Money is Without a Doubt the Root of All Evil, but Where is the Source of Good and Kindness?

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

The proof is before us every minute of every day, on the boob tube and on the internet. The worst man in the world is following the path of his idol and causing enormous harm to billions of people to satisfy his own ungodly needs. Trump is proof that “money is the root of all evil.” Nothing else, not sexual desire, or a desire to have all the latest “toys” comes close to the need to accumulate outrageous wealth.

That was the easy part of this story. The mainstream media has enjoyed increased profits over the last 10 years as they focused their cameras on Trump incessantly. Sensationalism increases viewership, and therefore advertising revenue. They have no interest in the truth, only how much money they receive. Every major news network is owned by one of Trump’s oligarchs. The Fourth Estate began its rapid demise in June of 2015 when Trump rode down the escalators and declared his plan to destroy America from the inside out.

Thanks to a cowardly and hypocritical government, the Supreme Court, and the old, useless men in the Pentagon, Trump’s crimes against humanity will not cease until he is cremated and his ashes  scattered over a cesspool.

What appears to be difficult is establishing the source of good and kindness. The reason is simple and obvious, but most people ignore the truth. From the moment of our birth, every human being is endowed with a genetic pattern leading him or her in a direction which will lead them to a life composed of compassion, understanding, and acceptance. So, what force redirects a man or woman to follow a path which leads to aspirations which include avarice, power over others, and sexual deviance? That is also easily explained and inside every human being: free thought and free will.

Who and what we become is the result of choices we make and they begin in our youth. Experience tells me that those of us who struggled, we who were not born into a life of luxury and privilege, are more likely to empathize with others.

The truth is that great wealth is attainable to every man and woman on earth. The key is undoubtedly found inside each of us and what we choose to be most valuable. What are we willing to sacrifice to obtain material wealth? How much of ourselves, our integrity, self-worth, and morality, are we willing to cast aside to achieve a single, unholy desire?

What I can tell you without reservation is that it’s the little choices me make between birth and death which produce the big things, the important and life-changing situations which compose the person we become. These ‘little things,’ include the friends we choose, what we study in school, and the good and bad habits we develop for ourselves or from the influence of others. As we age, education becomes of greater importance, but our choice of careers and where we live result in even greater changes.

I leave you with two examples: you choose which is good and which is bad.

Trump was born into an atmosphere of extreme white privilege and great wealth. History tells us that much of what he became were the result of instructions from his father.

Fred Trump was a devout racist. Money was his “god” and he was willing to do anything to achieve his goals. He was known to have expressed his belief ‘that there are only two kinds of people in the world: winners and losers.’

After military boarding school, Donnie Boy was given an opportunity to attend some of the finest institutions of higher learning in our country. After Fred Trump purchased deferments for his son, preventing him from being drafted into the illegal war in South Vietnam, he attended Fordham University, and later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business College.

We now know that he rarely attended his classes, and his diploma was clearly purchased by his father. He failed constantly in his real estate endeavors, proving that he has no understanding, no knowledge related to his time at Wharton. He was forced to file for at least six bankruptcies, including the impossible: an Atlantic City Casino. This is why one of his first actions in 2017 was to seal all of his academic records.

Trump is an opportunist. When Vladimir Putin invited him and first wife, Ivana, to Moscow in 1987, he eagerly accepted the invitation. The two fascist men began a relationship which has lasted for 39 years. In 2013, using the Miss Universe Pageant to cover-up his true reason for another visit to Moscow, former MI-6 agent Christopher Steele revealed meetings between the two men to confirm their plans to win the 2016 presidential election.

Their plan to end the United States of America and achieve world domination is moving forward as quickly as Hitler’s “blitzkrieg” in the 1930’s.

Trump chose his path, it was not forced upon him. His base desires led to a lifelong mental illness known as malignant narcissism, which led him to even bigger crimes and removed every morsal of integrity, compassion, and morality from his being, forever.

I am the same age as Trump, but the exact opposite of the man, himself.

I was born into poverty, but I never knew it until many years later. What I did have was a mother, brother, grandparents, and aunts and uncles who loved me. From my grandfather I learned what it meant to be a “man.” He taught me to respect others and learn from them, while accepting them for their own beliefs, customs, and traditions.

From him I learned that trust and respect are earned. It was up to me to learn that doing the right thing would make me the person I am today.

I’m still poor, but I am satisfied at the age of 79 that I always tried to do the right thing and become a more spiritual person every day.

I cannot deny that some of the difficulties I faced along the way would have been easier if I had chosen a career which offered a larger income, but I have no deep regrets. I continue to learn from my own experiences and those of others I have known along the way. I am and never will be perfect, that’s impossible. But I’m still trying.

I am not a religious man. However, I know that when I take my last breath, I will know that I did my best, and learned from my failures. I have experienced true love and an appreciation for every day I lived.

Trump will die a man hated by millions of people around the world. After his demise, history will describe him as the worst president in American history, and one of the most evil men to have ever existed. There will be no positive or redeeming remarks.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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