Hip-hop's royalty helped get out the vote in Cleveland with an all-star concert to support Democrat Hillary Clinton. Beyonce said: "Less than 100 years ago women did not have the right to vote. Look how far we've come from having no voice to being on the brink of making history again, by electing the first woman president." JAY-Z told the crowd: “This other guy, I don't have any ill will towards him but his conversation is divisive and that's not an evolved soul to me, so he can not be my president, he can not be our president. Once you divide us you weaken us, we are stronger together." For fans at the event, voting Hillary is a testament to President Obama. "We don't want to go backwards. We have a legacy with Barack Obama and we want to keep his legacy alive and Hillary's the best one to do it.”1
It may be politically incorrect to correct thinking here, however, these statements are ridiculous in both content and the context of the character of the speakers. The very fact that Hillary chooses to identify in a positive way with Jay-Z while slamming Donald Trump for how he treats women is not something that a rational mind can comprehend.
If you check out the lyrics of Jay-Zs songs and you were at all rational in your thinking you would conclude that his endorsement is meaningless and ridiculous.
This is not to suggest that Donald Trump is someone who's words and actions towards anyone should be embraced, for they are obviously wrong. But to think that Hillary would align, for any reason with Jay-Z after what she has been saying about Donald Trump is troublesome.
Likewise, Beyonce’s thinking is flawed at best. To vote for someone because of gender, ethnicity, etc. is foolish. When we make gender and ethnicity the only issue we miss the real issues.
Haters are going to hate and those who are prejudice against any given group are going to remain prejudice and no political speech is going to change their hearts.
When God is removed from the process then our politicians believe that they get their power from the people and work the people in order to gain power. If power is all that matters you will use, manipulate, coerce, threaten, lie and cheat to achieve your objective. Then, when you achieve your objective you continue to use the people rather than serve the people.
The foundational blocks of the government of this nation were formed from a reverence for God and service towards people. If we have shifted towards a reverence for self (politician) and the using of people we will see the foundation crumble. As foundations crumble the structure it was meant to support will collapse. When that happens the debris must be removed and foundation and structure rebuilt.
At one time, we were a nation, under God. We are now a divided nation under a self-serving political system and there is no way to be united since each man/woman is doing what is right in their own eyes.
It is time for us to repent. We are only free if we live in the context of how and why we were created and we were created to love God and each other not to exalt self by using others.
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