As a father and Veteran turned small business owner, I am sick of it. When Democrats spew garbage, Republicans come on TV and fire off their "yea buts" and "yea, well you dids", and vice versa. It is time we demand more from the people who claim to be leaders of this country. In todays day and age of Twitter and the 24 hour news cycle, this toxic divisiveness is on display to us and our kids constantly. The fundamental thing we are lacking in this country is rock solid, foundational, human-centered leadership.we've stopped caring about people and helping people and re-focused on winning and trashing the other side. EXAMPLE: attached photo of me teaching my Iraqi troops not only rifle marksmanship, but graduating my students to teaching each other in English and Arabic. When I first put hands on the COIN manual that Gen Petraeus and Gen Mattis had their hands all over, I was hooked on helping the helpless who were caught up in the insurgency in Iraq. I have always found the idea of counterinsurgency (COIN) fascinating. Turns out, Americans have the stomach for quite a lot because you can see the unbelievable on display, playing out right before our very eyes. This feels like far left and far right entities probing to see how far different groups can take things. In my opinion, we are in a pre-insurgency stage here in America. That definition is strangely accurate in a lot of American cities right now. Insurgency as defined by the State Department: "Insurgency is the organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify or challenge political control of a region." This comes directly from the Governments "Counterinsurgency Guide, January 2009".
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