Popularity Contest

“To thine own self be true.” Wow. Easier said than done.

I was raised to be very conservative. Apparently this has given all of the people in my life an open license to e-mail bomb me with radical, alarmist, paranoid, right wing extremist propaganda. I get constant blasts against Obama. Obama-care, and every manner of Tea party support and lauds for the Fox News Network. Let me set the record straight: I DETEST the Fox News Network. It completely operates on the principal of “Trolling for Newbies.” Yeah, Wiki that up. The idea is to say something highly controversial that is a ridiculous exaggeration or at least willfully incorrect to lure people into an argument.

In the hurt and damaged world it is a sad thing to see that people of faith use that faith to exercise intolerance and what amounts to hate to people who do not believe the same as they do. It is a paradox that a religious commitment that is supposed to inspire love for our fellow man fuels wars between countries over religious and philosophical differences. One I cannot reconcile.

What I have determined is that I will never win a popularity contest if I let my friends and family know what I really think.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a Socialist or a Communist. I am not a Tea Partier. Extremists make me queasy. 

In my opinion the President is in the toughest popularity contest of all. He needs our prayer and support. I may not agree with everything he stands for, but I am convinced he is a good man and he is doing the best he can.

So, do me a favor… take me off your “Hate on Obama”, Right Wing, or Left Wing e-mail lists. I don’t care about your personal politics. Render unto Caesar and all…

If you insist on believing everything Fox News or CNN  feeds you, fine. My opinion is that news networks need ratings and that comes by stirring up a bees nest in order to get viewers, in order to get advertising dollars. Not the best foundation for honest journalism.It also means that some of their shows are opinion reels and not news. Finalluy, for God’s sake people, check your facts before you mail bomb all your friends with sensational or controversial forwards. Anything less just hurts your credibility.

So just keep me out of it or I will put your e-mail address in a twit list (ignore list) so I can live in peace and not let you aggravate me.

If that makes me un-popular, oh well. To mine own self I am true.