Listen. Listen fully and deeply. Hear the deafening silence. The near-total silence of the Big Red Wave. The Big Red Wave that did not happen. Instead, listen to what else we can hear. The excuses. The finger-pointing. The sounds of the blame game.
The voters listened well. To the lies. To the hypocrisies. To the threats of violence. And the majority of those voters – whether labelled as Republicans, Democrats, or Independents – said “No Thanks. Let us not go down that road.” But are the politicians listening?
Democracy won on November 8th, even as it took a week to confirm that victory. It thankfully survived another battle, gained another day in pursuit of its unmatched gift to the human race. It remains fragile in the face of those who would do it harm. But (so far) it bends, yet remains proudly unbreakable. This is what a vote counts for. No extra, unneeded drama. Block out the distractions. Just mark an “X” (or fill in an empty bubble) on a sheet of paper. Along with millions other citizens. That is the true weapon of choice against those who would subvert our Democracy, distort our proud though imperfect Heritage, disregard our Rule of Law.
The Big Red Wave proved to be the trickle of a small pink stream. Label our recent past as an aberration in the course of our 600 year journey that began in the tiny hamlet of Jamestown. Past is past. Move forward. But who is listening? And to whom are they Listening?
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Randy Bell https://ThoughtsFromTheMountain.blogspot.com
