@uniontrilogy

last thing i say about politics since there’s literally nothing else to see on the timeline. I don’t care which way you vote. But the one thing that always disappoints me is to see whenever an election of some kind comes around, Americans seem to turn on each other faster & worse than any problem we face as a nation. Elections feel like civil war, a 2 party system will always be the biggest let down to humanity and world peace. Now thankfully back to sports.

Americans, whether your team won or lost yesterday, remember this: 1. We are on the same team. I work with some of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. Many of us have vastly different beliefs about how we got here, why we’re here, and what the whole point of life is. And that’s just the beginning of what we disagree on. But here’s the thing. We respect each other. We genuinely care about each other. And we know we have each other’s backs. No matter what. And we get the work done. Let’s try doing that as a country. Disagree. Debate. Argue your point. That’s part of being American. But remember, at the end of the day, we’re Americans. We’re on the same team. 2. America is truly the greatest country on earth. (Obviously biased.) I’ve been fortunate enough to travel all over the world. I’ve floated in the Ganges, played rugby in South Africa, sipped rosé in the south of France, and eaten lumpia in the Philippines. I’ve met incredible people everywhere I’ve gone. I love this big, beautiful world and the people in it. But there’s something special about America. We’re a giant melting pot of thousands of different cultures, backgrounds, beliefs, tastes, ideas, and senses of humor. We don’t all look alike, think alike, worship alike, or even agree on what constitutes good barbecue. And I love that about us. Let’s keep it that way. Let’s appreciate what makes us different while remembering what brings us together. And let’s fight to preserve this remarkable experiment we’ve inherited. 3. Nothing (much) changes either way. Go home. Kiss your wife. Hug your kids. Play your favorite music on a device that only listens to you half the time, even though the company that made it can somehow deliver a shirt, batteries, and a 40-pound bag of dog food to your front door before dinner. And remember, you have a good life. A good life that’s shorter than any of us would like and far more unpredictable than any of us care to admit. The election matters. Of course it does. But don’t give politics so much power over your happiness that you forget to enjoy the very life you’re arguing about. Love your family. Be a good neighbor. Work hard. Laugh often. Make something better than you found it. And remember that the person who voted differently than you probably wants a lot of the same things you do. A good life. A safe home. A better future for their kids. And for Alexa to actually play the exact damn song you asked she/it to play. As long as we remember that, we all win. God bless America. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I feel this midterm election has heightened the division, and it’s time to point that out. What this country needs now is cohesion, not more division, regardless of party. Tight races push energy into opposing the other side instead of examining the real issues and what’s proposed. It's our country and the politicians are responsible for representing us! When you vote think about, "What are the shared goals that will move our country forward", regardless of party?

Election advice from John Wesley: 1 - Vote, without fee or reward, for the person you judge most worthy 2 - To speak no evil of the person you voted against 3 - Take care that your spirit is not sharpened against those that voted on the other side

I joined Twitter a few years ago with the rather naïve notion that I would post something that certain people would disagree with, and they would respond with a counter argument telling me why I was wrong. Then we would have an interesting back-and-forth conversation exploring the issue. What has actually happened over the years is that I post something these people disagree with, and what I get in response is inane, superficial, emotion-driven idiocy as a substitute for thought. I guess it made me pretty old school to think that you could still have a meaningful conversation with people on the Left. Today’s progressives are an entirely different breed of people from the liberals I knew. They believe what they believe because they strongly believe it, and that’s all the justification they need to hold their position. This is why I routinely mock and then block them, instead of trying to convince them of the insanity of their position. There’s absolutely no point in having a dialog with a moron. It’s better to limit what I do to offering my analysis for people who want to understand why the world works the way it does, rather than debate someone whose principal way of responding is to call Trump a pedophile, or tell us how much they want to kill the Jews.

With America split 50/50 political division, I seen no resolution to the current animosity between ideologies to bring a positive outcome in Americas future without a civil war.

YOUR vote is for party ADVERSARIAL politics. It isnt for things we want changed. Its for who is going to represent you. YOUR AGENCY AND AUTHORITY given to others in a divisive adversarial system. This system is a joke and we all see it now. it maximizes division for profit