TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Growing up in the 1950’s and 1960’s, there were two slogans I heard frequently: “Made in America,” and “Only in America.” Both inspired patriotism and pride in our nation. This was post WWII and our nation had been a major component in the defeat of fascism. I remember the many products began to display the label, “made in China,” and we believed that the influx of products created in foreign nations was somewhat exciting. What this young man did not understand was this was the beginning of outsourcing in America. “Only in America” inspired patriotism and the unique qualities offered by life in what politicians called “the greatest country in the world.”. Free thought, and the freedom to be yourself if your actions did not infringe upon the rights of the majority were perfect examples of why our country had become the most respected in the world. The United States had embarked on a path to create the first “great nation,” a nation which would place its peo...

On November 9, 2016, when I learned that somehow, someway the least qualified man in history, and likely in the future, had received a victory in the Electoral College, I literally became numb. My brain could not comprehend what had happened to my country. I knew the real Donald Trump. I was aware that he had committed tax fraud for years. I knew about his bribery of state officials, I had researched his past and discovered that he was a failed businessman who had been rescued by Vladimir Putin and his Oligarchs at least once, and then again by the Saudi Royal Family. His many accusations of sexual assault were based on fact. He committed adultery while married to three different women. I also knew that he had been to at least two of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex parties. Finally, I was convinced that not only did daddy Fred buy his exemptions, keeping him from serving in Vietnam, he also paid for his diploma from Wharton. Trump had records sealed the moment he was sworn into office on January...