TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Donny Dictator grew up in a different ‘America’ than yours truly. He was born into a very wealthy family in New York. I grew up poor in West Los Angeles. However, our biggest differences involved what we were taught with words and by example as we grew and became young men. Trump remained in a world of white privilege, while I learned about the real America shared by the majority. I worked hard for everything I have: my education, my home, and my family. Donny Boy was exposed to racism and bigotry from the time he could walk. His father taught him that he was more important, and smarter than anyone else. I was raised by a single mother and my maternal grandparents. They taught me to respect others, regardless of their ethnicity, the color of their skin, or their economic status. I was taught to be humble but confident in my personal abilities. Trump’s entire world was about becoming wealthy and relevant. He learned nothing about what happens in the real America ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s agenda, “Project 2025,” is the opposite of progressive: it is 100 percent regressive. One by one, the dictator who is occasionally in the White House, is destroying the advances of his predecessors, both Democrats and Republicans. Remember, it was a real Republican who actually accomplished great things. Not one of his successors can claim such a huge number of positive accomplishments. Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43, and Trump all failed miserably. [Richard Nixon's most significant accomplishments include ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, improving relations with China and the Soviet Union, and establishing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He also oversaw the first moon landing, initiated welfare reform, and signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) with the Soviet Union.] Today’s fake Republicans oppose the EPA. Trump’s EP A A dministrator, Lee Zeldin, opposes everything the EPA stands for and is taking it apart piece by pi...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I must begin with an apology to the state of Arizona. No matter how hard you try, you can never be a part of the deep South. You can be as regressive as they are, but you didn’t exist as part of our nation until February 14, 1912. You have no idea what the Civil War was all about. As far as states go, you are a juvenile although you have an aging population. TRUMP WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE REGRESSIVE AND ILLEGITIMATE PRESIDENT Trump attempted to destroy all the advances made in America over the last 80 years in four years. He had some success because he has a large number of supporters who choose ignorance over reality. Looking at every social issue, he is opposed to any effort to improve the lives of most Americans. Recently he revealed his position on one of the most important issues in 2024; well sort of. He said it should be left to the states. A presidential candidate must take a stand and be pro-life or pro-choice. However, the only right answer from anyon...

Op-ed By TheWiseOldFart Facebook, Twitter, now known as “X,” and all social media is for sale, and Vladimir Putin is purchasing time at an alarming rate. His purpose is to protect and further Trump’s ambitions which are aligned perfectly with his own. In 2016 Russia bought millions of American votes. This was the first year the presidency was for sale, but it won’t be the last. Since November 9, 2016, I have boycotted television news and all social media. Each are equally bad; refusing to offer their supporters the whole truth. However, in the 21 st century Facebook and other unrestricted media reach more people, people who refuse to search the internet for the truth. It’s not unexpected that my country has experienced great changes over my 77 years. However, the last nine years moved America backwards, away from the growth our predecessors fought and died for. Everything around me has been built on lies. Reality, facts, and the truth have no place in American life today. Opinions are...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   Wars are not fought exclusively with guns. Experts involved in predictions about future wars agree that the next world war will be a struggle for technology superiority. There is the real reason the discussion of Artificial Intelligence is priority number one. Our nation is fighting a war today. The reason for this conflict has its origin in the primary reasons for the first Civil War: racism and bigotry. The Second Civil War began on November 8, 2016, when Donald John Trump became our nation’s illegitimate president elect. A “rigged” election, funded by Vladimir Putin, and aided by the mainstream media and James Comey, handed the presidency to a fascist, and the least qualified man in history to become a leader of men. Although it was confirmed in October of 2106 that Russia was deeply involved in deciding the outcome of our election, our nation’s leaders decided to keep this fact from the voting public. Trump lost the popular vote by more than three mill...