Where I stand.
Do not mistake my silence for apathy. I choose to find
positive, effective ways of making my voice heard regarding politics and
religion. Division and hate, and especially temper tantrums and violence, never
accomplish anything but strife and problems. I don’t bash government officials
I didn’t personally like because that is childish and negative behavior. What
you do about your beliefs shows who you are, it doesn’t affect those in office
the slightest. Intelligent people never pay attention to rumor memes. They
gather real facts and find ways to effect change without hate towards those who
don’t agree with them. Many I have found
that disagree with my political standing will engage in a rage-hate match rather
than a calm, open-minded, fact-filled debate. There have been times in my life
I allowed myself to get caught in that trap. And there have been times I have
been seriously abused for standing up for my beliefs.
The problem with Obamacare: not only did it raise our
premiums from $50 per month to $250 per week for our family of three, raise our
deductibles from $500 per year to $15,000 per year, and the insurance companies
cut most of their benefits to us to almost nil. Not only do we have to pay the high
cost of health care, we’re forced to by the IRS or we’ll be fined significantly
(fortunately, that fine has been brought down to zero staring 2019). We make too much for benefits and discounts,
but not enough to be able to afford to go to the doctor. I get tempted to send my medical bills to
those who claim this is a good thing that helps people. It’s not about people
who are truly disabled or elderly and truly need assistance. It’s about those
who can work and don’t, and should be here legally and are not.
I am disabled. Considerably disabled. I cannot work. I
cannot drive. I have both physical and mental issues. Yet the Social Security
administration doesn’t think I’m disabled enough to get benefits. I’ve met
people far less disabled than I am who have benefits. Usually because they had
drug addictions. And, because of the issue above, I cannot afford the health
care nor the medications to bring me to the level to be able to work in some
situations. The medications in question
total over $3000 per month after insurance coverage. So, I do without. Our daughter has Asperger’s.
Getting affordable help for her is near impossible. What about Medicaid? Even
if we were eligible, there are no psychiatrists in our area who accept it. And
many doctors do not.
Meanwhile, there are illegal aliens who get health and
welfare benefits. I know of some in Texas.
The majority of tenants reside a subsidized apartment complex are
illegal aliens. These people are young and able to work. They have not bothered
to apply for citizenship. Instead, they run scams from their apartments. One
such scam is pretending to rent houses they find that are for sale, trying to
convince people not to contact the realtors, that they were in some horrific
accident and out of state, and to be mailed the keys to the place, they need to
have money wired to them through untraceable means such as Wal-Mart Money
Centers. Yes, it’s true, as I uncovered
one of these such scams that, fortunately, I was not a victim of. Many
hard-working Americans who can’t afford the rising costs of housing and utilities,
and the high cost of healthcare have been suckered into such with promises of
low rent. This is just one such scam.
Some claim that deporting illegal aliens is racist. No, it
is not. It’s dealing with people illegally in our country taking advantage of
free living. It has nothing to do with race, religion, or any personal
beliefs.
Gun control. The problem with this is that when guns are
made illegal, only criminals will have them. Just look at the street drug
problem. They’re illegal, yet they exist and are readily available. The laws
have tightened so much that I cannot get pain killers for my pain issues, yet
there are still drugs on the street. The problem with mass shootings is the
mentality of the people who do such things. If they can’t get a gun, they will
find other ways of carrying out what they wish to do. Should it be difficult to
obtain assault weapons? Sure. Pistols for protection (and have protected me
from crimes in the past) or hunting rifles? I think there should be background
checks and possibly waiting periods, but no, they should never be banned. If
so, we should ban other potential weapons, such as tools, kitchen knives, cars,
and other things can deliberately cause damage and death to people.
Christianity (or any belief system). No, I don’t go to
church. What I believe is personal and choose to have my life show who I am,
rather than “lip service”. I have a hard
time with the label “Christian” because of the way some who do label themselves
act. Going to church, or wearing of Christian paraphernalia, doesn’t make you a
Christian any more than being in a garage makes you a car. The same is true for
any religion or belief-system. I’ve seen
real Christians who live what they believe. I’ve also seen those who do not and
been burned by them. I went to a few churches recently. I was expected to give
of myself, my money, my time, my talents, yet when I was sick, I was not
visited, or even called. (Matt 25:42-46). Being disabled, I am prone to
illness. Even after I was ill and informed the leaders of these churches, I
still got messages to come work (“are you well enough to go on the schedule?”),
but no one called to see how I was doing. I also feel people who claim to be
Christian and engage in hate should read Proverbs 6. Do I believe in Christ?
Certainly. I still help those in need in whatever way I can.
Am I intolerant of those who do not believe as I do? Never.
I am intolerant of illegal or bad behavior, including hate. Actions show what people really believe. And
I have been, and still am, hated for not giving in to someone else’s
manipulation, hate, abuse, control, and/or beliefs. To the point of being
abused. From sarcastic put-downs to having my back broken and brain physically damaged
by abuse. But I refuse to wear it on my shoulder. I have, however, banned toxic
and hateful people from my life. Including, sadly, some of our own adult children. There are those who don't like when I speak out because it exposes them; they can't silence those who they would make their scapegoat.
These are facts. These are my personal experiences. Not
media-driven hate speech. I do not engage in hate because it only stirs more
hate and discontent, and only hurts the person engaging in such emotions caused
by hate.
What happens when you engage in hate:
Research shows that hatred changes the
chemistry in the brain as it stimulates the premotor cortex which is
responsible for planning and execution of motion. This prepares us to act
aggressively when feeling hateful, either to defend or as an attack. This
activation also triggers the autonomic nervous system, creating “fight or
flight” responses, increasing cortisol and adrenalin. Both these hormones
deplete the adrenals and contribute to weight gain, insomnia, anxiety,
depression and chronic illness. And so the cycle of bodily and mental dis-ease
continues. Hatred also triggers the mind to try to predict what the actions of
the person being hated may do, as a way to protect you, but this leads to
further anxiety, restlessness, obsessive thinking and paranoia, which also then
impacts negatively in the way you engage in relationships. It’s important to
note that all these reactions affect only the hater, and not the hated,
breaking down your nervous – immune – and endocrine system, and your mental
well-being.
The opposite of hatred is not love. It is
mental and emotional detachment. Hatred attaches you to the thing or person you
hate. Hatred is an intense repulsion that creates a mirror effect in that it
attracts the person back to the thing hated in order to be repulsed by it over
and over. Hatred is bitter-sweet as it inflates the ego and makes you feel very
superior and self-righteous against the thing or one that is hated, only
breeding further pain.
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