e·piph·a·ny
[ih-pif-uh-nee]
noun, plural e·piph·a·nies.
3. a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential
meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience
Sometime way back when as I suppose happens with most kids I
began to wonder about the inner workings of politics. And like most kids I was
automatically indoctrinated into the party of my parents. It was “assumed” I would be a Republican
because after all my parents were Republicans as were their parents. They were
the ones responsible for all the good happening in our country and the
Democrats represented everything bad.
Along with religion and sex, politics were never discussed among
families. You were born into a
republican family and by god you are going to be a republican is a simplified
version of how the discussions with the children usually went in this country
during that time. I not too sure if
anything really has changed much throughout the years? I tried to educate my children on the basics
of both parties and luckily enough they had enough interest to do their own
research and form their own conclusions.
Which leads me here today to discuss an epiphany I recently had. With all of the mudslinging and name calling
that is going on in politics today I certainly cannot be the only person with
these feelings regardless of political affiliations. The quagmire in Washington D.C. is not
serving anyone but the politicians themselves.
I use “they” and “them as a collective name for all of them
regardless. I get the sense that America
is fed up with the whole lot of them.
And rightly so, I might add.
These people have been elected to represent their constituents in
Washington. They have been tasked with
being the voices of the people they represent.
We cannot get our voices heard without them. That frustration is what led me here
today. My parents Republican Party has
all but vanished in the past 10 years.
With the infusion of obscene amounts of cash the Tea Party has not only
bought and paid for current members of Congress but has also allowed Tea Party
members to achieve positions of power and influence. The days of politicians reaching across the
aisle from both sides are gone. It
appears the only objective for them is to cause a major disruption in the
process. This disruption and lack of
concern for America is happening right now.
With the Tea Party having complete disregard for the welfare of this
country and the stalemate within Washington has caused me to shift my
allegiances somewhat. I am not ready to
make a complete jump to the Democratic Party due to my belief in certain
Republican ideologies. I believe firmly
in my right to bear arms but yet I also feel that magazine capacities for
certain weapons should be limited. I
also believe in fewer taxes and less government. You cannot spend your way out of a recession.
With that said, I am going to continue my education on the background of the
left and find out for myself what their beliefs are. I have never believed that Rush Limbaugh,
Bill O’Reilly or Sean Hannity spoke for me yet there are millions of people
that should do their own research to validate for themselves exactly what party
best fits their own beliefs. When those
Americans complete their education process perhaps they can have an epiphany of
their own?
That’s all I have to say about that.
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