Debbie Williamson's Blog - Posts Tagged "hate"

I am part of the next generation to take their leave on this earth. Yes the baby boomers. Some of my friends have already left. I was in first grade when JFK was shot, I remember the day clearly as if it was yesterday. We were sent home from school. I was scared. It was the first time in my short life I seen my father cry. We sat in front of the TV as a family and my parents cried and held hands. I have voted every year from the age I was old enough to cast my opinion. My father taught me that this was my right and I should never give it up. Our Presidents that were elected were not always who I cast my vote for. But my respect for them was intact as I was taught. I was raised in a home with no prejudice, no bigotry. My mother was brilliant and held two jobs and put her self through college. My father was a construction worker and taught me to be strong and proud. The respect he held for women was life altering for me. In a world that degraded women and held them back, my father told me not to let anyone slow me down. He said women were smarter than men and that's why men held them back, they were afraid. I was thrown out of Junior High for dancing with my best friend, who happened to have a different color on his skin than mine was. My mother marched down to the school and threw a fit. Demanding I be put back in school and that the principle mind his own business as to who my friends were. When he refused my mother sent the LA Times after him, she worked at the paper. The principle was so embarrassed at the attention he promptly placed me and Charlie back in school. He never bothered us again. I remember the days of riots on campus and the hate over a skin color. This has never made much sense to me. It only shows how ignorant humans are, that we have the audacity to believe were are better than another human being is incredible. I remember reading President Obama's memoir, the one he wrote himself, four years before he became President. It was a beautiful story about a man who loves his country. What he shared was inspiring and I remember wishing he would run for President. He did not too long after I read his book. President Obama brought love and unity to the election. Whether you were voting for him or not it was a beautiful thing to be part of. He was refreshing and honest, he held his integrity in place at all times. As did Presidents before him. It was change finally, and we as Americans stood up and chose change. We chose love over bigotry, we chose unity over hate. I wondered at times why President Obama did not speak out of certain injustices, then I remembered my father telling me when a man has no control over what is happening it is better if he holds his integrity in tact instead of letting his anger take over his mouth. I have never spoken to politics much, it has always been private beliefs for me. I read a lot and do the best I can to find answers. This is at times terrifying. Our America has done many injustices, even in our own country to our people. As we are so blatantly doing it as I write this to the "Native" Americans. But I was still always proud to be an American. This year has changed me. For the first time in my life I am ashamed of my Country. We have let America become a laughing embarrassment with our election, not to mention our President elect. It shows our hate and bigotry with blazing anger. And it is getting stronger and more outspoken every day. We as a nation are really going to stand by and let this hateful, bigot, misogynistic person who has no integrity, does not speak for the majority and does not deserve to be in the White House speak for all of us? I am heart broken. I search for the words to tell my grandchildren how this is anywhere near acceptable. I was taught to hold the President in a place of respect and honor. Donald Trump brings nothing but vile to where I hold him. I am searching for something to hold on to and I know in my heart that my beliefs of respecting my President have crumbled and I will stand up and show my grandchildren that. I try not to be the judgemental fool who believes she is better than others. I do my best not to act out of hate. I have never been a bigot. I have never insulted someone for being a different skin color, their choice of who they love or in anyway different than me. I have never looked down on anyone because they had less than I did or for where they came from. These things are not mine to judge and do not need judging, they are personal beliefs and circumstances that are matter of fact. Why would anyone judge them? I am not a narcissistic maniac who thrives on hate. I want unity and love in my country. I do not believe America is broken, I believe it is trying to be better than what we have been. I believe Donald Trump is four steps back toward hell. The Truth, Donald Trump will never be my American President.
The Big Mouth Bass