JINGOISM REDUX

     Jingoism is a form of extremism, usually in the area of foreign policy and aggressive statements or threats. It goes quite nicely with populism and nativism and all these terms are not in the best interests of us or the world. 
     There has always been a false theory that any nation can so choose as to go it alone. But almost from the very beginning national policy, any nation's policy, was always determined by what would happen with its dealings with other countries and globalism grew until today there is no one country that can isolate itself, not even North Korea, who uses the world's media to advance its policies and who has gladly accepted food aid when their citizens were literally starving in the streets. So Trump can put aside all his chitchat in this area and face reality.
     Nativism and populism are simply adjuncts to that outmoded theory and its only "grace" is that it allows people to cover their base and nasty prejudices and violence, cloak it in a fancier term, but it is what it is, no matter the name. The biggest purveyors of jingoism, nativism, always hawk their statements camouflaged as stating the needs of the nation, stating its problems so as to arouse the populace and cause them to turn into a mob, literally or figuratively. So Hitler did, so too does Trump as he goes on his 'campaign' trips even as his Presidency crumbles around him.
     We, the people, have to choose. Are we going to give up our grievances and work towards a better and fairer world or are we going to continue to sulk and blame all on someone else, dream of a time long gone and that is never coming back short of an apocalypse? 
     We need to stop the passing along of lies, sheer lies, calling it news, and following along the byways of liars, pure and simple. A man known for his fake statements, including the use of a pizza store as a sex site, or that a Democratic staffer was killed, now types out that Comey declared Trump innocent, that he had never asked for the investigation to be stopped or handled differently. Did we all listen to the same hearing? But pass this trash along did the rest of the self deluders and even intelligent people who refused to believe what they had put into office, passed it along. 
     At some time we must recognize what was done and pay the piper. But there are those who continue to deny. The man is ignorant so he is innocent of any true misdeeds. The man is not a politician so he can be excused for his moronic and madman like behavior. But is that so? Ignorance of the law is no excuse and never has been in the courts of law and if one deemed himself worthy of being President then he must do his homework. Period. And not a politician? Truly!!! Any one who has ever worked in business or education or indeed any workplace where there is more than one person knows that politics is the name of the game so cut the crap!!!
     Swamp critters are swamp critters and it matters not whether they are crocs or gators or caimans. They all will gladly chow down on you and yours so lobbyists given waivers that bypass Trump's supposed new rules about them, businessmen who want to dismantle all that we have done to build a safer future, who preside over the demise of the very departments and programs they supervise - these are swamp critters who come in with the arrogance of business CEOS who can do as they wish as long as the cash flows.
     “It's not about the party; it's about the people. And I can tell you the people are pissed.”  So says Gillibrand, whom I hope runs next election in 2020.A tad earthy, but so true. There is nothing in Trump's program that is for the people unless they are of the ultra wealthy. There is nothing there for the people unless one can dig in along with the rest of the carnivores who devour the safety net, cut all social programs, who would leave the disabled in a bad way, who would let children starve, who know that the world has changed but who refuse to recognize it as it affects their wallets. But we are getting close to the tipping point when there will be no road back.
     It is time that we fixed our election process and just as we are fighting here to get a basically one man one vote system into place in CV, so too do we need to do that here in the country nationwide. It would take a change in the Constitution, but that has been done before. We need to streamline the process of removing either a crook and/or a madman from office. We need to strengthen our system of ethics review and consequence. We need to do a lot of work and make no mistake about it, as we improve, so will our relationship with the other nations of the world. We are now being left behind and this will continue until there is a sane and knowledgeable person in the Oval Office who truly cares for the people and the rest of the world. That is the job of America. Too bad that our supposed leader and gang have forgotten that and have resorted to jingoism and nativism. Truly sad.