Now it could be that I am too conservative (maybe stoic) for my own good, but the political scene does not scare me as much as most people tell me I should.

I just do not believe that either the Left or the Right wants to see the world end. Anything that I read or am told that suggests something along these lines, feels forced and unreal. Bentham got it right, I feel, when addressing people’s motivation, pleasure. Mill improved upon that by adding greater nuance to utilitarianism. Some people like push-pin and others poetry (Bentham’s version), but pleasure at the end state. What I ask is, what possible pleasure does a politician get by running their own country into the ground? Doesn’t make sense to me and I conclude that no one (citizens of the US primarily) actually wants the US to implode.

Reporters and TV hosts alike, “the end of the world approaches, come join the fight on the side of righteousness.” I understand wanting to make everything into a fierce fight of right and wrong. It appears to be a human need to want to be a central figure of an important conflict, a hero/martyr complex. I personally have made my own relatively small conflicts at work and projected them into my stand at Thermopylae. Just because you or I deem something to be so, doesn’t make it. So we can all just take a breather.

I am no fan of the person or candidate Donald Trump. I respect President Trump. It has been just over a month of his four year opportunity to shape the United States (and let’s be honest the rest of the world). He talks too much and he likes to go way over the top on the rhetoric. Just before I started writing this, I read an article depicting a staff of (really bored and overpaid) journalists who studied his movements. Literally where and what President Trump has been doing every  hour of his month long presidency. They found that he spent more time golfing than attending intelligence briefs (this is funny because, Obama). The man has faults.

I hope that President Trump does make this country great. The protesters exercising their 1st Amendment Right to Free Speech, represents part of that greatness. Protests are cool. Democracy in action. USA! USA! However, we can do without the “Never Trump” or the “antifas” (fascist) movements. No one is saying that you must like the guy, I don’t. Respect the office this man has been elected to. Some benefit of the doubt, I think, will go a long way in providing a peaceful presidency.

You know what we could do if we got rid of the ridiculous shouting match (from the MSM and the response from the White House)? We might be able to get some civil debate. You know what we might be able to do with civil debate? We might be able to come to an agreement on certain topics and get some real progress.

I am not saying that if the President is doing something you disagree with you should or have to wait. Actions that are immoral, unethical, or (most especially) illegal should be met with protest. Protest meaning a peaceful gathering. Acknowledge that if it does not fall into those three categories that its is a disagreement and not all out war. And please just remember one thing,

The sun will come out tomorrow.

-BP