Joyce Krawiec serves in the North Carolina Senate. She represents Davie County and Forsyth County, NC. Christian, wife, mother, small business owner, and conservative.
Have you ever been lied to? Perhaps a colleague at work promised to finish that high-stakes report by Friday. You were depending on them to save the day, only for them to come up short and force you to scramble over the weekend. Or your sister promised to babysit on that long-needed getaway weekend, only to bail at the last minute. The most painful lies involve family members and those we love. Spouses that cheat and destroy households can cause tremendous pain and heartache. Parents that change wills at the last-minute and make promises that they know they cannot keep. Big, and small, we have all felt it.
Human beings are naturally social creatures. Our brains cause us to feel a sense of well-being and security when we know that we can rely on others. Being lied to destroys this feeling. It makes us feel isolated, betrayed, and humiliated. It wreaks havoc on our ability to trust others and work together cohesively.
When a person lies too often, people also quickly learn to discard anything they have to say. We all know the story of the little boy who cried ‘wolf.’
The Bible tells us that lying is one of the most destructive forces in the universe. Throughout its pages, we can see lies wrecking friendships and family bonds. More than one nation has also been destroyed by the lies of its leaders. Could it happen here?
Joe Biden began his presidency by promising to unite the country. He outlined the challenges facing America before promising that “my whole soul is in this: Bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. And I ask every American to join me in this cause.”
Over the past year, Biden has been anything but a uniter. He has thrown his full support into demanding extreme mask and vaccination mandates. Instead of listening to those who disagree with him, he attempted to go after them with the full force of the United States federal government. We all remember the infamous letter from the United States Department of Justice, labelling parents at school board members as “domestic terrorists.” It read like something out of Moscow circa the 20th century. Instead, it was from Washington, DC circa 2021.
In the summer, Biden told another whopper. Describing the long-overdue pullout from Afghanistan, the President went on national television and said, “the likelihood there’s going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.”
Americans were then treated to images of the Taliban violently taking control of Afghanistan. Desperate families lined the airports and the borders as the Taliban seized Kabul. Conflicting reports about Americans trapped in the country started to leak into the press. We all saw that viral image side-by-side with the picture from the Fall of Saigon. We abandoned Americans in that country with no way to escape. We saw Afghans hanging onto the wings of planes and falling from the sky. Our nation was embarrassed and weakened on the world stage.
After that fiasco, President Biden’s approval rating started to tank. It has been going down ever since. This sends a message that Americans are fed up with the ‘woke’ nonsense and the ‘cancel culture’.
Today, Russia is surging into Ukraine and upsetting the current global order. It has been heartbreaking to watch families trying to flee the country. President Biden has a lot to say about the latest moves.
Biden recently promised that “We want to send an unmistakable message, though, that the United States, together with our Allies, will defend every inch of NATO territory and abide by the commitments we made to NATO.” Amid skyrocketing gas prices, the President also promised that “As we respond, my administration is using every tool at our disposal to protect American businesses and consumers from rising prices at the pump.” It’s too late, Mr. President, gas prices have soared since you took office.
We, the people, now find ourselves in an awkward position. Our leader is signaling that we might need to make sacrifices in the months ahead. Sacrifices are already being made by those who can least afford it. Soaring gas prices affect the lower income population disproportionately and those in rural areas who travel farther distances for work. That encompasses most of North Carolina.
The conflict could end in Ukraine if sanctions in their oil production were in place. The United States imported more oil from Russia last year than any other country. Thus providing Putin the funds he needed to invade Ukraine. Say what you want about Donald Trump, but the US was energy independent under his leadership.
If President Biden would reopen drilling, as Trump did, and allow American producers to produce again, Putin would be finished and the people in Ukraine could be saved.
I’m afraid President Biden is not up to the task. Can we trust him?
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Joyce Krawiec serves in the North Carolina Senate. She represents Davie County and Forsyth County, NC. Christian, wife, mother, small business owner, and conservative.