Politics and Family

After Trump was elected in 2016 I was part of a family e-mail exchange. My beautiful educated niece Sarah predictably proclaimed 'Trump is racist'. I should have known better than to respond, but I did ask her to provide an example. I'll never forget her response. The gist being that she didn't want me to 'infect' her nieces and nephews with my outrageous views. My conservative views. Keep in mind, these are my great nieces and nephews she's talking about. We haven't spoken since. And BTW - she never did give me an example of Trump's racism.

My mother is a liberal feminist. Ever since Hillary got on TV in the mid 90's and went on about 'vast right-wing conspiracies' my mother had official permission to dismiss anything I said that didn't comport with her own progressive views. Which, like many Americans, are formed by the NY Times, mainstream media and the majority of talking heads on CNN. Mom, like most other progressives, never has to defend her opinions. She merely proclaims 'I don't talk politics' and then shrouds herself in the moral high ground, while rolling her eyes at her totally misinformed daughter. I let her get away with it because she's my mom. That doesn't make it hurt less.

Years ago, I decided to curb my conservative sentiments around family members. I decided that I would rather be happy than right. Being a conservative had cost me my husband and most of my liberal family members. I quit doing radio, quit writing my conservative weekly column and bought an RV. I was now officially a 'camper'. It worked for a few years. Until it didn't.

With the installation of Biden in 2020, the battle lines were drawn. The left declared all MAGA voters as domestic terrorists, extremists and dangerous. Anyone who dared question the 2020 'election' was branded a denier. The leftist members of my family were validated, and I'm sure, relieved, that they were right about me being a conspiracy theorist. As such, my opinions could resonably be discarded and invalidated without the need to debate the actual issue.

I believe this division is purposeful. A house divided against itself can't stand. And indications are that the left has decided to aggravate these divisions for political purposes. But why?

Newly elected Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni best explains the lefts' war on family. Because "Family defines us. Because it is our identity. Because everything that defines us is now an enemy." She may have a point. It seems as if everything that serves to unite Americans is under attack, from religion, sports, academia, and even our founding fathers.

All current 'narratives' deal with issues designed to turn American against American. Blacks are oppressed and whitey is the oppressor. If one doesn't believe that we're in a 'climate emergency' they're accused of killing the planet. And worst of all, not CARING. Being poor is now a virtue and a direct result of greedy rich people. Mostly white. Criticizing the 2020 election is verboten. As is criticizing any aspect of critical race theory, or any black person. Or any of Biden's policies, however destructive and anti-American. The list goes on.