Why we are so angry.

Now that we have suffered another indignity thrust upon us by willful conservative ignorants. Ignorants in the media, ignorants in the government, ignorants in religion, ignorants in corporate America, and unfortunately, ignorants of willingly deceived American citizens.

These different groups have brought about the near failing of the United States constitution on January 6, 2021. But that is just the latest insult to our nation.

President Ronald Reagan removed the Fairness Doctrine enforced by the FCC giving media corporations the ability to focus their messages on partisan goals enforcing one side of every argument and politicizing every aspect of American life, where you live, how you worship, what music you listen to, where you get your coffee, and of course weather you wear a mask to protect yourself and others in your orbit during a pandemic. Be selfish, you are owed more, others are taking from you, being the ongoing message for 50 years.

A single corporation can now own most media outlets in any market, newspaper, tv, and radio stations. They are killing off local coverage and shrinking newsrooms to the detriment of an educated electorate. Too many markets only have conservative media funneling the party line into the brains of an undereducated populace that reactively buys guns and angers whenever they do not win an election. Ironically blaming the media. Not their preferred outlet, the other’s outlet, mainstream media.

The ministers and bishops in these towns reinforce the grievances advertised in the media by doubling down on the victimization of their faith, their race, and their political opinion. If God is on our side, we have to win it all. No compromise is acceptable, no vacillation is redeemable. Always push for conservative ideas, no matter if they have lost in the court of public opinion, no matter if they are right or wrong, no matter if the facts do not support them. The election was stolen from our candidate even if it was corroborated by recount and the courts. We are victims, always victims.

Corporate America never lets an opportunity go to waste. They fund lobbying groups and conservative candidates, looking for the short-term gain, tax cuts, special exemptions, grants and contracts that had special sweeteners from favored recipients of PAC and campaign committees. Every year, every congress, every election strengthening the corporate grip on federal and state governments. Always taking and taking from the public coffers money and privilege leaving less and less for average American people who work and are unprivileged.

The elected conservative ignorants always needing those campaign contributions, grabbing for power and control using their position to impeach a duly elected President because he lied to his wife and in turn the American people about an embarrassing breach of personal conduct that had no impact on his ability to perform his duties and was NOT a high crime or misdemeanor.

A few years later they insisted to remedy a contested election in Florida with appointment of a corporate President by a majority of conservative judges in the supreme court instead of a recount, even though he lost the national popular vote by a substantial margin.

The corporate President then failed to protect our country from the worst terrorist attack on our country and proceeded to use that attack to convince the American people to attack a different country with oil resources for the corporate elite. Iraq, while ruled by a brutal dictator, had nothing to do with the terrorist attack. A made-up war for financial gain where approximately 200,000 Iraqis, and 4,424 American service members lost their lives and nearly 32,000 Americans were injured. All so corporate accountants can report improved numbers to their CEOs. If not that reason, why?

That same failed president, always a fan of deregulation of the financial markets allowed a fantastic bubble in real estate markets to cause the greatest recession in American history. Putting millions of American citizens out of work and out of their homes. Between the wars and the financial bailout Bush increased the federal debit by 101%. So much for fiscal responsibility.

The next President trying to help the American people proposed stimulus and health care to assist the middle and working class, but those efforts got no support from the elected ignorants. One corporate ignorant begrudged the people because I suspect he thought he was a victim of government largess, apparently his 7-digit income was at risk if the taxpayers helped the homeless. This rallied other victims of welfare. Clearly, they would be hurt by the unwashed being fed and housed. How could a black man have so much power, he must be from somewhere else. Throughout the eight years of President Obama’s administration the elected ignorants refused to cooperate in any way. They blocked needed judges including a judge for the supreme court just so they could “win”. They blocked every important relief for the American people and complained every day about a socialist president.

With the backing of a foreign government a new and more dangerous ignorant corporate president was elected. Again, without a majority of votes. This president would not hide his resentment of those he deemed less than, insulting and degrading whoever got in his way. The willingly deceived ate it up. He told it the way it is. With his limited vocabulary of curse words and an 8-year-old reading level, his small hands signed executive order after executive order tearing apart any and all of the progress of his predecessor. His only legislative achievements were huge tax cuts for the wealthy (the only requirement of the corporate ignorants) and his appointment to the courts every federalist society judge that was available to fill the gaping holes in the judiciary left by the majority leader.

Colluding with foreign government worked so well last time he thought he’d try again. With the cooperation of his congressional ignorants this failed president survived an impeachment with only one vote from his party voting for conviction. “If this is not an impeachable offence what is?” said the house manager. Perhaps the saddest day in American history up to this point. An entire political party was willing to allow a corrupt and unqualified traitor to remain in office for political expediency.

The antics of this ignorant president became so widespread, that never a day went by without another norm being misused. Appointments not made, actions not taken, the government was being thinned with every executive order and every utterance of “some people say”. He was brainwashed during his “executive time” watching the ignorants on conservative media and acting on those false facts and misunderstood ideas during his four-hour workday when he wasn’t playing golf.

He used his office for every profit-making venture he could. Still in control of his hotel business, he overcharged his security detail and forced every interaction with his administration to happen at his hotels and properties. Stealing from his allies, his party, the government, and the American people.

When the next election came, he knew he would lose. He floated not having an election or postponing it. He continued to say, “the election is rigged” and he did his best to make that true. When the election resulted in his loss, he contested the election with no proof or examples of corruption. The American people clearly rejected him and all the recounts and court cases proved him a liar again and again.

The willingly deceived ignorants were not deterred. They rallied for him with weapons and combat gear in costumes and emblazoned flags and MAGA hats they stormed to the capitol to stop a constitutionally mandated action by the elected representatives of this nation. They broke windows, doors, art, desks, beat-up police, and literally defecated on the heart of democracy, the soul of the country. Just because their feelings were hurt by not winning a fair election.  They “feel” like they did not get a fair shake. Are they ready to take this government by force before the inauguration?

The ignorants ignore the most important issues and thrust our attention to menial and passing issues. Natural disasters are gods will. Shootings in schools are the price for freedom. Homelessness and destitution are caused by lack of moral character.  Other peoples suffering is not their concern. “What’s in it for me?” They Say.

What’s in it for them is a functioning society where standards are respected, where everyone has the right to challenge those standards, but no one has the right to violently overthrow these standards.  A society where we use science and good intentions to help all of us through a pandemic, natural disasters, climate change, and global actors that truly threaten our way of life.

A society where everyone has an opportunity to achieve. Where everyone enjoys life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.