Although I have been accused of thinking that I am smarter than everybody else, actually the opposite is true. There are a lot of people smarter than me, but I would like to think that I have a modicum of smarts. However, there are a number of things I do NOT understand.
For instance, Why do certain people feel it is necessary to legislate other people's body, lifestyle, sexual preference, marital status or even what books they are allowed to read. Yes, I am talking about you, Mr. DeSantis and your other self-righteous, right wing followers. What gives you the right to decide what a woman does with her own body, including contraception and abortion? Why should you force your religious beliefs on someone that does not share your beliefs? Just because I believe that women should have a choice on what and when to do to their own being doesn't necessarily make me in favor of abortion, it just makes me in favor of you NOT being able to legislate choice. How come you think you and the government should have a say in those decisions? I don't understand!
Why do certain people think they should have a say in what others read or what is available for them or their children to read? Yes, I am talking about you, Mr. DeSantis and The Mothers of Liberty (sic). If you do not want to let your children read certain books because of your close-mindedness, then that is your prerogative. Why should others be prevented from reading or for letting their children read whatever they and their parents deem appropriate? What make you the arbiter of what is appropriate to be put in our school's libraries? To me, it seems that you are following the Third Reich's playbook. I don't understand!
Why do certain people think they are above the law and that the rules don't apply to them? Yes, Mr. Trump, I am talking about you and your brain-washed followers that can't read an indictment and understand the depth of the crimes you are being accused of and the depth of evidence that has been presented so far. Others have been prosecuted and sentenced for revealing far less government secrets than you have. And that does not even include the charges that have been filed concerning January 6th and the fake electors schemes. How come you can't read simple reports like the Mueller Report or other Congressional reports and conclude that Trump is the most corrupt President to ever hold office. How come you can't connect the dots between Trump's daughter and son-in-law and The Saudi Arabian regime? Are the billions Kushner was awarded by the Saudi's not enough to convince you? I don't understand!
Why are you so afraid of The LGBTQ community? Why do you spend 90% of your time on the campaign trail blasting Trans and non-binary people when they make up less than .5% of the population? Yes, I am AGAIN talking about you Mr. DeSantis. Why is this non-issue an important issue to you? And why should it matter to you if there are people who want to celebrate Pride month? Exactly how does that affect your everyday life? Why are you against Gay Marriage? Is love not love? How any individual conducts their own sexual preferences with a willing partner should not be of any concern to you. So, why do you think the government should be involved? And why are you so offended by a drag show that you want to outlaw them rather than just ignore them? I grew up watching famous comedians dressing up as women for their shows (Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason etc) and it didn't harm me...so why do you think it will be such a detriment to kids today? Why do you think YOU can tell other parents what their kids should watch? I don't understand!
Why can't you recognize that every Republican administration over the last 80 years has been much worse for the economic health of this country than Democratic administrations? Yes, I am talking to all of the Republican Reagan worshipers that believe the economy is always better under Republican leadership. The economy has grown significantly faster under Democratic Presidents than Republicans. By almost every measure, GDP, employment, stock market indexes, productivity, incomes etc, this holds true. Why do you hold onto the theory that the economy is better under Republicans when Democrats have been more willing to heed economic and historical lessons about what policies actually strengthen the economy, while Republicans have often clung to theories that they want to believe - like the supposedly magical powers of tax cuts, trickle down economics and deregulation? Don't believe me? Why are you not smart enough to actually research this and look at history? I don't understand!
Why are we accepting the growth of anti-semitism, Nazi demonstrations, Ku Klux Klan and the White supremacists in today's society? Yes, I understand freedom of speech. However, where is the outcry or at least some indignation from our so-called leaders and political candidates? When are we going to have someone in a position of power actually speak out against our Country's slide back into 1930's Germany? Why are the politicians and candidates for office so eerily silent about this subject? I don't understand!
How many school kids and others have to die from gun-wielding 2nd Amendment worshippers before we take action against the proliferation of guns and gun violence in our Country? Why can't we learn from all of the other countries that have passed sensible gun laws and greatly reduced these crimes? How long are we going to put up with terrorist drills in our schools and the need to lock and chain school doors to protect our children? When do we quit taking the NRA's money and enact legislation that the MAJORITY of American citizens want? It is absolute lunacy and I don't understand!
Finally, why can't you tell the difference between facts and bullshit? Yes, I am talking about all of the Trump syncophynts and other conspiracy theorists. Is it because you have such a weak sense of self that you have to leach onto that liar of all liars. It has been proven over and over again that most things Trump says is a lie, but you continue to slurp up the juice. Are you so unable to think for yourself that you don't recognize the lie or do you just not care? Here's the actual results....over 30,000 fact checked lies, two impeachments, embarrassing our Country by kissing Putin's ass, running up the deficit by over 7 trillion dollars, accomplishing exactly zero of his campaign promises, lying to his supporters about the election being stolen, having fake electors submit fraudulent documents, calling a Georgia official asking him to find 11,780 votes, inciting an insurrection on the Capitol, attempting to overthrow our democracy, refusing (for the first time in our history) the peaceful transfer of power, stealing classified documents, and refusing to return them under subpoena, and being indicted on 91 felony charges in 4 jurisdictions...not including the many civil complaints filed against him personally and his shady business practices. I don't understand how anyone can support this lying, treasonous, indicted, criminal loser without realizing they are in a dangerous cult. I just don't understand!!
There is so much more that I don't understand, including those that refuse to follow science and would rather follow TikTok or Twitter propaganda bullshit.
I don’t unde………wait a minute! Maybe I do understand….If books are banned, then the next generation won’t be exposed to ideas that are opposed to what you want them to believe….if you deny history, then we are doomed to repeat it, and maybe that’s what you want…If you push a single religion’s beliefs on everybody, it makes it easier for the white supremacist, anti-semitic, racist faction to be emboldened…If we bring up a generation of non-thinkers, then it will make it easier to install an authoritative regime….if enough lies are told, then the decimation of a democratic country will be complete….
I think I am beginning to understand!
And The Journey continues......
