What is the path forward? How do we fix the damage? How do we stop the lies?
Lies have infected our country. Our freedom of speech has been twisted to benefit the few. Lies have been used to turn us against one another. Lies have damaged our planet and made the future for our children less secure.
We have been raised to believe that all opinions have merit. That in itself is a lie. An opinion based upon a falsehood does not have merit.
When Kelly Anne said there were, "Alternative Facts", we had our opportunity to say , "No, there are not alternative facts; there are facts and there are lies." We failed. We all embraced the first amendment and let her spread their manure. That foul odor will never fade.
It is time for a correction. The French shamed the collaborators after the war. We are in a war to save the best place to live in the world. This truly is a great country. This war must be non-violent. The greatest country ever known should be able to reconcile our differences while maintaining respect for one another.
As such, part of a progressive victory will require that we help those who have been mislead. Help to understand the harm they have done to themselves and others. We will literally have to re-educate some of those around us. I absolutely hate having to type those words in that order.
I believe that we have had over 44 years of bullshit rolling down the bullshit mountain turning into the largest bullshit ball ever, Donald Trump. Rush Limbaugh spewed more shit on a daily basis than all the livestock in Iowa. It will be a challenge to clean it all up and it will not be pleasant.
Who will come forward to lead a return to honesty?. The obvious candidates could be the clergy. They might be interested but it would cut into the profits. (I don't understand how "Megachurch" is a thing. Not one of Jesus' ideas.) Anyways, they seem to be in on the lie as well. Maybe they need a reminder about the commandment that says, "Don't LIE!"
Is there a Will Rogers or Samuel Clemmons in our time? Someone to speak truth to power. Someone who will be the Anti-Limbaugh? The only way this works is if we ALL begin saying, "STOP the lies." A lie is a theft, it is the theft of the truth. I'm tired of being robbed.
A callous or hateful comment may be made by an ignorant soul. In the past that comment got as far as those within earshot. Now that comment gets broadcast globally and is amplified by networks specifically designed to drive wedges between otherwise cooperative people. All for profit somehow. If you do not understand that outside interests want a weak United States, you haven't been paying attention.
A strong United States is our best chance to leave a home for our grandchildren and beyond. It is hard to steal the value of a strong united progressive country. Don't let the liars take what belongs to the citizenry of the United States of America.
Soon there will be millions (billions?) of refugees looking for clean water and somewhere to get out of the heat. Some of them already live in our desert southwest. We need to get over all of these contrived differences so that we can save their lives. I hope I am wrong. I cry because I believe I am right.
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