By now you can obviously tell I lean heavily to the Right. Sitting here tonight, thinking about all the news coming at me via the television and web I asked myself, what’s the truth? Who can I trust? Who cares about me?
Let’s face it, in today’s 24/7 news cycle with all sorts of opinions constantly thrown at us, finding the truth is difficult.
The vast majority of the news feeds are liberal. That’s one thing that isn’t hard to see. Even the Left cannot argue that point. Well, they can but it’s not a serious argument. NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN versus FOX News. On the web, most of us have Yahoo as our home page and finding Right-leaning articles on Yahoo is challenging. Almost every other article is from Huffington Post and Newsweek. These two organizations are about as Left as you can get. Couple that with news from Hollywood (don’t understand why their political opinions matter) and it’s fair to say the web is also dominated by the Left.
This means that those on the Right have to work very hard to find stories that represent our view. It also means that the vast majority of Americans only see Left wing sourced stories. I have friends who share my views but are not as compassionate as I am. By the questions they ask I can tell that they never look any further than Yahoo’s home page or one of the major news networks. Many people think they are getting both sides of every story because they watch CNN or read USA Today. Little do they know, they are being brain washed to believe that everything from the Left is right. See, even that statement is confusing. Right? LOL
I do my best to seek out the truth but it is pretty difficult. I think most of us believe what we want to believe. We seek out the story that meets our need, the story that gives us the answers we want. Whether those are true or not remains questionable.
How we view an issue boils down to our core beliefs, doesn’t it? I think it does. I think our core beliefs come from our personal life experiences, our upbringing, and even our friends and co-workers. Our current status in life also plays a role in how we view a topic. No smooth political ad or slippery politician can sway how we feel on a topic that we have dealt with or are dealing with on a personal level. Example: If you’re poor, Obamacare looks pretty good to you and no one can tell you otherwise. Consider that and then throw in the fact that 99.9% of the information this poor person receives comes from the liberal media. This poor person will be a liberal forever. Sadly, they will probably also be poor forever.
If you approach every topic by asking yourself, “what is best for the country?” then chances are you’ll arrive at a different answer than if you approach every topic with “what’s best for me.” The two rarely line up with each other. However, I believe that the odds of those two lining-up are much greater if you lean Right. The Obamacare example is a perfect example of what I mean. The poor person, personally needs health insurance but what he really needs is a job. Free insurance doesn’t provide an incentive for anyone to get a job. Why should they, the more they earn the more they will have to pay. In other words, Obamacare is good for the poor guy but bad for the country. You with me? On the other hand, if you lean Right you believe in personal responsibility. You are likely a very proud person who would be ashamed if someone else had to pay your bills.
On the surface, in my view, the Left’s whole platform is based on keeping the majority of Americans down and keeping them dependent upon the Government to provide for them. The more they (the Left) can give you the more likely you will be their slave and vote for them. They want you to believe that they care about you. They portray themselves as the loving party who is always looking out for your best interests. There are many examples of how they keep you down without you even knowing it. This horrible cycle relies upon the poor staying poor and the middle class staying middle class. By extending unemployment insurance they want you to believe they’re helping you, right? And why wouldn’t you believe that? You don’t have a job, you need money to buy food. It’s the same argument I used above with Obamacare. As long as someone can get unemployment the incentive to find a job is less. I understand, but these social programs will never give you the chance to better your situation. The more food stamps you get the less need you have to work. Again, these are perfect examples of the Left vs. the Right.
The biggest problem I have is that the Left doesn’t care at all about you, they honestly don’t. For them it’s the vote and the vote only. The Left actually doesn’t want you to have any personal pride. In fact, they prefer you remain right where you are.
Now the right has a different approach. Their approach can be perceived as “not caring”, but trust me, they actually do care. Don’t misunderstand me, they care about votes too, a lot! But their policies can actually provide you with growth. The Right’s approach is a tough-love kind of care but none the less, their ideas are designed to make you more self-reliant. Their policies provide a pathway to regain your pride, your life, your independence.
When we were growing up, our parents forced us to do things we didn’t like, right? Many of those things made us better people, right? If you went to your father and asked him for $20 and he handed it to you it was great! Right? But what happens when Dad isn’t there anymore? What happens when Dad doesn’t have $20? The better answer to your request would be, go clean the garage and I’ll pay you $20. It’s the whole teach a person how to fish thing.
I think the food stamp program is important and needed. I also believe that there have to be limits. Those who can, should be made to do something to earn the stamps until they can get on their own feet. Such thinking on the Left is considered outrageous, unthinkable, inhumane and without any compassion.
Let’s look at the differences with a current topic, immigration. Consider what you’ve read and seen on television. Who has your best interests in mind, the Left or the Right?
According to everything I’ve seen, the Left wants us to believe that they support illegal aliens and are willing to do anything it takes to make sure that they will be given the right to remain in the country. Just last week they even went as far as shutting down the Government over this issue. They demanded that the Right provide a pathway to citizenship for the 800,000 DACA people (Remember, Obama had granted temporary rights to DACA people so they could remain in the country). That’s pretty serious, right? They must really care about the illegals. So it’s understandable that the majority of Americans think the Left really is the caring party.
Fast forward to this past week and the President, from the party on the Right announces a proposal. The President is attempting to overhaul the nation’s immigration policy. His number one goal is to end the mess we are in and never return to a situation where the flow of immigrants is out of control and we don’t have any idea who is (even) in the country.
His proposal would allow 800,000 DACA people a pathway to citizenship and he doubled that number to include some 1.8M illegals. His proposal came with certain requirements. These illegals could remain in the country and prove (clean the garage…) they were good citizens by not breaking any laws over the next 10 years. If they break the law the deal is off and they are deported. The President’s proposal also included a wall and other illegal immigration protections along the southern border (Controlling who enters the country and stopping the flow of drugs into the country). His proposal also stops chain migration and stops the visa lottery program. Every year the Government randomly awards VISAs to 50,000 people from “underserved” countries. Randomly!
Now remember, the Left just got done shutting the entire Government down over DACA, refusing to approve a stop gap budget until the Right agreed to provide a pathway to citizenship for these people. Based on the news, the websites, the liberal politicians and social media, the Left is outraged with the President’s proposal. What? Why?
That’s right, they are outraged. The minority leader of the House held a news conference where she accused the Right of wanting to turn American white again. The minority leader of the Senate accused the President of being racist. Last week he told us he had agreed to give the President the money needed to protect the border. This week after the president announced his proposal, the Senate minority leader said that deal was off the table. So what the hell is going on? The DACA people continue to protest and “demand” that they should be allowed to remain in the country. Wait, the President’s proposal offered that to them. If you are confused by where the Left actually stands on this issue don’t feel bad, you’re not alone.
Here’s the deal. The Left doesn’t care about the illegals they never have. What they care about is votes. With the elections coming up in November they cannot allow the President to win on anything because it makes them look bad. So, while last week it appeared the Left cared deeply about the illegal aliens, all they were really doing was trying to hurt the President. In their minds, that would translate to more votes for them in November. It is honestly no more complicated than that.
Many on the Right don’t like the President’s proposal. Many believe in the rule of law and therefore the illegal aliens must go. Some are against his proposal because it doesn’t include voter ID which is a whole other article.
All that said, the President is the leader of the party and nation. He seeks a middle ground that shows real compassion for the illegals while also doing the right thing for the country. One would think that any liberal American who truly cares about the country could and should support the President. But they don’t.
Where do you stand? I can tell you that I stand in the middle, boots pulled all the way up, hoping the mud doesn’t get all over me. While I strongly believe in the rule of law, I also want the borders protected and the immigration policies fixed once and for all. I’m tired of talking about this and really tired of listening to the illegals make demands. Not once have I heard one of them say, thank you or show appreciation of any kind for the time and energy we are putting forth on their behalf. Finally, never in my life has it been clearer how fake the Left’s care is for any of us or the country. They call the illegals dreamers and American citizens racist.
The whole purpose of this post is to suggest you look beyond the noise of the media, the World Wide Web and Politicians and do some thinking of your own. If you take the time to think about your life, your experiences and apply some good old common sense, I am certain you’ll make good decisions for yourselves, your family and our beloved America. Let’s face it, the only one that cares about you, is you.