TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Contrary to Trump’s lie, Greedflation continues to grow. Domestic terrorism continues to escalate, making leaving your home a threat to your life. Protest against the fascist actions by Trump and Musk continue. Every day more Americans are losing faith in our government and find reasons to believe that our nation is broken beyond repair. Fear, despair, and mistrust have replaced any feelings of security the American people might have felt prior to January 20, 2025. Between 2017 and 2021, the Trump administration failed to present a single positive accomplishment for the majority of our nation’s people. To the contrary, the orange buffoon’s failure to take timely action when he was made aware of an approaching healthcare emergency, cost more than one million Americans their lives, and nearly placed our nation in a second Great Depression. Experts in healthcare claim that Trump is directly responsible for as many as 100,000 of those lives based on his failure to t...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “What was in it for them? They’re all suckers and losers.” The former was a statement made to his aides when Trump was in France to honor the brave Americans who lost their lives in WWI. He did not attend the ceremony. It was confirmed in 2016 that Trump’s Daddy purchased deferments from a podiatrist preventing his useless son, who grew up in a wealthy family and extreme white privilege, from serving in the Vietnam War. The old, obese, fascist coward is honoring himself and his claim to the title of Commander-in-Chief with a costly and unnecessary military parade this weekend. Sunday just happens to be his birthday. Coincidence? I think not. Another of his endless lies claims that this act of a ruthless and heartless dictator is to honor the 250 th anniversary of the United States Army. It could have been planned for a more symbolic day, such as combining the event no real American will watch with our nation’s 249 th birthday on July 4 th . However, Trump is t...

  As villains always do, Trump made two serious mistakes over the last few days. Sending two groups of our nation’s military to halt protests against his vicious and illegal immigration policies, 2000 members of the National Guard, and 700 Marines, were a declaration of war against all men and women who cherish, respect, and are willing to support the Constitution of the United States by any means possible. Our founding fathers were willing to sacrifice everything, including their lives, for the New Country. I wonder how many American citizens in the 21 st century are willing to make sacrifices of their own, and how many are cowards and will choose to surrender to the fascist traitor defiling the White House? If what America once stood for is not worth fighting for, if the future of those you love is not worthy of sacrifice, you cannot call yourself a ‘patriot,’ or even an ’American.’ Because of Trump’s vile attacks against the people of Los Angeles, protests are being planned acr...

If I had an iota of respect for Trump, I would never use such an expletive. However, his choice to violate the Constitution, to ignore the law completely, is pissing me off in ways I never imagined in my most frightening nightmares. What is happening in Los Angeles is Trump taking a huge shit on the Law of the Land. It is a crime to use our nation’s military to wage battle against its own people. Trump ordered National Guard troops to quash the protests against his racist immigration polity in the City of Angels. That did not solve the problem. He is now ordering about 700 United States Marines to do whatever is necessary to halt American citizens from exercising their First Amendment rights. When will this shit end? If our military “leaders” continue to bow to the Nazi in the White House, how can America be saved? When Rodney King was beaten so badly that he was near death in 1991, the four police officers involved were tried in 1992 and acquitted by a racist jury. President George H....

On June 1, 2020, your fascist and illegitimate president intentionally violated the First Amendment rights of hundreds of American citizens protesting outside of the White House in Lafayette Park. He used members of the United States military to disperse the crowd, firing rubber bullets and exploding tear gas canisters. The reason? A photo-op at St. John’s Church where the Antichrist held a Bible upside down. Yesterday, June 7, 2025, Trump violated the First Amendment rights of thousands of peaceful protestors in Los Angeles as they rallied against Trump’s vicious and racist immigration policies. Fascism remains in control of our nation. Since January 20, Trump has waged war against anyone who disagrees with him or his policies. He is acting like every other ruthless and heartless dictator in the world. He must be stopped by any means. His efforts to repeal the First Amendment are sufficient reasons to impeach him once again. Moscow Mitch McConnell is not in a position to oversee a moc...

Just over four months. That’s all the time it took for the world to learn that Trump is the most destructive and incompetent president in America’s nearly 249-year history. The damage one man and his Neo-Nazi army is responsible for is catastrophic. What he began in 2017 is far more evil and destructive in 2025. The results can be seen in public areas across the nation. Fits of anger and even rage are occurring in every part of every day life. Unemployment is beginning to rise as prices increase for the necessities to maintain life at the speed of light. Instead of making efforts which would improve the lives of all Americans, Trump continues to walk down the path of revenge, fueled by unwarranted hatred. The truth is, he is jealous. I have never been able to find one positive accomplishment in the life of this old, obese man who will be 79 years old in nine days. Beginning in 2016, the men and women who call themselves “Republicans” have wasted tens if not hundreds of millions of doll...

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...

In 2024, Kamala Harris said: “Donald Trump would deliver tax cuts to his donors. I will deliver tax cuts to working people and the middle class.” Millions of Americans chose to believe another lie, and ignore Ms. Harris’ warning. Trump made another promise he failed to keep: “I will end inflation on day one.” He offered voters the same lie about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s what Trump’s “Big Beautiful Tax Plan” will do to America. While giving huge tax cuts to the people who need it least, 813 billionaires/oligarchs, it will add more than three-and-one-half TRILLION dollars to the national debt. To offset the nearly four trillion dollars allowing the super-rich to become even richer, nearly six million Americans will lose their healthcare immediately. Millions more will see a decrease in, or the end of Medicaid programs. And SNAP, the former food stamp program, will likely disappear entirely. This is Trump’s plan: give all of the money to his rich friends and fuck the American...

A confirmed draft dodger: called the brave soldiers who lost their lives in WWI “suckers and losers:” and next month he will honor, or more realistically disgrace himself with something only fascist dictators demand, a military parade. If you were graduating from West Point, would you want this old, obese, convicted felon and America’s biggest traitor speaking at the most important day in your young life? When Trump became your illegitimate president for the first time in 2017, members of his staff criticized me and millions of others who refused to accept him as our president. They baselessly claimed that as the president, he deserved our “respect.” Let me explain something to these morons: respect and trust must be earned, never given freely. Trump is undeserving of both. It is a farce to offer Trump the title of “Commander-in-Chief.” In reality, Trump is our “Criminal-in Chief.” He continues to violate the Emoluments Clause in the Constitution every day he pretends to be your presid...

My father, and four of my uncles on my mother’s side of the family, fought against Hitler’s fascist army in WWII. My mother was one of many women we affectionately labeled as “Rosie the Riveter” at Boeing’s Seattle plant during the war. I am an original baby boomer, born in 1946. I despise Trump for many legitimate reasons, but one of the most important is the fact that he calls the men and women who gave their lives to preserve freedom in WWI and WWII, “losers and suckers.” Today, this traitorous, illegitimate president is following the Republican’s fascist manifesto “Project 2025” exactly as he wrote it. When he was much younger, Trump read the speeches made by Adolf Hitler over and over again. In 2017 and again in 2025, Trump is using Hitler’s tactics to control his ill-informed “basement dwellers.” He learned that if you tell a lie often enough, the people will eventually accept it as fact. Most people will accept extreme belief in extreme forms of loyalty, falsely considering thei...

Trump has no respect for the law, most significantly the Constitution of the United States of America. Facts later revealed, combined with what I watched for three hours on television on January 6, 2021, proved beyond a doubt that Trump organized, planned, and executed the failed coup attempt. He is a traitor and should be punished with death for the most egregious crime possible against our nation. His ‘lieutenants’ were then and remain now leaders of Neo-Nazi groups who share Trump’s plan to end democracy and destroy the United States of America. Prior to what was without a doubt the ‘darkest day in American history,’ there was 9/11. The initial results after the dust literally settled were fear, anger, and hatred for all men and women who were not American Citizens: exactly what those who call themselves “Republicans” wanted. Right-wing politicians encouraged bigotry and racism in support of the traitors who seek a nation ruled by white supremacy. Their knee-jerk reactions weakened ...

I was conceived in Seattle, Washington at the end of WWII. I was born in July of 1946 in Lewiston Idaho. My family moved to Los Angeles in 1952 where jobs were readily available. My father served in the United States Navy throughout the war. My mother was one of many “Rosie the Riveters” working at Boeing Aircraft. Everything I saw in my youngest years in public involved extreme patriotism. Flags were seen everywhere. Old posters like “Uncle Sam Needs You” were taped on the sides of buildings and on fences. Everything seemed to be painted red, white, and blue. My parents split up when I was about nine years old. My mother, brother, and I lived in a duplex near my maternal grandparents, and later to an apartment just a few doors down for my Catholic School and the church. When we got our first television with a nine-inch screen, the picture in black and white, a local television station broadcast a lot of movies: most of them were about the war, and starred John Wayne starred in many of...

Mentally healthy human beings don’t want to believe the worst about others. We would like to believe that what we see, hear, and read is at least partially true or even untrue, depending on the situation. Humans want to find a reason to forgive the mistakes, crimes, and heinous acts by others. We look for reasons; things in their past which brought out the worst in another person. I hate to tell you the absolute truth, but in most situations, this is psychiatric bullshit. We are all born with free thought and free choice. During our preteen and teenage years we have an opportunity to choose our friends, make decisions about what comes next, and search for the truth. I know no one in my generation who lived lives depicted by television shows like “Ozzie and Harriet,” “Father Knows Best,” or “the Donna Reed Show.” For the most part, post WWII children grew up in dysfunctional families. PTSD, changes in family structure created during the War, new opportunities for women in society, and a...

The headline reads, “CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades.” That goes back to Eisenhower’s first administration. He was the first president I remember. I was ten years old when I came home from school, turned on the television and began watching the 1956 Republican National Convention. It is an undeniable fact that there will never be a worse president in history than Donald John Trump: if there is another president. Trump is a Nazi and seeks the dictatorship of the United States. No one can doubt this fact. He has proven my allegations time and time again during his first 100 days pretending to be an American president. [Trump’s 41% approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back at least to Dwight Eisenhower – including Trump’s own first term.] CNN Personally, I do not understand how it could be that high. Illegitimate President “Destructo” is destroying our nation piece by piece. Once again, h...

Trump is above the law. Until six corrupted and traitorous members of the Supreme Court removed charges of treason and violating the Espionage Act in 2024, I had hope that those who work in law enforcement and serve in our military would support the Constitution and save our country from fascists and Nazis. I was wrong, very wrong. America is a nation without laws if you are wealthy, powerful, or a member of our corrupt and incompetent government. This is the greatest damage caused by Trump and his fascist supporters. I grew up believing that America was a nation where the rule of law was paramount to maintaining order and civility. When Trump pardoned the domestic terrorists, or more accurately traitors, who took part in a violent insurrection with two goals: halting the certification of the Electoral College vote, and killing Mike Pence and Nancey Pelosi: I knew then that my America had been defeated once and for all without a shot being fired by any member of law enforcement or ...

Trump fears all men and women who are highly educated. It is a certainty that his educational records are embarrassing. In 2017 he had all of them sealed for a reason. Yesterday there were more protests against Trump and his destructive and moronic policies. Many Americans called for his impeachment as his fascist policies contained in Project 2025 continue to destroy the very fabric of what made America a respected and envied nation. The attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center resulted in increased patriotism. Trump’s damage to America will last for decades if we survive the “Three Amigos,” Trump, Elon Musk, and Vladimir Putin. One of our nation’s most treasured institutions is Harvard University. Founded in 1636, it remains a revered and respected nation comparable to Oxford and Cambridge. Trump, forever a schoolyard bully, threatened Harvard with the removal of federal funds if it continued the very American policies of DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Harvard’s Pre...

“Stupid is as stupid does.” Not only is Trump incapable of solving our nation’s most serious problems, he doesn’t care. He does not represent you or me, he works for his oligarchs. Voters claim that their reason for giving their precious vote to Trump was based on his promise to end inflation on day one. He lied, again, when he told the American people that he cared about them. Prices are increasing once again, as Trump lies, claiming that they are lower than they were on election day. The only necessity which declined in price and availability is the price of eggs, but that was inevitable. Trump is so stupid, he thinks that I am stupid. I have watched his failures for more than a decade. He shares one thing with the second worst president in history, George W. Bush. Both of these men who grew up in an atmosphere of extreme white privilege, failed at everything they attempted, including their illegitimate presidencies. Trump will lie, claiming that he is a “great businessman.” However,...

Although Trump’s supporters will deny the truth, it is well-known that Trump’s history is composed of criminal actions, many of them involving sexual harassment. His business practices involved tax fraud, bribing public officials, and refusing to pay contractors for work on his properties. Without bailouts from Vladimir Putin, his oligarchs, and the Saudi Royal Family, Trump would have been penniless decades prior to the 2016 election. However, when he was illegitimately elected in 2016, the seriousness of his crimes rose to frightening levels. His first Constitutional violation continued throughout his failed and illegitimate presidency. He violated the Emoluments clause every day and no one stepped in to stop him, The mainstream media failed to do their job and expose him. Billionaires and millionaires protect each other. The first notable and public violation of the Law of the Land involved efforts to bribe the President of Ukraine. He held aid for the democratic nation hostage in e...

Okay, before you go ballistic about my title, I have a preponderance of evidence which proves that white men are the reason for American never becoming a “great country.” (Trump is simply the worst of the worst). Fact number one: most men my age who are white hold onto prejudices they had when they were much younger. Our generation was about “success,” and success meant making lots and lots of money. We were taught to be “politically correct,” at least in public. Christianity was the only valid religion. Black people possessed a lower level of intelligence than whites. And women were expected to “remain in their place.” One more thing: any type of sexual relationship other than heterosexual was forbidden by the leaders of every Christian religion. They preached their hate messages every time they stood behind a pulpit. Until the age of 16, most of my life was surrounded in an atmosphere of white privilege. In my last year of parochial education, there was a single Black student in the ...

I have a question to which I know I already have the answer, but I want you to tell me what you believe, unless you have been brainwashed by Trump and Fox News for the last 10 years. If you look at the facts and listen to your heart, would you describe Trump as a dictator today? Let’s begin with the facts, something Trump, his party, and his supporters hate more than anything else in the world. As he did in 2017, Trump is violating the Constitution every day he remains your illegitimate president. He is exercising powers which do not belong to the executive branch. In 2024, the corrupt and biased Supreme Court appeared to give him absolute power. However, this is not a reality. The once respected Court has become the most prejudiced and corrupt legal entity in American history. When our Founding Fathers wrote and signed the Law of the Land in 1789, their primary goal was to guarantee that the executive branch was the least powerful of all three “separate but equal” branches of our gove...