Your Monday Funny: Canada? Really?
“Dumb” is not a word I like. In fact, I don’t like name-calling
at all, although I admit to using this tactic on occasion when I am unable to
suppress my anger. I’ve been working on it for a lifetime.
The word “dumb” just feels worse than any four-letter word I
can think of. It brings to mind a person who is a complete dullard, without
average intelligence or a single redeeming quality. That said, I have a
question: “how dumb is Donald Trump?”
One issue he won’t leave alone really bugs me. If he doesn’t
understand that what he wants is virtually impossible, all of his brain cells
must have committed suicide.
If you ask any Canadien if they would prefer to be a citizen
of the United States, 999 out of 1000 would say “no.”
I have a cousin who was born in Spokane, Washington. She met
a man when she was a young woman who was a Canadien. They fell in love and
moved to Canada where they raised a family. Both she and her husband were schoolteachers.
When they retired, they purchased a bed and breakfast on Lake Ontario. When her
husband passed, she remained in Canada until the bed and breakfast was sold.
She is a year and a half younger than me, and eventually moved back to Spokane
to be nearer to her brothers and sisters.
She often told me that she would never move away from Canada
for many reasons, the most important being healthcare. The disease which took
her husband’s life required treatment which would have cost hundreds of
thousands of dollars in America. However, they never paid a penny in hospital
bills or doctor’s fees. America remains the only country in the world without
universal healthcare. In fact, ours is the most expensive healthcare “system” in
the world, and unless you are wealthy, you will never have access to the best
facilities or the best doctors.
My wife wants to move to Canada, and made that request long
before Trump’s second illegitimate election. Many Americans are considering an
exit from Trump’s “America.” However, many countries don’t want us there, and I
can’t blame them.
The United States is the only nation in the world which is
gun crazy. Statistics prove that America is the most dangerous in the world.
With more mass shootings than days on the calendar, and an 800 percent increase
in hate crimes since 2017, it’s not safe to leave our homes.
Our government is both incompetent and corrupt. They lie to
us constantly while ignoring our needs and wishes.
With Trump and Musk in charge, fascism has replaced
democracy. The Constitution has been used as toilet paper by the obese old
white man as he sits on the toilet sending messages to his cult on his failing
Truth Social.
Inflation is making life more difficult for low-income
families and seniors like me and my wife. Although Trump’s primary issue in the
2024 election was ending inflation, he is now telling his voters that he cannot
or will not find a solution for the very serious problem. His heavily
criticized tariff will force consumers to pay more for everything in the near
future.
As the cost of living continues to grow, the American dream
is fading away for most Americans as quickly as the sun disappears behind the
clouds on a winter’s day.
Probably the worst of America is the fact that no one in
power, in positions of authority, can be trusted or respected in the 21st
century. I no longer trust anyone in Washington, anyone in law enforcement,
especially in our courts, our military leaders, not even religious leaders,
especially Evangelicals. Trust and respect cannot be freely given, they must be
earned, and none of the above groups have proven that they deserve such precious
gifts.
Maybe Trump should move to Canada and leave us alone. But that
wouldn’t work. Canadiens have a well-deserved reputation for kindness and being
nice. Trump wouldn’t last 10 minutes in any Canadian province.
The old man has lost what was left of his mind. I suggest all of you watch an old movie called "Canadian Bacon." This is Trump.
Op-ed by James Turnage
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