I am no one in the sea of faces and voices fighting to be heard. I admit to being one of only a small incomplete college education. Most of what I know and understand was obtained thru independent thought, experience, and research. I consumed information without a teacher to guide my understanding. As such, I welcome opposing views, criticism, and and explanations that may better my understanding.
I am the average working class white Republican American woman. I struggle to pay the bills, to raise a family, to care for my health and my home. My head is bobbing in the deep end, struggling to stay a float. I am screaming for help, but can not be heard. As I said, a sea of faces.
Rescue rafts came thru and we thought we would be rescued. Instead the rafts had rescued outsiders and left us to continue our battle to keep our heads above water. When we screamed louder for help, we were told we were racist, as bridges were build on our backs to lift up these uninvited guests. People would ride their boats thru our faces, and occasionally sit with their feet in the water next to our faces. Those with their feet in the water would look down at us and explain how we were not in crises, we simply were not educated enough to understand that it is a human right to use our backs to build on, and how they are entitled to our support of their unwanted visitors. We were told how we had no choice in allowing others to build on our backs and use resources we needed because they said so. We understood we were the uneducated and now understand that our votes could free us from slavery.
So we rose up and voted! A revolution is taking place! We achieved it as our founding fathers intended, using our one small voice in the deep water and we were finally heard!
Now, we face uncertainty! We are just beginning to feel the weights lift from our backs, when those who sit with their feet in the water demand to allow the uninvited visitors to remain on our backs. They insist it is a human right to require us support their weight and pay for their due process increasing the already demanding weight upon our backs. They laugh in our faces and tell us we are playing the victim. They tell us we are not allowed to have boundaries. If we complain after they blow thru our boundaries, they tell us it’s our fault for having boundaries.
I am oppressed when what is built with my labor, I am not fairly compensated for. I do not accuse my employer, which is the skapegoat, I accuse my government who takes from my labor and uses it in ways that do not benefit me.
I am oppressed when intended protections, rights, and benefits of being a woman are taken by a man with chromosomes XY, not intersex, claims he’s entitled to because of his chosen identity. We are oppressed further when told a woman is anyone who identifies as one to validate a man’s identity to be one of us. You have robbed me of my identity. If anyone can be a woman by choice as a preference then it’s not an identity. It’s an accessory. Furthermore, you enslave me by allowing a man to use my identity to build upon while I struggle to keep my head above water.
I am oppressed by continued methods to rob me of my power.
I am oppressed by the cultural imperialism in which my identity as a white woman is shamed, mocked, told I am less than and mediocre while telling me whiteness is supremacy. You have robbed me of my power when you tell me this blatant racism isn’t racist if I’m white. You have taken my rights and power to defend myself.
As a white Republican I am threatened with physical violence everyday in an attempt to silence me, shame me, and oppress me.
All that I describe has been the result of a system in which those entrusted with the duties to be our voices, our will, and to protect us have exploited all Americans as pawns.
This all being said, I believe in seeking solutions rather than living in and being the problem.
I have spoken to my experience, and admit my ignorance on many issues and laws that govern my country. What I suggested is simplified for what I understand would obviously be a complicated process to enact.
I believe it is wrong to force others in a country to have our tax dollars be spent on supporting who were not born in this country nor became a citizen thru a legal practice in which
I believe an inalienable right of a human being, regardless of gender, nationality. race etc. is the right to decide what the resources of their labor are used for. I further understand that as a citizen of this nation, contributing part of the resources of my labor, to be used in governing my nation should be required if I wish to be a citizen.
I suggest something I’ve no doubt has been considered many times before, by greater minds than mine. I am submitting the suggestion again, so that greater minds than my own might consider my voice and seek a solution that may embody the spirit of voices like my own.
I do not seek to have more than others, and I refuse to continue to accept less. while I strongly disagree with non citizens receiving the rights, privileges, and resources without the consent of all citizens; I recognize those who oppose my view, and their rights to believe otherwise. we have deliberated the many reasons for months now, the views will not change. We have come to a very dangerous impass.
The use of certain tactics that are ripping this country apart must be disarmed. For the sake of this country and its future, we must take the incentive and tools of corruption away.
I’m suggesting possibly updating oaths to include the duty of which prohibits insider trading; diplomacy that’s purpose must be to further America in some way and can not be harmful to citizens of this country in any way, including purchasing American goods to donate in the name of diplomacy. Even if said claim of diplomacy or acts of war is supported by a portion of the people. this nation exists because of its people but its people will not exist if it does not prioritize its well being and sovereignty above all else. this is indisputable, and must be taken as Oath in addition to upholding the constitution. We can be a diverse people that ask to reasonably aid those in need abroad, but it must always be done from the lense of the nation you call home. when it is done from the lense of your origin in which one perceives they are entitled to put their homelands needs above those they swore alliance to, they have betrayed and violated their oath.
We all understand that people flock to our country from around the world in hopes of the American Dream. While I wish to be a beacon of hope, and wish to carry that noble duty as those before me have, I can not ignore the use of that dream to incentivize immigration indiscriminately, with the intent to use their numbers to leverage power. Everything we stand for has been defiled by those wearing the mask of sanctuary to guarantee their political power and enrich their pockets. They have further perverted a noble principle of this nation by accusing those that objected to this practice as racist. The resulting consequences were to turn a nations people on each other. This act was deliberate and seen as just politics.
To My next point, politicians lie. This will never change. however, your Oath that puts this nation first and only by need for one to be protected can the other exist the Oath is to the citizens second only to the well being and best interests of the nation. I’m aware of instant ways to validate lying to citizens in the interests of national security so we close the loop hole. if you lie to the American people, you must be able to validate that reason on serious risks to the whole nation. one can not fabricate stories to smear a political adversary. one can not accuse Americans of such things as racism for objecting the black hat tactics.
People won’t like the next suggestion but what we gain may be worth it. The Citizen’s of this nation will be notified of the politicians that have practiced insider trading, intentionally starting wars in which citizens objected to and return citizens were labeled nazis. this should be a criminal act for a government official to label citizens in such derogatory dehumanizing ways, when they are exercising their free speech. a government official works for this nation’s people not the other way around. if you want to terrorize us ever again you better be able to back up such claims under threat of severe penalties.
Freedom of speech should no longer be abused for political or criminal motives. When you are operating a government official, or presenting alleged facts that affect the American people and you are paid to perform such tasks, the shield of freedom of speech should not cover intentional acts of deception, smearing, lying and most definitely targeting political opponents using the law. Politics should not be about smearing to win. For once you guys will have to stand on merit and skill.
The acting or former presidents should never again be drug into a courtroom to prevent him entering an election. This has been an offense to the people and to our government. It has damaged the people’s trust. It was a selfish act and you have been seen.