Just Another "Emotional Big-Mouth"

There is a world of difference between disruption and destruction. Disruption can be good in that it productively and convincingly intervenes into practices that have become accepted over time. Quite often these practices are outdated and need their inadequacies to be brought up for discussion and change. Destruction, on the other hand, causes right the opposite. It causes regression and the erection of more barriers. It brings a group's intentions into question as the physical actions do not represent what is being professed. It can repulse potentially influential supporters, against a cause. As obvious as the difference appears to be, there is confusion between needed disruption and un-needed destruction. Perhaps it is the individuals in a group who are attempting to be leaders and do not yet understand what a leader really is.  

 

It is important to do research on the groups that you think you might relate to. Groups gear their propaganda exactly in a manner that coaxes people into thinking that they have something in common with the group. It is important to be able to look past the propaganda and find out who the stakeholders in the group are. Understand the life-long consequences that will accompany the decision to join a group and do not make the decision based solely on how much "noise" a group or a person is making. It's easy to allow yourself to be worked up into a "feeding frenzy" from the environment that is created by "the noise". You could be joining a group for the right reasons and end up being the only one in the group that is wanting to do the right thing. Do not make any decisions without researching an issue from unbiased sources.  

 

Regardless of your position on various issues, political associations, or religious convictions, protect yourself from being a victim of "emotional decision-making". Don't become involved with just another "emotional big-mouth" that has lost control of their reasoning capabilities. Evaluate the person or persons to see if they are a true leader. Is the, so-called leader, in it only for themselves? Are they a responsible leader that will not lead their followers down a one-way path of no return, nor a path of destruction that can negatively alter a follower's existence for the rest of their lives. Once the goals of the group are achieved or the group evaporates over time, a follower needs to be able to keep living their life. They do not need to be forever entangled and affected by the bad decisions of an "emotional big-mouth".

 

Is the person or people in charge of your group of interest, leaders that are going to take care of you while in the group's quests, or are they just another "emotional big-mouth"? We really do need to know before promoting their cause or putting our lives and livelihoods in their hands.

Joe McLaughlin

09/17/20 

Voting to Save The Country

I do not like talking politics, but a few things have changed one of which is that I have simply had enough. Allow me to share my thoughts with you.

There are more than two options to choose from when trying to decide on who is capable of leading this country. Myself, I am damn tired of the constant disrespectful and negative comments about one person after another, even considering some very welcome accomplishments. On the other side, the mental capacities are undeniably fading and that is equally un-nerving. I am not going to cast my vote for "the lesser of two evils", as the expression goes, especially when there are other options and the future of this country is at stake.

The two dominant political entities have proven to the country that they cannot function together, to the point where the needs of their country have become secondary to the hate that they choose to exhibit towards each other. Thanks to the obviously partial media, these hateful behaviors are blatantly amplified and is what is fueling the hate on the streets and in the homes throughout this nation. These are not examples of decision-making and leadership that the great country we live in deserves. In fact, it will be the downfall of this country. As has been the case throughout history, great civilizations are not destroyed from the outside until they have destroyed themselves from within.

This also applies to all human beings. A person will not give up on something solely from external influences. It is when those influences affect us on the inside that cause us to "cave in". Regardless of who you politically support, look inside yourself and let your "gut feelings" tell you where the problems are. Be prepared for those feelings to tell you something that you may not want to admit. Know that what you are feeling deep inside you, way past all of the shallow and superficial stuff, is a higher power that will not guide you in error.

Hate has taken away so many opportunities and snuffed out so many vibrant livelihoods. Casting a vote that promotes the removal of political groups, that exhibit hate of any kind as a priority, will get the appropriate decision-makers on the job and making decisions that are timely and are good for this country.

If we do not take care of this from the inside, it will be handled for us from the outside.

May God bless us all at this crossroad in our lives.