We laugh when we see this video because we feel the same way. But why do you think she feels this way?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIhy1zbrb9M
The video is funny. But she feels this way because of the adults in her life. The adults in her life are behaving in a way that causes this girl to cry. And they, the adults, blame the election for their actions.
As Dennis Green would say, they are who we thought they were.
Romney and Obama are who we think they are. They are going to fight and squabble because that is the system we have right now. We are going to see countless commercials between now and Tuesday because that's just the way it is. Same goes for all the state and local races around the country. It is what it is.
We can blame the political system all we want. But we are the ones who allow it to happen.
We pass on to the next generation(s) the way they are going to live their lives. Our negativity and our mistakes can do great harm. But our positivity and our goodness can do much good.
Rather than beating the candidates and the system up . . . I wonder how things would be if we started praising the people out there who are doing it right. What if we complemented and talked well of what we see going right out there? What if we discussed the good parts of our country with our children? What if the young people in our lives heard us talking about the reasons we are thankful to live in our great country . . . rather than the things that stink about our land?
Something tells me we would have less children feeling the way the little girl in the video does.
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