The noted Psychologist, Dr. Albert Ellis, was correct
when he said something to the effect that the most difficult thing a person can
do is to acknowledge they have a problem and then change their behavior. You see, in order to change, we must
understand what we are doing wrong and accept responsibility for it. Then we can hold ourselves accountable to fix
it.
The tendency to blame others is nowhere more obvious than
in politics. The Left says that
President Trump is to blame for the Corona Virus crisis getting out of hand and
the disruption it has caused. President
Trump rightfully points out that people like New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and
Mayor Bill DeBlasio have mishandled things so badly many preventable deaths
have occurred. President Trump has also
correctly said that the world pandemic is China’s fault.
However, we need to remember that blaming someone does
not fix things. The Communist Chinese,
our federal government, and state and local governments are groups of fallible
people operating in uncertainty with incomplete and imperfect information. Often, decisions were made on the advice of
“experts” who did not have all the facts.
China failed to act to protect anyone but themselves. When a situation demands action, and leaders
fail to act, there are outcomes for which they are answerable. When the situation demanded action, Americans
made the best decisions they could in an undefined environment, and we are
getting through it. What we need now is
for our leaders to set politics aside and work together to find better ways to
cope. There is no single answer to most
problems. Since they have multiple
causes, they must be corrected at multiple levels of government, and people
must work together.
There has been rioting, looting, burning, assaults, and
killing in our cities all summer. City
and state governments have not stopped the violence. Many say that the Democratic mayors and
governors there are afraid to “alienate their base.” President Trump seems to think that they are
just too weak to do what is necessary when the going gets difficult. Some believe they are letting the violence
continue to damage President Trump’s chances for reelection. President Trump has offered federal help to
quell the unrest, but it has been refused.
The mayor of Portland blamed President Trump for the rioting, saying
that it is due to his “divisive” policies.
The bottom line is that when the blame game the only game
in town, nothing gets done.
“Don't find fault,
find a remedy.”
(Henry Ford) *
The remedy is coming in November.
Reelect President Trump and give him a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate
and House of Representatives. Elect
Republican governors and give them Republican majorities in the state
legislatures. Elect Republican mayors, city councils, and county commissioners. Thank you.
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