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When children see the political division in this country, what could be going through their minds?
Are they seeing people who are supposed to work for the benefit of others only working to benefit themselves?
Are they seeing others stand by and watch as people gobble up more for themselves, which means less for others?
Are they seeing victims of a child sex trafficking ring get no justice, as the government works to cover up those who perpetrated the crime?
Are they seeing people nabbed in the streets, sometimes beaten or even killed, just because of how they look, or for exercising their constitutional rights?
Are they being taught never to lie, but see leaders on television tell them not to believe their own eyes and ears?
If your child sees all this, do you approve?
Were you raised in an environment in which the Golden Rule is “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?” If so, you can’t, or shouldn’t, be happy with what is going on. And, you can’t be happy that your child is watching all this in plain sight.
What will you tell that child when he or she is old enough to start asking questions about what he or she witnessed, or is witnessing?
Children see things they probably had been taught at home, in school or at church to be wrong.
They see leaders act with less maturity than the children themselves have.
They see cowardice masquerading as strength. They see vengeance masquerading as fighting crime. They see kidnapping, physical assault and destruction of property masquerading as law enforcement.
They see “leaders” complaining about being victims. They see governmental bodies empowered by the Constitution sit idle as a companion body runs improperly rampant.
When seeing all this, your child may not understand when you tell them, “Don’t worry. Everything will turn out OK.”
How will your child react when he or she observes your own actions? Are you standing up for what’s right, or are you lying down for political expediency?
Are you making your objections heard, or are you sitting back and hoping “everything will turn out OK?”
Are you allowing cowardice to overtake you, or are you fearlessly uniting with your neighbors to try to stop the chaos?
Are you voting in every election in which you are eligible?
In 1968, at the Democratic National Convention, Vietnam War protesters gathered in Chicago chanting, “The Whole World Is Watching!” The police overstepped at that event, too.
Your children, perhaps not audibly, are chanting, “We Are Watching!” Are YOU doing the right thing by them?
Peter