Al Ritter
Depending on the outcome of this election I may have
to make a monumental decision. I hope and pray for a decisive outcome…aka..(too
big for a cheat) but I’ve never been much one to wear rose colored glasses.
Sadly I’ve seen the massive decline in not only our
country but other Western Democracies also. I’ve seen the moral decay that is
cursing most of the world right now. A few of my friends feel the same way as I
do and we hold a common thought.
“I’m thankful that I’m on my way out of this world
rather than just coming in.”
We all share the same thoughts too about how mortified
our parents would be if they could see what has become of a once great country.
I’ll try to be optimistic over the next few days but I can see the future and what it holds for us and it isn’t a pretty picture. Even if we succeed in this election there are certain irrevocable changes that will be with us forever. Even if we win it will only serve to hold off the inevitable for a few more years unless an equally powerful Republican can take the reins in 2028 and guide our country from darkness.
If we lose this election there will be no place for us
to go unless we leave this country, but escape to where? Our country even being
the shining beacon of freedom and prosperity that it seems people from all
nations want to flock to has been tarnished.
Our Constitution has become a joke to the present
administration.
So this is my resolve……If Harris wins this election I
will be throwing in the towel on this blog. It’s been a glorious 22 years and I
want to thank all my faithful readers from countries all over the world.
The reason seems obvious to me, at my age I don’t want
to be arrested and jailed because of my opinion, and that IS exactly where we
are headed right now.
I’ll make my decision by the weekend, and I’ll let you
know.
6 comments:
I don't think there is ANY election to big to cheat in! I still think they are going to try like hell to steal this one again!
If anyone is acting like Hitler right now it's the libs! We need to close the door on this dark part of our history!
They have tried to prosecute him, they have tried to jail him, they have tried to kill him, and now they are trying to tell you not to believe your lying eyes. TRUMP 2024! Get out and vote!
I understand you are disheartened by the decline we are witnessing in our country and in much of the world. Like you, I age daily and am closer to the time when I leave this world than the time when I entered it.
I agree with everything you have said but you have neglected to say that you are a man of Honor, a man with a well-formed conscience. Honor is not something that can be silenced or should be silended. While our Constitution has become a joke to the present administration and its followers. It is not a joke to "the many" who who live by it, who have come to look to it for guidance and security.
It makes no difference what others think or do. We are gifted with a conscience and must do what is right. We must hold onto what was gifted to us. We have an obligation to share that gift -- that gift which was the hope of those before us,those who are here now, and for those who are to come after us.
Like you, I have seen better years. But, even in my youth, I was not very strong. I am barely 5 feet tall. At my best, I couldn't fight my way out of a strong wind. That doesn't mean that I should not go outdooors on a very windy day. It does mean that I have to be cautious and not take unnecessary risks. So it is when we write or speak. We cannot permit those with a large eraser or loud mouth bully us.
We must never give up hope. St Paul tells us "Faith is the realization of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). From God, we have been given the gift of faith. That is not something about which to be silent.
What I am saying is this -- please do not choose silence. That is what bullies want, what demons want. They want us to become afraid. They are cowards; we are not. We must stand up to them, not aggressively, but by being careful. A long time ago, I read that we are not to be afraid of the devil, we are to mock it. The devil flees from mockery. It is so cowardly that it is afraid of a child that stands up to it. That is why the memes upset the Liberals so much and why they are unsuccessful at making memes. There is another way to dispel demons and that is by becoming humble -- like you have just done, expressing your concerns to others. You permitted your concerns to leave you. Now you can close the door on them. You can continue doing what you believe is the right thing to do, that same thing that is efficacious for those of us who want to hear your analyses and reflections.
May God bless you, keep you safe from all harm, and guide you in your decision.
@ Lucy_Wannabe...Thank you for your kind words, I feel as though the fight has been knocked out of me in the last 4 years, but I will try to be positive in the next few days
Please carefully consider your decision. I am one of the weakest persons on Gab; yet I am strong. The next few days and weeks will not be comfortable. The people in western North Carolina who have survived the storm, know all about discomfort. Yet they have not given up hope and continue to live and thrive although many of them still do not have a voice that we can hear. Can we not handle discomfort? Are we not that strong? Despite what happens, join others along with me who will neither give away nor permit anyone to take our gift of faith that relies on that for which we hope.
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