the publisher of appalachian renegades offers this thought train; 

 

I was reading through the comments and decided to give some thoughts concerning the state of the union.

1. There is no state of the union. The last description of our country in my mind is “union. As I have written before, the antonym of unity is diversity. And diversity has divided, weakened and is now destroying the Republic.
2. A corollary to the first point is that getting mad about the situation is not a solution. People write that they are mad or “pissed at” Trump. I am disappointed in Trump but being mad is not a solution for any issue or problem.
3. Posting content that may be controversial or true on this site should not be considered based on who posted the content on X. As I have stated before, my intent for this site is to provide information which will make the readers think and allow them to make intelligence in order to protect and provide for their family, friends and community.
4. I remember words of wisdom from Glenn Beck a few years ago. He said that if he receives information which makes him mad, he will not report or remark on it until he cools off. This is great advice because most of our “news” is designed to enrage us against each other.
5. This may sound bad but we have to grade people based on their actions and words. The grading system for information runs from Source Reliability (A–F).........see...........