HGH AND PPO

     Wondering what those letters mean? Me too when I first saw them in a book I was reading yesterday. One of the main topics written about was the hate that has grown here in the country and it was well woven into the story line. So what do they mean?
     HGH stands for "haters gonna hate" and PPO stands for "permanently pissed off" and unfortunately both these acronyms appear to be quite relevant in our times. I just finished watching a video of a Trump rally where the crowd was chanting USA, which I cannot understand as this is not a sports game where this is a typical chant and there is no way on earth that Trump has shown himself to be a patriot for in fact, he stands for everything that is diametrically opposed and frankly, if he were to be elected I believe he would tear down the Statue of Liberty as a foreign intrusion into an American harbor and one that encourages immigrants to come to this country so its gotta go! In any case, there was a man shouting "Jew SA" and making the hand sign of the neo Nazi movement. Just lovely! And never has Trump disavowed these people.
     So these haters hate and they could care less who they hate as long as they have a target, be it women, anyone who disagrees with them, immigrants - which their own ancestors were at some point, though they disremember that - any "other" as they deem other to mean and they are always shouting and hating and threatening, a truly discordant thread running thru the country and thru Trump's supporters, hence HGH and PPO.
     You know, a character in The Princess Bride tells another to "get used to disappointment." I disagree. We need to look forward to success and a return to our values, to the values which made America different, successful and a model for the world. No matter how much people scream in the world, they then turn around and try to get visas to our country because it is the best place to live and where one can still fulfill dreams, though not as much as before. But with a good president with solid plans and a Congress that is cooperative, we can pull it off again.
     I simply find that many of Trump fans have a rabidity within their words. There is a hysterical thread running thru their discourse. They shout liar, rigged, and now the Republican head of the FBI has chosen sides in a last ditch effort to affect the election by releasing  a statement for which he has no basis, has not even seen the supposed emails, has no idea what they are, has no warrant for them so how does he know what they contain and speculation is not a legal tool, yet he felt that he has to make a statement. For what? Why break the rules and tradition? The man needs to be fired or he needs to give out the whole story so we can all see it for the garbage it is. But this is what Trump supporters have done throughout the campaign. Rigged? Meanwhile, it was a Republican voter who handed in two ballots and was caught and quite frankly, at least based on my experiences as  a voter in NY and as one here and as a Clerk in one of our precincts and via other friends and relatives who have served in one capacity or another during the elections, it is quite difficult to even try to double vote and I cannot think of a single instance where it has happened for there are procedures for it all - even for people who have forgotten if they already voted!
     The worst thing about this campaign is that it is the rare Trump supporter who will quiet down long enough to hear anything. They shout over anyone, shout words, make claims that are nonsensical and overlook the lack of character, the lies their candidate has stated, his failures as a businessman with multiple bankruptcies, his refusal to allow transparency in his taxes or health or anything else, his refusal to understand the difference between legal and moral and I could go on and on. According to this man, if we had laws similar to the Nuremberg Laws here he could rightfully use them to rob people of the values of their homes and businesses and why not, for it is legal! Smart, as he says. Legal and moral are not necessarily equivocal are they?
     I, for one, cannot wait for this campaign to be over. It is dirty and nasty and does not reflect well for us in the eyes of the world. The threat of revolution and not accepting the candidate elected, made by Trump supporters and egged on by Trump himself, actually could split this great country and there are provisions within our laws that state that should they do this or even make such a threat, they could be arrested and the government could federalize the National Guard and is it not horrific that these issues are even relevant to us!
     If you look at the candidates and worry about choice, then think two years ahead and imagine the country under each candidate. Who has the self control, the solid ideas and plans, who has the experience in dealing with the world, who has worked in the government at all levels and in fact, was a damn good senator for NY, and who would you rather have the finger on the button? Who has the moral character and wonder yourself if this is the man that little boys should grow up to be and what kind of role model is he and we see what moral weakness does as we see and read of the multi rape and molestations of college women by boys or men who state that it was all "consensual" - uh huh! Why would they not do this if the president himself does it and gets away with it?
     So think carefully and enough of this ridiculous saw that both candidates are flawed. Tell me of one election where they were not. Sad but true. Perfection was never to be had and frankly never will be for all candidates are human and not angels from above come to save us all. WE need to save ourselves. Period. Sometimes I wonder if G-d ever looks down and thinks and wonders at what he hath wrought and if it was worth it. I wonder. We had better shape up and soon. We need to accept truths that are not necessarily palatable such as climate change and realistic economics and saying it ain't so does not make one right - just dumb or self denying, so take your choice.
     Think carefully, as we are voting for the future of America and in fact, the world. Show our allies that we are still steady, rock solid and to our enemies or those sitting on the fence - they will need to take a second look and think again - if we have the right person for the job. Think. Think. Cut out the rancor and the rabidity. Cut out the noise and look at the truth. Think. And vote.