Welcome to Ridiculous

I was kidding around in the previous post.

Now I'm serious.

I live in a fairly quiet town, deep in the South, population 8,600. On the surface, I see no signs of racial tension. In my life time (I may be sheltered) I have not heard of or seen anything that leads to racial tension in Wynne. Nothing serious anyway. I'll go even further and be a little bold to say even though our school is desegregated, the town is still sort of segregated, this is the way I see it. We have two grocery stores, different sides of the "tracks", separate churches, separate funeral homes and yes, even separate cemeteries. No one told us to to do this, it just kind of never changed.

Are some of you shocked?

So...
Welcome to Ridiculous. It is ridiculous that my 6th and 7th graders came home today from school telling that there were threats of shootings today, threats of gangs causing fights, and there was a fight this morning in the gym before school. A teacher ended up getting hurt. It is ridiculous that this is happening in a small school in rural Arkansas. It is ridiculous that this is happening the day after the election. It is ridiculous that the the Superintendent had to come to the school and quite down the Obama chants, that it was disrespectful and rude. My girls said that kids were chanting his name over and over. SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE JUST 11 YEARS OLD and they are going to suffer for what their parents and other adults have done.

It is ignorance that is causing this problem now. Are these kids coming up with this on their own? No, heck, half of them may not even know what Obama looks like. These children are hearing and seeing something at home and bringing it to the school which is ridiculous. Do we have to wait until we are 80 years old to finally mature and just live life?

It is ignorance that I see on the Memphis news. Does it really take "falling out" over an election? Some of these people were jumping up and down and chanting like the Holy Spirit has gotten hold of them. Seriously?

The Presidential Race being won by a black man is not the problem. The ignorance in America is the problem, whether it be White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, whatever, IGNORANCE is the problem.

Obama is not going to cause riots and death, ignorance will and that my friends is ridiculous. A co-worker told me today that the Black Panther's guarded a voting facility in one of the northern states, I can't remember which one. Was there trouble? NO. Why start something over nothing?

I voted for McCain. I voted for him, not because of his color, but because of his views. I do not support abortion of any kind and neither does McCain, this was my MAIN reason for voting for him.

I'm afraid we are in for troubled times ahead. Isn't is sad that OUR LITTLE WORLD has changed in one day.

Prayer is what we need, do you think our future President is prayerful? Do you think he prays to God? I hope he does.

Our Pastor at WBC says it best check out his Post.