Pick Your Battles Wisely

There you have it.  The State of the Union is in the history books and the obligatory social media pontifications have begun.  

For clarification, pontification is "the act of speaking out for the purpose of hearing oneself speak. 
Posturing...speaking to people that don't really care what you say one way or another since you're speaking solely to front yourself as "someone in charge"'. (source: Urban Dictionary) 

In fact, this article may, in fact, be classified by some as a pontification; but, I digress.

As the pundits from both sides of the aisle start dissecting and analyzing last night's speech; let's remember that as the insults and accusations begin to fly on social media there are issues closer to home that we all can be advocating for without alienating our social media friends.  

There are those in the south; many of whom who spent the night trapped on icy highways in their cars fighting to stay warm.  There is the senior citizen down the block wondering if the frigid cold and icy roads are going to keep the "meals on wheels" volunteer from delivering what would probably be their only hot meal for the day.  There is the single parent sending their child off to school this morning worrying if he or she will be warm enough at the bus stop.

The examples above are just the tip of the iceberg.  They serve as reminders that, while we each have a right to express our personal opinions regarding the President's speech, we should not lose sight of what is happening in our own backyards.  They are just as important as the president's proponents and refuters arguments over the national political and social issues.  However, insulting our social media friends over these issues is serving no purpose other than adding more fuel to an already raging firestorm.