In our society, who you
align yourself with is just as important as what you believe, your actions,
your experience, and where you come from. It’s been said that the people you
hang with or conduct business with say a lot about who you are as a person. I
guess this couldn’t be any truer than in public office. Many persons have been
tarnished by the actions of others. Whether or not those affected had anything
to do with what went down, they are guilty by association. I’ll never
understand why, especially if it’s over foolishness that they had nothing to do
with, or when there is an obvious disconnect between their platform and that of
their close colleagues.
It makes no sense to me that
people automatically change their opinions of you and your character based upon
the beliefs held by people that you know—especially when you’ve expressed the
distinctions on more than one occasion. You shouldn’t have to distance yourself
from those close to you because of a fiery speech they gave, controversial
rhetoric in an article, book, or video clip, or because certain beliefs they
have challenge those held by the masses. It seems to me to be more of a problem
with the public and less a problem with or for you; or more of a problem for
pundits, sideliners, and so-called experts.
People have to learn to
accept the unknown, the foreign, and the distinctive. People have to learn to
separate individuals from other people, their actions, and their beliefs. Many
times these factors are not synonymous. Why should persons be alienated and
vilified for actions untaken and words unsaid by them?
Though I’ll never
understand this, I hope that people understand the implications, and will hold
themselves just as accountable as public figures to a bar that is
unrealistically high. ’Cause if you’re going to do it to others, the golden
rule says the same should apply to you.
© 2012 BuddahDesmond
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