Godless Rachel

                     2020 started out for me with hopes of getting ahead in life, and making this year better than last. Last year I faced hardships of barely hanging on financially, and I thought, since I was ready to works smarter than harder, I would be all set. Then the pandemic hit. The pandemic felt, and continues to feel like a wall. Like America smashed right into a giant wall, from which chaos and hardship ensued, and we continue to scramble from one tragedy to the next, barely able to breathe or even grasp how bad the last tragedy was, before heading into the next, blindsided by the horrors.  Just on Christmas Day, a terrorist committed suicide by exploding his RV, with him inside. America shrugged it off, like our exhaustion from all the hardships left us with empathy exhaustion. And we are all exhausted. Twitter feeds full of family losses, news media telling us how many are sick and dying, the president more inter...

Over the last week we have seen a lot of public testimony by long term servants of the United States, ambassadors, and Military personnel. During those days a lot was exposed. While it may seem boring to some, and a rehash of what they believed to be true, for many of us, it was important to hear. Much of what the GOP had been claiming was quickly torn away. Holding public hearings meant the GOP could not push only their narrative, and it quickly ended the narrative that this was any form of witch hunt. It took care of their lies about loyalties and partisanship. One of the things that became clear was how many people knew what the president and his staff had been doing, the role of Giuliani, and Sonland. Testimony showed that everyone was aware that Trump was withholding aid to coerce a meeting. As Dr.Hill said, she was on a diplomatic mission, and Sonland was on a personal political mission. That she approached white house lawyers to let them know what was going on back in Jul...

The 2016 election cycle was rampant with Trump-isms, the news media focused on him so much it was hard to notice anyone, but him. He mocked the disabled, he used racist dog whistles, he made sexist comments, and spread hate for immigrants. One thing Trump made clear was his hate for anyone who stood against him. He called Ted Cruz’s wife a dog. He said the women who accused him of sexual harassment and even assault weren’t pretty enough to assault. He made it known that minorities really weren’t welcome at his rallies. He told people he was going to build a wall, “a big beautiful wall between Mexico and America.” Everything he said spent hours on news sites. It was a wall to wall Trump show. So when he won, and by won I mean accepted help from Russia, he set to work to keep the praise of those who got him there, including Russia. Since then some people have grown weary of his constant attacks on the media, the constitution, the investigation, and his political enemies. These people ...

Unless you hid from everything that was happening this weekend, you know that McCain's funeral happened Saturday, and that millions were either watching or paying attention. It was around the same time as Aretha's. During the funeral many words of rebuke were spoken about Trump, while many words of the dedication McCain was recognized. John McCain was across the political isles from me, however, he did care for this nation, and stood by it before his political party. He played a role in the Russia investigation, he stood by Affordable Care, and he fought for this nation which led to his subsequent capture and 5 years inn a prison camp. During his time imprisoned in Vietnam he was tortured. While I don't agree with who he was, or what all he stood for, or even much of what his life was, I wouldn't show him disrespect in death. I also won't make hero's out of his daughter, or anyone who spoke against Trump during the funeral. Meghan McCain isn't some st...

In the past I published articles, some of which have errors. I want to go back and correct those, but I find that it would be better going forward. So I have decided that I will instead keep going, and in time make a point to do so. I have had years to reflect on who I was before, and who I am now. It began with healing, during my growth time I learned my role in a family that isn't healthy, and I was worried what that meant. Was I seeking to lead others, or were others seeking me to lead them. I still don't know, what I do know is that I like many people have a checkered past, its filled with a lot of pain, and things that are wrong. I can no longer be silent about it, or just let it fester under the surface. I want to write about politics, and life, and all the good, bad, bitter sweet, kind loving things I see in this world. So while I can't promise to be who I was, I can promise who I will be. Thank you for  reading this, and have the best day. Rachel

You hear white people say it all the time, "Black people are racist too." It gets so maddening explaining to white people over and over again why black people aren't actually racist. Yet, here I go again, this time I hope I have made it easier to understand. Maybe? In this era of racial unrest and BLM matter coming to the aid of their fellow people, because they need to, we need to get somethings straight. I am white, and if you are white you need to listen. I live in a predominately minority area, where I, by skin color alone am not trusted. I am often looked at with angry eyes, treated badly, and face rudeness from the black community. Right there you might say, see that's racism. You're wrong, and here's why. Though they might be angry, and they have every right to be, they have no power. Racism take power to employ, and they don't have it. They are angry because since their ancestors first stepped a shackled foot onto this land, they have endured ...