Oped By Retired USCG Vet

Are you asking yourself “Why is there so much violence and crime”? Or even “what is happening to our Country”?  If you are, or are even remotely in disbelief of the nightly local news, local media reports, and even the national news on the massive rise in crime, you are not alone. There is an answer to all of this. People voted for Democrats. Now before you go saying I’m a Trumper, Trumpster, Republican, White Supremacist, Bigot, Racist, or any other “word of the day”, I will explain.

You are being lied to by Democrats running for and in office. Currently several States and apparently the Federal Government are being run by Democrats. Has your life gotten better with skyrocketing food prices and shortages, high gas prices, the price of health care, high cost of living, unbelievable murders and crime, riots, a never ending pandemic, and a less secure nation without borders or adherence to U.S. Law regarding Immigration? Undoubtedly I think We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, all want this.  But the difference is this. The Democrats keep saying the same things over and over and the results are only getting worse. That’s where we separate. People who are asking the question “Why is there so much violence and crime” either continue to vote for Democrats who are passing the laws that sound good on paper but in reality are causing this and hurting everyone but themselves, or you vote a different way.

Think about this. Currently under a Democrat administration, our Southern Border is being overrun with Immigrants some of whom are really sick, criminals, or even terrorists (some are legitimate). A country we fought in for nearly 20 years was just overrun by the same people we were fighting. The Governor of New York (and the 2 before him) all Democrats, have disgracefully resigned amid scandals. And a recall of the Democrat Governor of California, the largest population State in the Country, due to his poor leadership. The nonstop death and injury in Chicago, a major U.S. City, led by a Democrat Mayor who blames everyone and anyone other than herself while shaming Police. The cities in the U.S. with the highest poverty rate are all Democrat run. The list goes on and on. Some of these States and Cities have had Democrats at the helm for decades. Yet they keep assuring and promising us that “They and they only” have the solution to “fix” Racial injustice, Inequality, and Social Justice Issues, etc. that are causing all of this death and destruction. When you vote Democrat, BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE, ask yourself this, do I REALLY think things will get better with this person? What do you have to lose at this point by trying something new?