Generally I have tried to keep my opinion on current matters pretty much to myself, although if you’ve seen some of my posts on social media I haven’t been totally successful. I have not taken a public stance on many issues for a couple of reasons but primarily because I didn’t want to negatively affect the sales of my Allison Parker Mystery series. I’ve always known that was a chicken-shit reason, and after I read the content in the U.S. Dept of Ed’s proposed regulation for public primary and secondary schools I decided the time to be chicken-shit was over.
Critical race theory is poison for our country. The Black only, Asian only, LGBTQ only graduation ceremonies at colleges, the Black only dorms, student unions - you name it - it’s segregation all over again. People in my generation fought and died (in some cases) to bring an end to segregation, to pass and enforce civil rights legislation, to acknowledge and fight racism. What we are seeing today with the indoctrination of critical race theory is just as bad as what my generation fought against in the ‘60’s and 70’s.
Rioting, looting, arson and destruction are deemed “peaceful protests” by an organization whose founders are publicly avowed Marxists and whose violent actions are excused by members of Congress. Corporations are bowing to the woke mob (frankly a minority of Americans who have somehow been able to intimidate everyone else), law enforcement has been demonized, and any white person who disagrees with what certain elements of the “progressive” left scream are called racists, white supremacists and worse.
Not everything is climate change. Not everything is infrastructure. Not everything is racism.
Our southern border is non-existent. Having a border and enforcing immigration laws is not racist. Every sovereign country is entitled to its borders. Throwing money at South American countries will not solve our immigration crisis. Who do you think will get that money? It sure won’t be the poor people who live there.
People are losing their jobs for voicing opinions that differ from those spouted by the Progressives” (has anyone thought about how ridiculous that title is? “Regressives” is more like it). What country does that remind you of?
Do we now live in an America where a citizen is afraid to state her opinion for fear of retribution, retaliation, being “canceled”, being ostracized? My husband thinks it’s just a phase the country is going through. I pray he is correct, but I believe he is wrong, and for that reason I can’t be silent any longer.