Today, as I sat in my sunroom, this thought came to mind: hundreds of millions of people are governed by a small group telling us what we can and cannot do. Hundreds of millions of people are affected by the decisions of a few. Laws are passed that help some but not all, and if you ask for equality under law, you are sometimes shunned. And there are those times a few will rise up to protest unjust practices.

This all started from my thought in regards to the January 6 insurrection. My personal opinion is it should not have happened. Delusional loyalty coupled with a loaded lie was the perfect recipe. The participants felt cheated and behaved in such an inexcusable manner. But let’s shed a little bit of light on this: if you look at the make-up of the crowd on that particular day, those people look like our government. A mixed-up group of people with different emotions and ideas to achieve their self-perceived goals. I want to stop my thought here.

Now I’m going to intertwine my thought with this explanation.

This country was built firmly on double standards. After these last few years of foolishness coming from the federal government and the selection of the 45th president, a small percentage of people decided enough was enough and decided on new leadership. Another small portion did not share the same views and became upset when another candidate was chosen as the 46th president. I clearly see where the breakdown occurred in this situation. However, the ones who participated in the insurrection had the opportunity to stop. All of that built-up tension fueled the level of chaos and confusion coming down the pipeline.

The crazy thing is this: why didn’t anyone care to thoroughly look at their rights and the rights of the federal government? Did some not understand how the law, aka double standards, works? Is it that those people represent many who believe that their rights are more important than others? If the majority had stopped listening to the propaganda and really broken down what was being asked, they would have seen that the act was against the law. Everyone would have known that whatever they proceeded to do would be on them. I read one article where one of the participants stated that the president would get them out of the situation. I wonder why that hasn’t happened yet. Please understand: I am not willing to turn a blind eye to the total picture just to make a hand full of people happy. I don’t have time for that. And you can’t learn how not to make the same mistakes by having half of the information. So even though I think that TantrumFest 2021 should have never happened, I also see how this thing all imploded.

To wrap things up, I took away this bit of advice for myself from this chaotic day: know what the rules are. Know what the facts are. And then come to a realistic conclusion of what the outcome will be. None of us can avoid double standards. Learn the rules of engagement and proceed with caution. This can also be applied to what is unfolding with the Supreme Court draft. We have to learn in order to avoid the feelings and consequences not knowing brings. One day, I pray that we as a nation begin to heal and untangle ourselves from these double standards that were set up to trap us.