Rittenhouse: Its not about the case....Its about "Us"!

 The Rittenhouse case is one of those cases that will mark history but not because of what happened on the ground but by the way our polarized society sees it. The same events, interpreted different ways, under different political agendas, mixed with lots of pain! How can we rectify this?

We can...but it won't be easy and our politicians are not doing our nation many favors in this instance. It is NOT the time for politic rhetoric or the sling shot words designed to hype and inflame the masses. 

I'm not going into the details of the case and whether he should have been found guilty, innocent, or something in between. What I can say is that people are going to see this based on upon their backgrounds and perceptions. Emotions are going to run high for a while and sparks could easily fly.

I lean conservative and I support our police when they act appropriately and with the best interest of the nation and its people (With mechanisms to remove bad apples). It is not a perfect system and there is room for lots and lots of improvement. The day we assume no change is needed is the day we begin to cannibalize ourselves.

Furthermore, I'm not immune to the pain of minority people as I have had my family targeted by dishonest and selfish individuals (mental health involved) who exploited hate and bigotry in a way that could have led to serious harm or death if more accurate information was not forcefully inserted.

We need a grip on who we are and where we want to go as Americans.  Let us not let the radicals of either party split us apart....they have no right to do so! The politicians who are inflaming the passions of the people without consideration for its longer term impact are doing the rest of us a disservice. If they are not seeking a path forward on unity, peace, and prosperity then they are part of the problem.

As word of advice to people who are protesting (no matter which side your protesting for) is not to join in violence and to leave the guns (weapons of all types) home safely locked for hunting season and other non-violent uses. Putting passion, politics, and panoply of power all in the same location is likely to not turn out well (For anybody involved.)! Are you buying emotionally or rationally into this case?

I pray for peace and wisdom to guide our leaders and people to a brighter path forward. One in which we see ourselves in others.💓 ....but who says I know what I'm talking about? I'm a fallible human being who makes lots of mistakes....and so does everyone else. 🤷 You can choose to be "open minded" or go blindly listen to your favorite partisan political radical (from any side)! Hope they know what they are doing and don't break the system! Avoid all separatist leanings.💔🙏