Let Us Organize & Resist President Trump Part #4 of #4
Does the right to assemble give individuals or groups the right to disrupt? When groups disrupt do they disrespect the rights of others to partake or to listen and ask questions? Does the right to disagree give individuals or groups the right to destroy private property? Was the Tea Party created through organized efforts or did it just happen because of frustration? Is there an organized effort to oppose President Trump? If yes, who organized this movement? What do we do if we suspect the reporting of the media?
WATCH THE NEWS: Remember INDIVISIBLE was put together by former Democratic congressional staffers to reveal the best practices for making your elected politicians listen. What are you seeing on the news? How is the congressional town hall going in your home town? When watching the news remember these groups wish to create deception which is the most powerful weapon they have.
MEDIA: Your view of reality is shaped by the media whether you know it or not. During President Obama’s time in office the Republicans were called obstructionists. But today the media describes the resistance movement bragged about by Democrats and Progressive’s in this way, “Dissent is key to a healthy democracy.”
FIND THE TRUTH: In Iraq the Village elders would gather and each elder would bring several newspapers. All of the papers had notes in the margin and portions underlined. The Eldest would start by saying this (NAME OF PAPER) says XXXX and if the majority agreed that was jotted down as a fact or if a majority did not agree that was not a fact. They would continue this until they agreed they had the truth. You cannot do this but you must get your information from more than one source and be certain that not all are conservative and not all are liberal. Read beyond the headline.
DANGEROUS TIMES: We live in an information overload reality. Much of the media hangs together and may not formally agree on a message but many seem to say the same things. So the hard work of separating the wheat from the chaff is up to us. Be cautious and do not make up your mind to fast. It is better to decide what is correct and what the truth is 6 months later than to be wrong today and never accept facts that say something else is truth.
WHAT TO DO: Know what your elected officials are doing. You cannot know everything about every issue. But pick one or two that truly affect you and become informed on those issues. When your politician does not vote the way you want write a letter or better yet write before the politician votes and tell them what you want.
WATCH & READ: Be very suspect whenever you see the media reporting large crowds at any event that an elected person is at, town halls or building dedications. Be suspicious of what you read in the headlines take the time to read the last few paragraphs which many times contain the majority of the truth.
CONCLUSION: I hear lots of people say that their vote does not count so they never vote. They are correct, their vote does not count. I hear people say I do not care about politics it does not affect me. If you are a hunter and they vote to ban all guns that will affect YOU.
LEADERS FROM THE PAST:
We electors have an important constitutional power placed in our hands; we have a check upon two branches of the legislature.
John Adams
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Abraham Lincoln
Freedom of the press is essential to the preservation of a democracy; but there is a difference between freedom and license. Editorialists who tell downright lies in order to advance their own agendas do more to discredit the press than all the censors in the world.
Franklin D. Roosevelt