Dear American News…

Dear American News,

We. Just. Can’t.

You have everyone fighting and taking sides over very limited information. Whatever channel the television is on, or whatever news paper you read wants you to believe that THEY are the ones telling you the unbiased truth. BUT YOU’RE NOT. Not one of you!

You’re always screaming at one another, twisting each other’s words, and can’t seem to allow for other differentiating opinions without calling each other names!

And the problem…. those who listen to you are becoming like you!

Social Media used to be a place to connect with old friends, see pictures of each other’s families, and sending funny videos to one another. You know… the things in life that make us smile.

But now this is a place where we are posting stupid articles to try and support our stances on issues knowing that it will bring out the “amens” from the people that believe like us… and the “oh my’s” followed by hateful remarks and name calling from people who believe something else.

This is because we have allowed your negativity to bleed over into our lives. And it has to stop!

This doesn’t mean that we just ignore the issues our country is facing today. It just means that we face the issues together… with a little more dignity and class. Allowing others to believe something different without fighting them, or trying to negatively label them. We can stand up without lashing out. We can believe without bullying.

We’re better people than this. We’re smarter people than this. And we have to stop allowing you to alter our moods and the way we view each other.

So I think we need to break up!

It’s not us… it’s you. All we ever wanted was cute pictures of our friends kids, the chance to say hello after years, and cat videos. But you’ve given us so much more. More than we can handle.

So we’re moving on! And we sincerely hope you’ll change your ways.

Best wishes,

Level Headed People

Essex