TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I admit to repeating myself. I have written similar articles before. However, it is more accurate today than ever before that God, if there is one, made one serious mistake. This one error in judgement will end His or Her greatest creation, the planet Earth. When I was a young man and learned about the tragedies occurring every day around the world, how the most disenfranchised people in the world suffered from disease, famine, wars, and genocide, I began to have my doubts about the existence of a God. I was raised a Catholic, attending Parochial schools for 10 years. We were taught the eight beatitudes. Two of them are why I began to question not only my religion, but all religions and their belief in a supernatural power who watched over us and cared for us. “Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.” “Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” These lessons...

Anger, hatred, and violence. This is what I see and what I read about over the last four months. My wife and I do not watch any “television news broadcasts,” because we hate liars and reject conspiracy theories. However, we do read news and blogs from around the world and fact check constantly. Prior to 2017, the United States was on a path to becoming a great nation for the first time in its nearly 249 years. 44 presidents preceded Trump and the ultimate goal was to improve upon the principles and ideals of our Founding Fathers. Trump intentionally moved our nation backwards into the dark days of the mid-twentieth century. Over the last 10 years, there has been a significant increase in hate crimes. Since January 20, 2025, everything I read about reveals the fact that animosity, driven by fear, and resulting anger and hatred has risen to levels not seen since the mid 1800’s. My wife was getting gas at Costco today and there was a loud, angry argument just a couple of pumps away. Every...

When I was much younger and Catholic, Easter Sunday was a day for church and family. I will not lie; I did not enjoy all of my family, but no one does. However, we loved each other and those were special times, especially while my grandparents were alive. My maternal grandfather was the greatest role model a young man could have. This was normal in the mid-twentieth century all across America, and continues to be popular today with millions of Americans. But not for the Trump family. During the 2016 campaign, the pastor of the Christian church Trump claimed to be his own claimed that he had never seen him cross the threshold of his place of worship. No surprise there: the Antichrist is not welcome in a place of worship designated to honor the life of Jesus Christ. Trump owns the leaders of the Evangelical branch of the Christian religion. They continue to support him although he is a traitor to his country, a convicted felon, a confirmed sexual predator, a serial philanderer, and oppos...

I was a ‘latch key kid’ in the 1950’s. My brother and I were never in danger because our apartment was very close to our school. Next door to our small apartment building was an old house, followed by the convent, the rectory, the Church and the school. The first television we had was 9 inches wide and 9 inches tall. Of course the picture was in black and white. Television was our family’s major source of entertainment. If I was home, the television was on, even as I did my homework. I’m sure that I was one of millions of young men and women who fantasized about living the lives of the characters on the screen. Some things never change, at least not entirely. Two of my favorite movies, and one of the greatest television shows in history inspire me to dream again, even at the age of 78. For as long as I can remember, I held in my mind an image of what a President of the United States should be. The first president I remember was Dwight Eisenhower. I turned on the television when I came ...

I have a message for your illegitimate president: “Stay the fuck out of my life, you old, fat, ugly on the inside and outside, little prick” I would love to say that to Trump’s orange face. You can believe I would. Unfortunately, Bullies are too cowardly to face the adversaries in person. The whole situation about DEI pisses me off. Trump thinks it is wrong to obey the intent of the Constitution. He violates it every day, so why should anyone receive its protection? Trump is above every law written since the beginning of our nation. Just ask him. Most importantly, today’s Supreme Court, biased and corrupt, supports him. Trump is the reason women no longer have the right to make decisions about their own mental and physical health. Like his current cabinet, he chose three Supreme Court justices whose only qualifications were a promise to repeal a 49-year-old decision by a legitimate court. The Antichrist continues to surround himself with the super-rich, criminals, extremists who would ...

When I was a young boy, many years ago, I remember hearing the adults around me say: “Why do I bother reading the newspaper? It’s nothing but bad news.” When I was in high school, one of my teachers gave the entire class an assignment requiring us to read the entire first section of the local paper. It was the Los Angeles Times. As I expected, it was mostly bad news. However, what I read today and what is reported on television is far worse than it was in the 1960’s. First and foremost, I believe that most of what I read is filled with lies of omission. I find that the mainstream media is no longer trustworthy. When I fact check their stories, I discover that they seldom contain the complete truth. There is at least one mass shooting every day somewhere in America. Hate crimes have risen by nearly 1,000 percent from where it was in 2015. The greed of corporate America has angered most Americans to a level I once thought unthinkable. A man who shot and killed the CEO of a major healthca...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In every country in the world, most men and women want the same things: safety and security for themselves and their families, and a decent quality of life which allows them basic human rights. However, a small percentage, who have great wealth and power over the masses, have other ambitions. These people want more: what they have is never enough. IF THERE WAS A GOD, HE OVERESTIMATED HIS CREATIONS Throughout history, men who obtain power, along with great wealth, always want more power and greater wealth. These men and women are the destructive forces whose greed and ambition caused all the pain, agony, misery, and deaths throughout history. Long ago, Kings, Queens, and other members of the royal family enjoyed lives of luxury beyond the imagination of their subjects. The separation between the powerful and the many was simply a great divide between the super-rich and the poor. Today, in America, these people are called billionaires, and multi-...