People not pawns

For political purposes GOP Governors have been shipping migrants to blue states. A group of migrants were tricked into getting on an airplane that dropped them off at Martha’s Vineyard. That would be the work of DeSantis, using human beings as political pawns. 

Once there the immigrants were treated like human beings. They were given food, clothing, and shelter.  Even lawyers volunteered to give them free assistance. Looks like DeSantis inadvertently improved the lot of those poor folks. That wasn’t his intention. He’s just plain mean.

That’s one of the more troubling aspects of political discourse these days. It’s just so damn mean. Too many groups of people are dehumanized. Once dehumanized it’s easy to justify taking away their god given rights. 

Migrants are treated like vermin. Guess I’m vermin too as it was all that long ago when a lot of my ancestors were migrants. With the exception of those who where already here when the Mayflower arrived. That group of people haven’t been treated very well either. For a nation built on immigration we’ve got a lousy system of dealing with migrants. Neither major party have a very good record there. 

Migration is a huge filter. It takes a lot of daring and courage to leave your home country behind. It would be a darn shame to let all that courage and determination go to waste. Given half a chance those are the people who make this country great. I can see how a lot of native born don’t want to compete. 

Nobody’s doing much for the homeless population either. Is that any way to treat your fellow Children of God? It’s a national shame how so many of those homeless are also vets. That’s another group treated more like pawns and less like people. 

Call me crazy, but I’d much rather feed people than shoot them. That’s one of the reasons I’m so big on preps. It’s not about just getting me though tough times. It’s nearly impossible to survive as an individual or small family group. Like it or not, we are all in this together. 

-Sixbears

Trust in God

I've been paying close attention to the situation in Florida. There's something that a lot of people said that's driving me nuts. Over and over I hear people on barrier islands that say they are going to stay. The best scientific evidence indicates they should evacuate. History has shown that those islands should be evacuated.

Some say they trust in God so they are staying.

I'm a man of faith. I believe in miracles. However, I'd be evacuating out of those islands. Heck, I'd have left two days ago.

That does not mean I lack faith. The way I see it is that God gave me gifts and he wants me to use them. One of my gifts is a fully functional brain. God expects me to use that brain to make good decisions.

Not only that, as a former firefighter, I feel for those guys who'll have to recover bodies. Trust me, It's never fun to haul out mangled drowned human beings. Do those first responders a solid and save them the burden. I still get nightmares years later.

-Sixbears