My Prelude
For my previous followers and the new ones, I haven't published anything to this blog in nearly four years... I started it while I was healing from my divorce, sharing my process with the intentions and hope of helping others who were going through similar journeys. And when I was healed and on to bigger and better things in life, I took those posts down, so don't bother searching for them. I originally named this blog "Two Directions" because of the crossroads I came to in my life, and the difficult decision to walk away from an unhealthy situation and choose myself. Looking back over the past few years since I've been silent on here, I've encountered more difficult crossroads and decisions. So, ironically the phrase "Two Directions" has become even more significant in my life.But I've decided to write again because "Two Directions" is currently impacting all of us, and well, anyone who knows me knows I have a lot to say and a realistic opinion on everything. With the 2016 presidential election, our nation is at a crossroads, and there are two directions that we can go... My heart is heavy and uneasy with the potential of Hillary Clinton winning the election, and hopeful and almost desperate in my pleas for Donald Trump to win. Our future is at stake: Donald Trump is a true red-blooded American patriot who has God's calling on his life to make our country great again, while few are truly aware of the repercussions of what a Clinton presidency will do to our country. So many turn a blind eye to her manipulation and undeniable history of lies, murder, and deception. When I think of her as president, I think of all of the soldiers who have died fighting for our freedom since the American Revolution, and my heart breaks. She wants to take away from us everything that they fought and died for. If you don't believe me, just listen to her words, watch her facial expressions, hear her tone. People cannot hide their underlying intentions.
I'm sure I'll piss people off with what I have to say between now and the election... But, I don't care, because the truth is generally an infuriating necessity in times of denial and/or crossroads, and I'm a huge fan of the big "T" word. I think Mike Huckabee said it best: "One of the best comments I saw online was from someone in the Yahoo News comments section, who said that Trump reminded him of a doctor with no bedside manner. He tells you that you need to lose 100 pounds and stop smoking. You're offended, you're angry, you come up with 10 reasons why he's crazy... and then you finally realize that he's the only one telling you the truth." My personal Trilby-ism is "I'm always the one to point out that the white elephant in the room is turning pink and doing a tap dance in the corner." While I freely share my #trump2016 articles and video clips and memes on social media, I've kept quiet on most posts I've seen on Facebook that I disagree with as they come across my newsfeed, mostly out of respect for the people I care about who have differing opinions than mine, but I've reached my smile and nod capacity, so here I go pointing out the pink, tap-dancing elephant over in the corner...
The Basic Election Arguments...
I've heard the argument that Hillary Clinton could be the first woman president, and voting for her would be part of making history. If that is your case, there are two other women running for president... vote for one of them: Jill Stein with the Green Party, or Gloria Estela La Riva for Peace and Freedom (seriously though, only do that if you were going to vote for Hillary). But I'll remind you that many people voted for Barack Obama because they wanted to be a part of voting in the first black president, and look where that has gotten us. The world laughs at us because of our weak leader, and he is the worst president in the history of our nation. Even the Democrats agree that Obamacare was a terrible idea. His weakness and ignorance isn't because of the color of his skin, it's because of the leadership qualities he lacks and the arrogance and hatred for the western world that pours out of him. If you don't believe me, again, listen to his words, how he shames the American people and puts us down, the number of times he says "I" when he addresses the nation (the number of times he said "I" when the Navy Seals killed Osama Bin Laden, you'd have thought Obama himself shimmied into that dark room and pulled the trigger). And I really feel that Martin Luther King Jr. is rolling in his grave because of Obama's undoing of the civil liberties he peacefully fought so hard for. Frankly, in my opinion, voting for a person because of their gender or the color of their skin is the exact opposite of what those voters claim to be... It's sexist and racist, and does nothing for the future of our country. You want equality? Then don't vote on gender or race, ever.I've heard the argument that Hillary Clinton is for gay marriage, and that is why they are voting for her. The reality is, gay marriage hasn't been a topic amongst any Republican conversations I've had for quite some time. I have a lot of gay and lesbian friends, and I love them all dearly and want them to be happy, so gay marriage isn't on my radar of battles that need to be fought in this country (I'm going to go with terrorism, over-regulation, water, and the economy as more important issues that affect ALL of us). I'm fairly certain it is the same with the vast majority of others in my party. What does concern me, are the people that the liberals (such as Hillary) want to freely let into this country who hate the lifestyles my gay friends live, and have a common practice of murdering them back in their homelands. Sharia Law... There is chaos, no-go zones all over Europe caused by refugees, and I do not want to see that happen here...In the countries where these Muslim refugees hail from, gays are murdered for their lifestyles, Christians are be-headed (12 of them be-headed and crucified just last week in Syria and left to hang for two days), and women and children are raped just because. I'm not being dramatic, I'm being realistic. This is real, and everyone would know that if the biased, liberal media reported on actual newsworthy stories rather than tit-for-tat bullshit. A friend's friend was grabbed by two refugees on the street in Stockholm just last week, but thankfully for her, there was a police officer nearby who was able to intervene. (As I told a friend last week when I broke the terrible news to her that there are horrible people who drown puppies and kittens in gunny sacks...the world is not all unicorns and rainbows.)
Despite the fact that Hillary has said in the past that she voted for a barrier along the Mexican border when she was a senator (but now all of a sudden she's against it), another argument I've heard is that she doesn't promote building the wall like Donald Trump does. "Donald Trump is racist because he wants to build a wall." Bullshit. Donald Trump isn't racist, he actually cares about the lives of you and your family. Yes, illegal immigrants come across the border to work in our fields and send money home to their families. I was born and raised in the agriculture industry, I know how hard field workers work. I've worked alongside them, and I have massive respect for them. But I also know that not every illegal immigrant comes into our country with good intentions. Katie Steinle graduated from the same university as I did, and she was minding her own business in the sanctuary city of San Francisco last summer when she was murdered by a felon-immigrant who had been deported and somehow found his way back into our country. There are commercials on television in Mexico that tell people how to get on our welfare system. And I can tell you from my very short stint as a government employee, only one resident in a California household needs to be legal in order to qualify for food stamps for everyone living under that one roof (that means, if there are nine people, eight can be illegal and driving Escalades on your dime). And this particular matter isn't just an illegal immigrant issue, it's a lazy, entitled-people issue that spreads across the board. But the illegal immigrants are receiving money that the hard working citizens of this country have earned. We have enough of our own taking advantage. The money they are living off of comes out of our pockets, and I'd much rather see it help those who truly need it like our veterans (who fought and sacrificed for our freedom), the permanently disabled, the elderly, and those who just need a temporary boost to get back on their feet.
Let's not forget the massive amount of drugs that are smuggled back and forth across our borders. The drug cartel grows pot in our mountains and valley, and there was a time not that long ago, where if you stumbled across a grow site while on a nice little hike, you might not be heard from ever again. And human trafficking is running rampant... If you're a woman driving alone on a California highway and you've never been eerily followed, count yourself blessed, because they're always looking for easy ways to snatch women. I've been taught when that happens to dial 9-1-1 and don't drive straight home (and it has happened to me more than once)... Our local law enforcement agencies have been working diligently to keep us safe, but it is still a reality. Oh! And ISIS is already setting up cells in Mexico so they can get into our country undetected, you know, so they can kill us, which they've been quite vocal that that is their intention... Donald Trump has done his homework about what is really going on along our southern border. That's not being a racist. This shit is real, people.
Just sayin'.
