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Former President Obama said recently that “the biggest threat to Democracy is indifference.” 

According to the web, Indifference is a noun meaning lack of interest, concern or sympathy.  When I wake up in the morning and listen to the news, I find myself shaking my head with a visceral (deep-felt response) when attempting to make sense of our current world. 

Sometimes I feel as though I have entered a twilight zone consisting of unbelievable behaviors and delusional thinking by a man who is often called the leader of the free world.
 
As a former mental health advisor and advocate, I learn a lot from what people say, but even more from observing what people do.  After almost two years in office, I see a man who came out of a dark, dysfunctional system of trauma, isolation, and anger.  Yes, you heard me right. 

Our president is a walking, wounded warrior who is leading this country down a dangerous and self-destructive path. What is worse, he is doing it in plain sight for all the world to see.  He believes what he says therefore his messages can be intoxicating especially to people who also feel disenfranchised and abandoned.
 
Well-intentioned people sometimes see our president as a powerful and decisive leader because he is getting things done.  I see a man who lacks insight, behaves as a bully, and one who becomes an ego driven “Chicken Little” running in circles shouting “The sky is falling…The sky is falling.” 

He creates chaos and confusion where ever he goes, and many people who have worked closely with him have been either threatened, fired or both within a short period of time.  Why?  Because he can.
 
One of this man’s greatest talents is that he knows how to exploit our fears by telling us to be afraid. Be afraid of immigrants, people who don’t look like him, and especially be afraid of people who disagree with his opinions.  This list also includes the FBI, journalists, liberals, conservatives, women, actors, whistle blowers, homosexuals, and transgender people serving in our armed forces.
 
We can no longer afford to be indifferent or careless with our votes. This is why I’m voting for Mike Galbraith who is running for Congress in the Ohio's Fifth District.  We need common sense, critical thinking and civil discourse restored in our U.S. Congress.  Can I hear an amen from the Registered to vote Choir?
 
Norma Davenport
11815 Twp Rd, Apt 113,
Findlay