Wow, but reading some news this morning almost had me believing that I had been transported to the past. From dim memories of the past I can still recall the todo when the British Parliament and George III imposed new taxes on the American colonies and colonists who had no say in the matter. Well, if you can recall, that did not go over too well with the colonists and to cut a long story short, well here we are in the United States of America - and here we are with a channeling of George III into the wannabe king, Donald I. But this time, the taxes are being imposed either only on the lower and middle economic classes or foreign allies. Still and all, not a good feeling and I had to rub my eyes when looking at Donald I today with what seemed to be a superimposed drawing of Geoge III. Wonder if Donald I has totally channeled George III's madness as well. Seems so, does it not!
Seriously, what the hell is that man doing. Now he wishes to impose the entire cost of billeting American troops on their host countries and, adding to the grievance, he wishes to add on a 50% surtax!!! Wow, guess we'uns here in America are not the only ones who are getting shafted, are we? Dang, but writing that check to the IRS did not make me a happy camper and I bet the same for most of you - unless you are in one of the rarefied levels, hence eligible for your tax cut and refunds. Ahhh, the relief you must feel in that case.
So now you see where George III and Donald I mesh? And where does it end? Will we have war with our allies as they refuse to pay this blackmail, as we forget that we protect OUR country by having troops there? Are we going to invade and take them by force - or not - as we set the world on fire? Are we going to wrench the world apart with this madman's warped and twisted plans? And when will this be followed by new taxes on the 'peasantry' of America as the debt balloons and the wallets fatten up oh so beautifully for the obscenely wealthy?
See, history always repeats itself for we seem never to learn. Abraham did not end up sacrificing his son, Isaac, but we humans have been sacrificing our sons and daughters for oh these many years, fighting over the same stupid stuff, not knowing the difference of when we need to talk and when we need to show and use force. If we had done that right we never would have had WWI and thus not WWII and the millions of citizens, civilians, including the 6 million Jews, killed by Hitler and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed; it would never have happened. But we never learn and all I can see as I look ahead is the widening crack running through our nation, the tributary cracks off to all sides, and the rising rhetoric of hate and violence.
And for modern day companionship, Donald I can look to the wannabe Czar, BFF Putin, who is tightening up on all the rights of the people in Russia, threatening prison terms for critics of the government in general and individuals, internet increasingly controlled, rights of the press violated, and more and more corruption. Hmmm, sounds like the times of Russia prior to 1917, and you know, actually, the corruption merely morphed there into new disguises and never really changed.
Seriously, what are we going to do? Sanders says that "Donald Trump must be defeated" and though I oppose Sanders, he is so right here, and the unity he is pledging is hopefuly contagious. I hope, too, that AOC learns how to temper her mouth out of which comes both some clever ideas and at the same time, words of manifest hatred and support of anti Semitism. The most recent resolution was a prime example of the more is less theory of life as anti Semitism was not even mentioned, just the word Jews thrown in there as Congress made a messy and unpalatable stew of the whole thing.
And as for the Democratic party and its members - shame on you. The cowardice of the Republican Party members seems to be passing on to you as you do not stand up to defy the haters and the liars, as you allow Jilhan Omar to keep her seats. She is poison personified, mocks us all as she rants and spews hatred and then says "sorry' and does it again! And you sit there and listen and condone and excuse?! Cowards, all of you who did not do the right thing there! As you allow Omar and Tlaib to rant and rave and push their agenda of hate, as they mouth words worthy of Hitler and try to call it anti Zionism. What a crock! And what cowards, moral cowards, you all are.
So what now? Are we going to continue this walk down the bad lanes of memories or are we going to grow up, insist on moral strength, tamp down the spewers of hatred, the inciters of violence? On the one hand there is only disaster and on the other, a difficult road to walk, many obstacles, but at the end, we will near a smoother road - if we work at it, if we do the right thing, if we stand up against the wrong, the immorality of others, those who would change the world for worse, emulating the past tyrants of history rather than the heroes.
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