Election season

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I truly detest election season. Seriously! I think election

season really puts the spotlight on some of the WORST of human behavior when it comes to

what people say when standing in front of the mic. So often, what is spoken is so fluffy.

Candidates typically spend less time talking about HOW they will affect change, and more time

talking about how important it is that the change happen and that they will make it happen.

And people applaud! People cheer! People shout their names! And I feel like I’m the only one

in the room standing there confused asking to anyone who might know, “Um… HOW exactly

does s/he plan on making that happen? Anybody????” Yet the worst part is that the gullible

majority eat up such fluff like cotton candy.

Then there is the bad-mouthing. Rather than just limiting one’s speech to what s/he plans to

do if elected, there is often the trash-talking of other candidates. This isn’t limited to a single

party – most of the candidates do it. I give Bernie credit. For the most part, he has risen above

name-calling and dealt with people respectfully. The other candidates? Not so much. It is

childish. It is juvenile. I detest it. So why do they do it? It gets them votes. Because the

gullible majority eat that up like candy.

And then there are the two words that I truly DETEST hearing more than anything when it

comes to politics – “The Lord”. Please let me be very clear – I am not opposed to Christianity or

any other religion for that matter. Believe as you believe. Practice your faith as you want to

practice. But for crying out loud, KEEP YOUR RELIGION OUT OF MY POLITICS! Too often, we

have candidates who try to cash in on the gullible majority who just happen to be of a particular

faith. And in acting like some sort of religious champion, they push for change that happens to

align with the philosophies of their religion. That is NOT ok! You see, we have this thing called

separation of church and state, and we do that for a reason – to protect everybody. And just as

I get annoyed to see an American flag in a church or temple or synagogue; I get annoyed

whenever I hear a prayer before any kind of government deliberation. I don’t care what the

religion of our next president as long as s/he does not use that platform to push a religious

agenda. And in the debates, it becomes very, very clear when we have candidates who are

playing the religion card. But why do they do it? It gets them votes. Because the gullible

majority eat that up like candy.

I fear for this country in a lot of ways – and not only because I think we have very few truly

good candidates in the pool, but because some of the really scary ones are being so heavily

supported by so many people who, obviously, have eaten too much candy.