June 17, 2015

Heat Wave; In More Ways Than One




I just read a nasty blurb over on Facebook about all Republicans being stupid. An article I saw yesterday was damning Episcopalians for "going through the motions" at church services without any conviction.

Someone is laughing at Donald Trump this morning. Another is sneering at Obama. One person keeps pointing fingers at Muslims, once, twice, three times. A joke about greed is circulating, belittling the wealthy as if they are monsters. 

I know hundreds of brilliant Republicans. Many very pious and spiritual Episcopalians. Dozens of peace-seeking American Muslims, men and women. Thousands of our nation's wealthiest give money continuously to help overcome poverty, ignorance, and hunger.

Donald Trump might be a joke to some, but he makes jobs everywhere he goes. With benefits.

Obama is the President of the United States. As such, I believe he deserves my respect.

What's going on here? Is it the heat wave? I'm going to turn the computer off and do a little housekeeping before my own temperature rises any further.

The only thing left to do when I was on Facebook this morning was to look at the countless pictures of abused and desperate animals posted by people who will typecast and redicule whole groups of their countrymen with hateful words and ignorant posters even while they ask each other to adopt a homeless dog or cat.

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