen anything like it in my nearly 80 years on earth.

I regret that I have lost friends over this election. It isn't because they voted for someone I did not vote for, it is because they voted for someone I knew was bad for the country and the world. Why couldn't they see this? Unfortunately, some day they will, but it will be too late.

Think for yourself, damn it! Why would you take the word of Drudge, Beck, Hannity, Breitbart and Rush vs. the advice of a long time friend who has only your interests in mind? Republicans aren't members of a party, they are members of a cult. My parents were always Republican, but they would be shocked to see what that party/cult is today.

May God protect us from ourselves.