All that glitters may be gold. Or it may be any one of a number of the “leaders” of our beloved country. Or them that wants to be.
Does gold tarnish?
Why are there no longer plain men or women who run for president? They may lack the experience or even the refined knowledge (is that worth much by the way?) but they may actually have the conviction and the willingness to do something about all this.
As the clock ticks the debt grows- and the distance that we place between now and our origins and the intended purpose of our Constitution. Even in the presence of such mass-full statesmen I don’t think light would bend enough to let us see back around those corners.
What you hiding back there sir?
They don’t really want to fix anything- did you actually think they do? What caused all that?
The status quo is to maintain the status quo and as they are convincing you that the gap between them that have and them that don’t is widening ever faster they do so within the full knowledge that they are at the leading edge. They don’t hang around those trailing edges where the rest of us rest…and bleed.
The only thing that hypocrisy co-exists well with is ignorance. Ignore and pretend they are working for you since they were elected by and put in place by you.
Right? C’mon, say it. Confess at least to yourself that it’s true.
From the top of a steep hill try to catch or stop the ball you just sent rolling down it, either side; at best you won’t fall and break your friggin’ neck; at worst you will.
The beauty of all of this American Dream stuff is that we are still free to change things. It’s still within our power, even the ignorant may come to understand, to take charge and stop all this.
If you disagree I would ask what is really good as of late.
Increasing the minimum wage? Great way to put smaller businesses out of business and workers out of work.
Obamacare? Oh yeah that was a great solution…can you tell me why again and back it up with anything that comes with a smidgen of truth or one of data?
Gay marriage? Good, it’s great and none of us should have any other opinion whatsoever so just shut up. Just shut up and see what’s next.
Race relations? Obama sure has improved things on that front. I’m feeling like it’s the late 60’s all over again only now the shit can happen anywhere at any time and for any contrived reason.
International standing? We could not be more respected and loved. Hell we give in on everything our enemies want so what’s not to love?
Domestic security? The best way to be safe is to leave your front door wide open. May as well include all the other windows and doors. This is what we all do at night…right?
Social security? Who the hell wants to work anyway? Just take all the free stuff and let the other non-working guys pay for it..(after the wealthy have emptied their treasure chests). That is sustainable, just ask Europe but try to do so before it is covered in Islam.
War on women? Damn right! Conservatives hate women and want to get rid of them forever, didn’t you know that? Hell, even mom and sis ain’t safe from the C word.
Abortion? No, it’s women’s health. To hell with the baby, it ain’t no human bein’…
Terrorism? Time to crack down on all those old, Muslim-fearing, black-hating, woman-persecuting, white Christian bomb-throwers. Only in that way the world would be peaceful and once again so safe. Bad, bad white man!
Employment? Let all the illegal immigrants take all the lower-end jobs that the experts say Americans won’t do but always have done in the past. They don’t need jobs when they got big daddy sugar man. Just cost you a vote.
When the government becomes the plantation and the people become the slaves where is one to turn?
The biggest difference between the slaves back then and all us slaves now is that a slave then wanted to be freed, wanted to do for himself. And there were folks around who wanted to help him get to that. And they did, even died in the process
Where are the cries form the enslaved today and where are the folk that want to do something about it all?
Where is Father Abraham?