The people have spoken, are we clear about the direction chosen?

This has been an erratic election cycle. At times insane. Other times nonsensical. The campaign rhetoric was ratchet. The platform ominous.Yet here we are. The nation, saturated by four years of disinformation, has chosen a new direction. It is our hope that campaign rhetoric does not become the new administration’s policies.The rhetoric was not only ratchet, but vicious, disrespectful, and non-Christian principled. But it captured the emotions of the people.Although inflation was down, and job creation up, wages were stagnant, and we believed the hype that the nation is headed in the wrong direction.  The price of eggs was central to the people’s choice.A sustained campaign of misinformation, fear and disinformation led to “self-interest” voting. It polarized the nation into camps of “what is good for me.”The promise of a great America gripped our emotions and harnessed our hope. It was fueled by iterations of failed policies, socioeconomic principles, and hardhanded treatment of immigrants.But emotions don’t allow for critical thinking. Emotions reign in the moment. Emotions reign at the gas pump and the checkout counter at the grocery store.Critical thinking allows one to process data that looks at the layered influence of international policies, and decisions of past and present...