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The One When You Don’t “Pick a Side”

Unpopular opinion:

You don’t always have to “pick a side”. Being against one thing doesn’t mean you’re automatically in full agreement with the other thing.

We can acknowledge that Trump and Vance went overboard to “show their control” or “puff up their chests” at Zelensky without actually being FOR Zelensky. It’s called basic human decency and Trump doesn’t have it. He spreads hateful speech, just like people do towards him.

This doesn’t mean I “support” what Zelensky has done. Did I think Zelensky’s “disrespect” warranted the DEGREE of condemnation that he received from Trump and Vance? No… I think it was a show - Trump wanted the world to watch him “own” Zelensky. It’s what narcissists DO.

AND YES I voted for Trump because it was like playing Russian Roulette with him versus Kamala (pun intended).

I voted based on my Catholic beliefs and the commandments and POLICY, but that does not make it okay for him to treat other humans like shit. I am very disappointed in humanity these days. The cheering that people do when someone else gets bullied is absolutely insane.

When you’ve personally dealt with a narcissist (or two), and study personality disorders for a living, and then you see the way Trump acts, you can’t unsee it. When he then gets high fived andcongratulated for it by his “followers”…. Well it becomes very scary.

1. If you haven't watched the entire Zelenskyy interview on FOX after the "spat" I strongly urge you to.

2. He didn't "run to the news" it was already scheduled prior to what happened.

3. My point in all of this, which my friend commented on my other post, (she said) "You don't have to bully to be effective." This was my comment in response:

That's my point in all this... same with how people have been attacking Taylor Swift and why I talk about her so much - yes I like her music but most of all she's been THE target of the right while Trump is the target of the left. Why does either side need a "target"? None of it is Christian-like.

As a mental health nurse I'm really tired of people acting like words and bullying doesn't matter. The amount of people I see on a daily basis who are legitimately suicidal due to feeling worthlessness from things others have said to them for years, or how they are treated... no matter how "famous" you become you still are a human with feelings and after years of being hated, it can be tiring and hopeless.

That goes for those who dedicate their lives to hate speech against Trump. Disagreeing with someone and calling out inappropriate behavior is WAY DIFFERENT than saying you HATE someone. I don't HATE Trump, and I never HATED Biden or Kamala - you can disagree with someone and hate what they DO and still pray for them. Hate the SIN, not the SINNER.

God says we need to love our neighbors AND enemies. And there are many, many people calling themselves Christians who are definitely not loving their enemies. They do the exact opposite actually; and align themselves with others through mutual hatred (like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly literally gaining followers by hateful mean girl drama). Absolutely not okay. I was in church two weeks ago and thinking about the hatred I see and hear every day brought me to tears while I was kneeling there. I see so much mistreatment of humanity by working with the individuals that I do, and it is so disappointing that there are so many humans who mistreat and judge each other.

The gospel reading yesterday was perfect for this:

"Why do you observe the splinter in your brother's eye and never notice the great log in your own? How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out that splinter in your eye,' when you cannot see the great log in your own? Hypocrite! Take the log out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly enough to take out the splinter in your brother's eyes." - Luke 6:41-42

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