Who Can You Trust?

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

When everyone with power over our daily lives constantly lies about everything, how can anyone be trusted?

Our government, all three branches and both parties: our civic leaders: the military brass in the Pentagon: federal, state, and local judges: law enforcement:  and in many cases, Christian leaders: everyone of these groups has an agenda, and hiding the facts, the truth, is beneficial for them, but not the American people.

I WOULD BE REMISS IF I EXCLUDED THE MEDIA

Freedom of the press is guaranteed by the First Amendment. Our Founding Fathers believed that the “Fourth Estate” was critical. They would report criminal actions and corruption occurring within our federal government.

In 2026, all viable media outlets are owned by Trump’s oligarchs. All television media and a large number of our newspapers and blogs have reached a level of corruption not possible prior to the age of electronics and communication. You and I cannot trust a single thing we see or hear from what was once the respected Fourth Estate.

THIS OLD MAN IS “WOKE,” AND PROUD OF IT

I am a rarity in 21st century America. I am an 80-year-old man who is an Independent and informed citizen who does not live in the past. I have learned from the lessons I received over the last 80 years, and believe that the welfare of our nation’s people will be decided by what happens today, and the best is yet to come.

Trump’s cronies exist in the past and have adopted the beliefs of the American Fascist Party, which became powerful in the early 1940’s, and even more powerful in 2026.

THE USELESS OLD MEN AND WOMEN IN THE PENTAGON SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES

It is an undeniable fact that our current federal government is corrupt and woefully incompetent. However, with Trump as Commander-in-Chief, and Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, our military brass in the Pentagon decided to support their anti-American policies.

More than 400,000 men and women died fighting to defeat fascism in WWII. The fact that the Pentagon is protecting the fascist in the White House is revolting.

Sadly, like the Supreme Court, the Pentagon has become politicized. The men and women who spend their days inside those walls surrendered their loyalty to their Fuhrer, and renounced their obligation to serve and protect the American people.

The answer to my question is clear: trust no one with great power and wealth.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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Sources: theguardian.com: Why we stopped trusting elites

medium.com: Why Many Women Distrust Men Today: A Challenge to Modern Masculinity

 

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