A Divided myLot

I read an article by Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs and he summed it up perfectly. "We survived 44 Presidents so far and we will survive this one. " We absolutely need to pray for all of our government officials be it local, state or national.

I have seen the same thing and I just try to stay away from it all at this point. I still love all of my friends here no matter who they voted for or how they feel about who was elected. Prayer is what we have always needed, no matter what.

I just had a friend on the phone insisting God told her He wanted Trump to be president. I have no idea except that whoever is president of anywhere we need to pray. I just cannot get my head around the way people are reacting in the US. We had "Thatcher the Milk Snatcher" here and it got difficult for many, but I never heard of anyone here needing a counselor because the Prime Minister changed. One thing everyone needs to remember is that there are other countries here and other priorities as we do not live in the US. It is sad if things get political as it will run people off the board. The last chat place I was involved in failed when the owner demanded we all support George Bush. Politics needs to be left out of a board like this unless people can ignore threads they dislike.

This election has certainly brought about a lot of controversy & although I haven't been involved in any discussions here I've seen lots on Facebook

Trump could not have been elected president if God's hand wasn't in it and he was elected to serve God's purpose and all we can do is what it sat in 2 Chronicles 7:14 and that is what this land needs a true humbling and the seeking God for a healing in the land.

Thank you baby for this reminder. The Bible says that GOD rules in the affairs of men. In other words, GOD can have HIS way and make all things turn to our good and benefit. So let's go in Prayers for the new administration. Yea.

yes i myself try to stay out of it all. just hope things calm down soon. actually it seems we have this same thing here every election and on all sites. sadly.

I hope this is something that will happen for a short time.

It's sad that the division has gotten worse since D day, not better, even if I dont like what we have, Im more concerned about the now and the moving on.

i've been tryin' to spread this message, too, ms. valerie. some jest aint content to do so though 'n continue to not see past their bitterness, which 'tis misplaced. the riots 'n all the other b.s. goin' 'round needs to stop. the ugliness here towards others who disagree needs to stop. unfortunately, don't matter what we say, they all continue :( 's fer those wishin' to leave our great country, i'll gladly help 'em pack 'n send 'em'n their way.

I agree about the divisions that have started to appear here but hopefully we can all move on now and get back to supporting each other in whatever small way we can.

same here, ome friendship has been divided due to the past election, hoping it won't happen in here

Very well said. Politics and religion become emotional for some - my way or the high way reaction then. I believe all is for the good and happen for a purpose provided we react positively. We have a new perspective after a change and that is needed too - siva

I know the feeling because that's what happened here as well. Some people have thier views about our President. Why don't we help them instead, right? for our country to be a better place.

I have not noticed any such thing, but then I wander in different areas. Even if the rift is there, I would like to point out previously we had categories for religion and politics....many avoided those discussions for the pretty same reason - it was explosive. I have seen that since start. Ours is a political country and these days I am not so politically correct too. I don't mind much.

I haven't noticed, but this hasn't been my week with writing/blogging stuff (nothing to do with the election). I'm sorry to hear it's been happening on here, as I've seen it happen on Facebook and Twitter, and I'll be glad to delete comments if it winds up on any of my posts (I don't talk politics/election, but still). I definitely hope things can return to normal around here. :(

I haven't seen many posts about the election really. Some not many. Yes there is division. But the bigger picture is not MyLot. It is the country. We do have a divided country right now and that is never a good thing. But we all have to realize that the people in charge now, some of them are worse than trump could be. There will be cuts to the people on medicare and social security. That in itself will be devastating. Some elderly live hand to mouth right now. Imagine those cuts and see what happens. We also have to worry about the who russian thing. How they were able to manipulate the election. What dealings does he have with them and how much money does he owe. No one knows. He is not a likable person, even a vast amount of republicans don't like him. What we all need to worry about is the fact that he is a blank slate right now, trump I mean. And he can be molded by these radical tea party people to totally undo all the progress we have made and make things worse. This country could wind up no better than China or Russia. We all should be afraid now. Republicans and democrats alike. That is where I see the country coming together again. In the wake of major hurtful changes. No one wants to have a bleak future. As for MyLot, well, people here, like any other social site, are going to voice their opinions and feelings. It is human nature. You can choose to ignore the things going on around you. But you cannot hide from them. They are there and they are real. I am no knocking anyone here. I love MyLot and will continue to for a long time. Just don't close yourself off to the real world about this issue. You can ignore posts here if you choose. That's fine. But please don't close yourself off from the real world and the things that are going on. I am not in favor of hate or destruction either. But it is happening now. Imagine if trump lost. What would they be doing in the streets. I read an article that said the white supremacists were ready to start beating and shooting minorities. Now that would be worse than protesting. This country has fallen in my eyes. It will take many years to come back, if it ever could. Yes we have to live here and deal with it. But always expect disagreements from people. That will never change.

We can just get along with each other, and help each other, that's what will keep mylot altogether. I post, respond, comment, and I expect other users to do the same for me if they find my activities. Prayers ? Prayers are always good, they change our mind to think about good things. That's starts a chain of positive thinking, good feelings and positive actions as a result. But, even if the president for example, make a bad rule, that somehow is fair for one but not fair for the other, we can help the other.

It will take a while to nurse the wound.

Ditto