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What about the Nazi in the White House, Psycho Ricko!
ReplyDeleteWell, Mr. Franklin, it is no longer a Republic. We haven't managed to keep it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up in the middle 1950s, if somebody did something wrong, they were punished. We were told that policemen were our friends and to seek one if we were in trouble. Many people "of trust"{ were put on high pedestals to be thankful for. Judges were true and honest. Yet, we had to obey laws and the instructions of those "in charge". We got along well in that society!
ReplyDeleteAs things have evolved, "common criminals" are put in jail for stealing a pack of cigarettes from a convenience store, yet "well-monied" criminals stay out of jail and their behavior is considered "normal". As they do not heed the "signs" that they need to change their ways! Many "new normals" have arrived and have been celebrated by those involved, yet are they really better? Some new normals need to stop! "Well-monied" criminals need to be brought to swift justice, rather than delaying things for years, until their accusers seem to "give up" and charges are quietly dropped.
For many citizens, the loss of community and sacrificing for the greater good has seemed to disappear. People resist getting vaccinated against diseases, even if it might mean their own demise from the diseases the vaccines would protect them from! Then, after their near-death experiences, claim "I beat that stuff!!!" as they continue to recover. Straining hospital resources through their self-centered orientations.
The critical thinking skills we were taught have seemed to have been forgotten about through all of this. "AI" is the new problem solver, it seems, to the tech world. A compensation for evolving ignorance and proving the expansion of citizens who prove "Dunning-Krueger" is more prevalent than in prior times?
But, if those such-afflicted were told of their situation, they would not believe it and claim "Fake News", apparently.
We still need to strive toward "A Star Trek" existence where all human life is cherished equally and enemies respect each other, as everybody tends to stay in their "world", generally peacefully.
That world CAN happen, but only if we make it happen. Rather than the formation of "tribes", which is where ws seem to be headed. Think "Gated Communities" (which used to be for the rich and famous) where people live under their own HOA-style regulations. Or at least "industry standard" regulations, for a price of admission.
The Republican party has been more desperate to survive, for many years, than it would like to admit. Grasping into niches of society to grow its power, as it has evolved into the "no fix anything" party. Might this be due to their desire to not collect equitable taxes? Or to spend money to invest in America?
Republicans have advocated for "little government" or "smaller government", yet they still advocate for and pass MORE laws which directly affect the lives of USA citizens. Restrictive laws which violation of can be death. Laws which can tend to mimic strict laws in other parts of the world, where other religions rule things. "Little Government", yet more laws? Where is the disconnect in that? As we tend to move closer to fascism in the USA. After fighting a World War to prevent such in Europe! Now, it's living among us . . . and many seem to be happy with that. Their right to "free speech"?
Yesterday on History Channel there was a very interesting BBC educative TV show of how Austria, in the beginning of the 20th century and in 1930 became a country where Hitler did he first influence to make Austria the first country to construct consatration camps before in Germany.
ReplyDeleteThe worse nazi men who did so many atrocity on Jews were Austrians before Germans.
This was like a laboratrory for nazi's future actions against Jews, homosexuals and handicaped children and people.
They killed so many children who were qualified of «imperfect humans» or did attrocious medical experiments on them.
What is special is that éhitler seeing how those Austrians were good at it, he then put some of the worse in charge of German consatration camps.
I can only do a parallel comparaison of what is going on in Florida and Texas (Austria) and USA (Germany) which could happen in spreading all over USA the «doctrin» of DeSantis of Abbot....
Asking this question is just seeing the answer rising in the politic horizon of USA's in the future if those ultra white suprematists could get their grip on the White House, Congress and Senate. (They are already in charge in the SCOTUS)....
A primary problem is that the conservative dumbing-down and citizen pacifying has occurred gradually. It is kind of like frog in a pan of water that is slowly, slowly brought to a boil. Thay don't notice it until it is too late.
DeletePat - Sadly, too true.
ReplyDeleteCdadbr - All very good points!
JiEL - Too many parallels to be comfortable.