Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President,

I didn’t vote for you.  I don’t like you.  I hate everything you’ve done with the country.  But instead of getting involved, I feel this country is a lost cause.  So I don’t send a letter to my Senator, or Representative, I just sit at my computer writing hate mail and forwarding it to all of my friends, who in turn either delete the email or forward it to more people because they are just like me. 

I am frustrated that my efforts at forwarding hate mail never seem to change anything.  They feed my desire to be angry and vocal about lost causes.  They make me into a critic picking out every small detail.

I know that leading a country is an exact science.  The outcomes can always be predicted with 100% accuracy.  You just aren’t doing it that way, so our country is dwindling fast.  You can’t seem to predict the future and so our country still struggles.

Sincerely,

Citizen who hates current President

 

Dear Citizens,

If this sounds like you, examine yourself.  Is our country really doomed or is there hope?  In the very worst case we can elect a “better” candidate in 4 years.  We do have a say in how our country works, but we have to get involved and get others involved- not in forwarding our mail but in voting.  Making our voice heard by our representatives so they can carry that message to those who lead this country and bring up the issues we may be facing.

No president is perfect.  I did not vote for our current President.  I do not agree with most of the decisions he has made (at least the bigger ones I’m aware of), but most of the country wanted to see his view of making the country better.  Without our support and “friendly” criticism telling our representatives when things don’t work right no president can make any difference.  We elect those who lead us.  Are they qualified?  Do we talk with our friends telling them why someone is qualified before they’re voted into office so the “wrong” one doesn’t get elected?  Leading the country is not an exact science.  History may repeat, but small circumstances can change the result.  What worked before or what inspired a leader to make a certain decision may not even lead to what he wanted to happen.  There are so many little tiny variables affecting the big picture and struggling to figure out what will work can be hard.  There is no “one way” to do things.  And a whole country, a mix of different cultures and people, and different values is not easy to lead or figure out what the best decision is for everyone all the time.

Have you ever been in charge of multiple people for a project or anything?  Did it go right the first time?  Were you perfect?  Were there no mistakes on anyone’s behalf?  Everyone put in equal effort and did everything perfect?  That’s not how things work- so if you got lucky remember it was just that- lucky.  Everyone makes mistakes- even the best President when it comes to making national decisions.  Let us support the President and be vocal and actively involved- but not hateful.  Let us write to our Representatives- who have a voice in Congress- tell them the issues.  Give them petitions when needed, signed by friends to show it is not just one person’s concern.  Be active in voting.  Let your opinion be heard- but let it have solutions, or explain the problem so a solution can at least be looked into.  Our current President’s speech of “Change” was very inspiring but it wasn’t very specific.  Most of the public is not involved and doesn’t care about the specifics.  So “Change”-  yes we want change- but who can get us there?  HOW will they get us there?  If you can’t answer those questions when complaining then quit complaining and realize that at least the President (even if he screws up) is TRYING to make changes.  He is working towards something, and that’s better than nothing at all.

Sincerely,

A Citizen Determined to Become More Involved