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Fools Among Us! (re-boot)
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[Orinially published 3/29/2012]
We rely on a number of people to act honestly and fairly as our representatives in government. This is something we take for granted, but need we re-examine this faith in our individual government representation? There have always 
been those who look to game the system, to cheat and thereby redeem some type of profitability whether monetarily or otherwise. From our elected representatives we assume a sense of fairness and honesty. In the past we’ve held these elected representatives accountable by either reelecting them in the next cycle - or not. Perhaps there must be a greater point of accountability from our elected officials since the damage they can create by breaking the trust between constituents and those that they elect can only be remedied after the fact, after any such damage is long done.
What Americans Want?
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- Written by Steve B.
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“What the people want is very simple. They want an America as good as its promise.”, this a statement from Barbara Jordan. Ms. Jordan was a lawyer, educator, politician and exceptional human being from Texas.
There is little if nothing else that need be said when you take the context of this statement. No quandry over if you question the meaning of "what is, is" or the bald faced lies of the current adminstration as well as past and present elected representative. ("his remark was not meant to be a factural statement", concerning Jon Kyle of AZ and his televised statement regarding planned parenthood.)
Is it that difficult for people, especially those in office to make good on their own rehtoric?
It is Now Complete!
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- Written by Steve B.
So now it is complete, the Republican Congress and Republican President are now completely devoid of humanity and now a fully authoritarian, fascist, racist, xenophobic, hate based party that has almost single handedly (the Democrats are complicit in this too) destroyed the American model of democracy. The current president fancies himself as an all-powerful, fascist, dictator who is a narcissistic sociopath, lacking empathy, void of intelligence, common sense, who compulsively lies and threatens everyone and anyone who might appear to oppose him.
In the shadow of police brutality and the ensuing protests, the crackdown on free speech and the right to assemble to protest the fascist extremism of our government we must work to return to a better democracy or risk falling into a fascist, authoritarian dictatorship.
My anger is so complete! I am angry at my government who has abandoned its citizens and a willingness or a willingness of apathy by a large enough minority to allow the perversion of our democracy and the rule of law. Government for and by the people, not "government is the problem" you ****es! If you bought into that propaganda you helped get us to where we are today. It should be a frightening place to most people!
What's New?
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- Written by Editor
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The answer to the question with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic is, "not a damn thing!" Nothing has changed publicly in regards to the virus, any current treatment, immunization or proven new treatment or medication. So why is the world (and in particular the United States) beginning to open it's businesses for business as usual? Well again, that's easy, it's money and the acquisition of it. Instead of finding ways to sustain the masses without subjecting the populous to the spread and horrors of a disease that has yet to be contained we will put those, the most vulnerable at risk so the few, the least vulnerable can acquire and build their already obscene fortunes even more!
Nothing has changed yet folks! But let's not act responsibly nor even civilized. Let's be utter greedy bas****s, which brings up and whole slew of issues about our society, cultures, religions and you name it!
Panic in the Age of a Virus
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- Written by Lying Larry
People are complete and utter baffoons (not unlike the President). They are selfish, ignorant morons - and yet the human race continues to persist. That may be a bygone thing the way things have been going...
What is wanted and what is warranted are two different animals that both the public and political (****es) leaders have a very difficult time with understanding. Ask yourself, "what has changed" since the onslaught of this terrible plauge that has besieged the world? Therein lies your anwser.
Covit-19 Observation
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- Written by Editor
I was in the parking lot of a Smart & Final today and witnessed an individual putting his groceries in the back of his car. He suddenly looked around the parking lot, apparently having previously spotted a homeless man and took from the recently loaded back of his vehicle a loaf of bread and a package of sandwich meat, walked to an empty shopping cart and placed both food items in the basket. He then pushed the cart to where the homeless man was, who was wearing an obviously, old, worn face mask and I heard him say, "Excuse me, sir!" and gave him the cart with the food. He then walked back to his car and seemed to realize he forgot something at which time he opened the back of his car and took out a large jug of juice and took that to the man he previously gave the bread and sandwich meat to. I then overheard him say to the man, "I'm sorry, I should have realized you can't eat a sandwich without something to drink! I'm sorry it is not cold."
As the man walked back to his car I noticed his face and he was teary eyed. I wanted to ask him... but ultimately did not.
This seemed to me to be a single act of kindness. One that appeared to have evoked thoughts of perhaps wondering why in the richest country in the world there must be so many people like this homeless man.
Disgrace
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I don't understand how anyone that has conservative ideas, like being fiscially responsible (to me an irony, but none the less) and other conservative ideas - how they can accept the behavior of their party in the United States Congress in recent years and particularly right this minute! How can an American, one that believes in American ideals believe in hidding or discouraging truth, divirting attention from the truth being examined and peverting majority (or for that matter respect for the minority whichever that party is at the time) rule. It has become, over time a greater pevertion of democracy with at its end - true facism. Will our current president postpone elections if he thinks they will not end to his liking? He has already peverted and disgraced the office of presidency. He maligns and perverts law enforcement, justice and many of the pilars of our once but no longer proud democracy. He is divisive, stokes fear and hatered, but his party in Congress has done little to nothing to stand up to this disgraceful behavior. Anyone and anything that disagrees with him or suggests that he has run afowl is instantly labled "fake" or becomes a "witch hunt". He is a farce and now his party has become a farce, taking on his own dispicable characteristics.
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