Dashed Hopes

Our trip to Bismarck to see Bernie was refreshing. Knowing there are still live embers in the fire that can keep democracy alive brings hope.  Knowing there are young people that care brings reassurance.  Sadly we have to look at the other side.  People live in fear. So many people are afraid to come out and do something or anything different. We live in a society where people conform.  People learn at an early age it is best just to be like everyone else.   Don't draw attention to yourself.  Try to figure out what everyone around you thinks is right and follow their lead.

This is exactly what got Germany and Japan bombed into ashes.  No one wanted to speak up, no one wanted to be different.  Yesterday it was Hitler bolstering lies and false hope, today it is Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and Donald Trump.  Do we ever learn anything?

The best trick is diversion, for Hitler it was the Jews.  Today the Republican mindset has everyone believing it is the poor, the welfare cheats, and the worthless people on the bottom that are driving the country into the ground.  This is a master diversion.  How is that old guy at McDonalds destroying our country by serving you a hamburger? How is that single mother on foodstamps pushing a baby cutting into your gold supply?

If you are looking for who stole your pizza, look for a fat guy.  That is a simple rule of reality.  Where did the money end up.  Today Kadizzle ran across an interesting piece of data.  The bonuses paid to the people on Wall Street amounted to 29 billion dollars. All the wages paid to low income people were only 14 billion.  Now, who is taking your cheese? How many thieves do you think are on Wall Street?  How many people do you think are working for minimum wage or less?  When you pay attention you see how the circus really works.