Friday Fackbook Post- 9 November

     This has been an interesting week babysitters and one many of us are glad has come and gone.  It seems that politics, over the last…10 years give or take has seemed to bring out the ugly in Americans.  I mean the ugly was already there, it’s just we didn’t have platforms like we do today for others to see said ugly.  Like it or not, our nation has become divided.  And contrary to popular belief, we have always been divided.  Whether it was based on socioeconomic status, race, sex, kneeling vs standing, police conduct, political beliefs, religion…you name it, we (members of this nation) have used it to separate us.  The flavor of the week…red vs blue.  Republican vs Democrat, elephant vs donkey.  I have read comments and heard things said this week that just have me shaking my head asking, “What the _______ have we become?”  Have we slid down that slope so far that we cannot recover?  I don’t think so.   But I do believe that it will more than likely get worse, much worse before it remotely gets better.  Many within these borders have taken on a flavor of the leadership and guise poor behavior behind “telling it like it is” or “I’m tired of all this PC crap.”  There is nothing wrong with being honest, nothing wrong with telling it like it is, but it is wrong…let’s say unprofessional to do it out of spite or simply because you feel you can. 

     I find it also interesting that many don’t have a problem with other people making comments but would probably strangle their own for doing the same.  Allowing someone to go unchecked is a recipe for disaster and as we say in the military, “When you ignore the standards, you inadvertently create a new ones.”  So with bad behaviors, are overlooking behaviors and or making excuses for bad behavior when we choose to focus on other actions? Two days ago I posted a comment that was pretty straight forward. The President called a good question racist and then went on a testimonial about all he has done.  All the comments that were attached to the post all focused on everything but…the actual comment and his response.  Just because someone ask you a question that’s either uncomfortable of unpopular, doesn’t mean you should get a pass for your behavior.  And just because you approve of what someone is doing, doesn’t mean you can’t call them out on their behavior.  The two are not mutually supportive. If anything liking someone means you should be their harshest critique.  Those we respect and admire we expect…hell often demand more of.  Politics aside, we should strive to do better. Be better. Become better.

1. Is it ok to give those we like a “pass” on poor behavior?

2. What is wrong with calling out poor behavior of someone you like? And if nothing is wrong with it, how come people choose not to?