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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I was one of millions of America’s children who was privileged to have grown up in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Our fathers, uncles, and in some situations mothers and aunts had defeated the fascist mob attempting to recreate the world in their vile and hate-filled image. I loved school. First grade was spent at St. Mark’s Elementary School in Venice, California. For the next seven years I attended St. Gerard Majella Elementary School in West Los Angeles. Across the nation patriotism was the primary emotion. Beginning in second grade we studied the origin of the United States of America. Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, and the rest were heroes because their dream created America, and because their lofty ideals were pure. Our country was envied by people all over the world. We learned about two world wars and how our fathers and grandfathers were eager to fight for their country and for citizens of other nations who were under siege by military forces controlled by me...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Most of you are too young to remember my America: the country I loved and deserved my loyalty, respect, and trust. Sadly, that nation no longer exists, and I’m not sure if it will ever regain its position on the world’s stage. Humans are by far the weakest of all mammals. For the most part we are never happy with our personal situation. We want more, more, and more. We are also a lazy group. We look for someone else to do our work for us. John Adams: "Remember Democracy never lasts long". He further asserted that democracy "soon wastes exhausts and murders itself," and that "There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide.” Abraham Lincoln: "if destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide" Abraham Lincoln: “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On June 7, 2025, Trump ordered about 4,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles. Peaceful protests were in progress, expressing their displeasure with Trump’s illegal immigration/ethnic cleansing policy. There were a few sporadic instances of violence, including a burning trash can and an overturned automobile. However, Fox News chose to offer its viewers only the few violent incidents, ignoring the main part of the event. Trump either overreacted or simply saw an opportunity to use his power and sent military troops to the City of Angels. A couple of days later, he ordered 700 Marines to support the National Guard. Normally, this situation would have occurred at the request of California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom. However there had been no request. This was fascism in its purest form. This was not the first act of a fascist dictator performed by your illegitimate president. After Trump received his controversial diploma from Wharton Business C...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Money is the root of everything which debases humanity. As the new nation became a reality and shocked the world by defeating the British Empire in September of 1783, America became a beacon of light for all people living on the third planet from the sun. Between 1787 and 1789, a new country emerged and became the United States of America. It was founded by men who were imperfect, but shared lofty principles and ideals based on personal freedom, human rights, and equality without regard to wealth, ethnicity, religion, or departure from common beliefs. Free thought and the freedom to separate from the majority and embrace lifestyles which were often considered unusual, different, and even abnormal offered a future when diversity became the new nation’s strength, not a threat to the status quo, but acceptance and respect for our differences dominated. Their actions were brave, idealistic, dramatic, and presented the existence of both great promise and great ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Thursday evening, Stephen Colbert announced that his show, “Late Night with Stephen Colbert,” has been cancelled. CBS management surrendered its First Amendment rights to Fuhrer Donald Trump. Another reason to boycott television news and most networks in general. For ten years Trump has pissed on, shit on, and flushed the Constitution down the toilet. Another thing I never thought would happen has happened. A broadcast network, with all the rights and guarantees of the First Amendment places its profits ahead of the future of our country, and the rights of the people to know the truth about corruption and crime in Washington. [CBS Television's management structure is a key part of Paramount Global, with George Cheeks serving as President and CEO of CBS, overseeing various divisions including CBS News and Stations, CBS Sports, CBS Studios, and CBS Media Ventures. Other key executives include Bryon Rubin (Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, CB...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am a fan of “the Daily Kos.” Most of its writers are contributors, not employees, and they always speak ‘truth to power.’ I have no doubt that Trump and his entire fascist party hate me for telling the truth, and hate the Daily Kos even more because of its much larger circulation. The Department of Justice was intended to be independent from the president. This included the Attorney General. However, in 2025 Trump chose Pam Bondi as our nation’s primary legal officer. The truth is that Trump bribed Bondi when she was the Florida Attorney General, and she accepted the bribe. Trump’s administration is composed of criminals, immoral, and hate-filled men and women. The DOJ has become Trump’s “army of revenge,” and no longer represents the rights of all Americans. A few weeks ago, Trump’s DOJ attempted to silence the Daily Kos. The company’s executives came to an agreement with Trump’s attempt to avenge its exposing of the truth, and part of that agreement was not ...

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Op-ed by TheWiseOLdFart In 2016 and 2024, Trump made many promises during his hate rallies. However, he has never kept a single one. In 2025, his focus is even more on himself and his wallet. Trump believes “what is good for him is good for the country.” From his violation of the law, using ICE as his personal gestapo, attempting genocide in America, to his failed and moronic military parade honoring his own birthday, Trump is an embarrassment to all other dictators past and present. Of course, this is what we should expect from a man with lower than average intelligence. No honest person can deny that Trump has become America’s first dictator, a Fuhrer. But this could not have happened without the assistance of a corrupt and biased Supreme Court. Proven by the absurd length of boring, self-serving speeches, Trump’s greatest pleasure is standing before his supporters and receiving undeserved adulation and loyalty. He is the living example of everyone inflicted with malignant narcissism...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you hate America and believe in Trump’s motto, “Make America White Again,” you should be celebrating tomorrow, July 4, and every day since January 20, 2017. Although you have been waiting since the 1940’s, your time has come. You have a dedicated fascist leader defiling the White House in Washington right now. You have many right-wing politicians to thank for your rise to power, but you must thank yourselves. On January 6, 2021 you attempted to retain power for your leader, Donald Trump, Although you failed, you were given another chance by a like-minded Supreme Court which violated the intent of the 14 th Amendment and allowed Trump to run for the presidency for the third time in 2024. You conspired with Trump’s American Fascist Party, Vladimir Putin, Moscow Mitch McConnell, and Elon Musk to illegally win the rigged election. You contributed to funding for Russian hackers who gained access to the voting machines in all seven swing states: this according to ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Fact: There are no true Republicans in Washington today. In 1981, Ronald Reagan forced every Republican to take an oath of absolute loyalty. This was the beginning of the end of the once Grand Old Party, and the destruction of our Founding Fathers’ system of governance. Reagan’s three successors, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump, adopted the same failed policies initiated by Reagan: absolute loyalty without dissention and free thought, and the failed fiscal policy of “trickle-down economics.” When George W. Bush and his V.P. Dick Chendy ignored the warnings of our security agencies and went on vacation in 2001, refusing to take their admonitions seriously. The result was one of the darkest days in American history: September 11, 2001. It was George W. Bush who overreacted and in several situations, including his reelection campaign in 2004, used the outrage and fear of the American people to secure victories for his personal agenda. It was the ...

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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Not one democratic government can exist with the existence of a single party. Without deliberation and compromise, democracy shrinks into non-existence and an autocracy is born. This is Donald Trump’s plan for America, and it has been fulfilled. Congress did not approve Trump’s declaration of war against Iran yesterday when he ordered our military to drop twelve 30,000-pound bombs on sites inside Iran which are allegedly dedicated to developing nuclear weapons. Not only did he refuse to follow the mandate of the Law of the Land, he ignored the entire Democratic Party. This essentially was a declaration that Democrats and Independents have no place in Trump’s new and devolved country. Only members of his American Fascist Party will be heard. Between 2017 and 2021, Trump pretended to be your dictator. In 2025 he is a dictator without opposition and therefore America’s Fuhrer. He has attained his “dream job:” Hitler 2.0. With that said, as long as Trump remains you...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   The Supreme Court of the United States is clearly fascist and anti-American.    When our Founding Fathers created this nation and signed the Constitution in 1789 , a unique form of government had been  created. They were aware that it was fragile and even vulnerable. If it was to succeed, it must be in the control of men and women who would have a moral standard beyond reproach, lofty principles which wo uld never be surrendered under any circumstances, and progressive ideals which wou ld result in the growth of the new nation and its service to all Americans.  However, they made a huge mistake which is endangering the future of their dream.   It is no longer a secret. The great men and their monumental ambition, the creation of a nation ruled by the people for the people, overestimated mankind .   All men have weakness. Most men lack the courage to place their responsibility to always do the right thing for the men...