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Concisely stated, I have grown weary over the animosity and negativity displayed between our political parties. And to be even more candid, I cannot imagine that this is simply my opinion, but rather more of a state of affairs for most United States citizens.
I mean, our government is supposed to be there to function for the improvement and betterment of our nation. It’s why we pay taxes. And a major benefit of having more than one political party represented in our government is so that the feelings and opinions of MOST of the people are represented. The process is simple and gloriously democratic in that people elect representatives from BOTH political parties to come together and govern. But today, at least at the federal level, it feels like there is no longer a willingness for politicians to try and ever work together…
When we are young and enter school, our teachers are there to guide us into learning not only how to read, write, add and subtract, but also in how to be patient, take turns, listen to and get along with others. Most importantly, as we grow up, we learn that in order to have any kind of (healthy) social and leadership success, we must compromise. I mean, school playgrounds never had individual sand boxes for each student but rather there was one sandbox for everyone and anyone using it had to learn how to play nicely with others. And if a teacher noticed that one child threw sand at another or knocked down another’s sandcastle, they were quick to reprimand the child and (typically) did not allow the child to play in the sand again until the child could demonstrate behavior that was characterized by an attitude of sharing…
If we learned appropriate social behaviors when we were young, why then have our Senators and House Representatives forgotten how to behave as adults? Rather than reinforcing the bad behaviors and uncompromising attitudes of our politically elected representatives by censuring those who attempt to work and play nicely with others with opposing views, I believe that it would be more beneficial to our Nation if the policy makers who are UNWILLING to compromise, are actually censured. Compromise is about concessions, but the process of compromising is also about discovering and agreeing to a balance of concessions for BOTH sides.
And so, to succinctly reiterate, I am tired of listening to the hateful, accusatory words and arguments from both sides because nothing seems to ever get efficiently accomplished in terms of positive growth and development for our Country. So, unless there is news that some so-and-so Senator from the red side gave a thumbs-up emoji to something a so-and-so Senator from the blue side posted on Instagram, I am uninterested in hearing about any more political news. That is, of course, if they install an actual sandbox at the Capitol…
UNITY! UNITY!
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!
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