Getting Older, and perhaps smarter

Mrs Kadizzle has been seriously caught up watching the Ken Burns Vietnam chronicle on PBS.  So many years later, and after so many friends were ground up the truth is laid out.  The whole thing was a massive fraud and mistake.  We never learn.   As you age you find out so many truths that were not known when you were young.  A lot of rotten stuff comes out that people pulled.  As people approach the goal post they are inclined to be honest, what do they have to lose?  What really happened, who really cheated, and that is how he made the money.  History has a way of percolating the truth to the top. It doesn't always work, but as an old man Kadizzle sees things with clarity that were in the fog as he grew old.  If more people would realize that " Know the truth, and the truth will set you free", then the world would be a better place.  Old people should have an obligation to tell the truth and what really happened.  There is one good exception.  When the truth does nothing but hurt someone, keep the secret.  On the other hand when light is shed on reality it usually is a good thing for humanity.  Scandals can open peoples eyes.  The priest abusing children, the stump preachers ripping off old ladies. If the ones helping these scoundrels would let light shine on the sins we could all learn.

Kadizzle was with an old politician awhile back.  The fellow told Kadizzle about some of the dishonest maneuvering of some of the old players, and some of the ones still playing. The old politician has noting to lose and Kadizzle gained some understanding about who is willing to compromise. Compromising is not always bad, but a deal with the devil rarely turns out good.  Currently in North Dakota we have Heitkamp, Hoeven, and Cramer making deals with the devil. Only time will tell, but will the time come when the deals are exposed?

History is something you learn from, but like fake news, there is fake history.  It is up to people with function brains to sort it out.