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  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In 2022, then FBI Director, Christopher Wray, testified before Congress and stated a fact which should have frightened every American, and most importantly all law enforcement agencies. Director Wray offered a single warning: “Domestic Terrorism is the greatest danger to the American people in the 21st century.” No longer could the liars on the right side of the aisle blame Muslim extremists for all of America’s problems. On January 6, 2021, Trump planned, organized, and executed an attempted coup. His Nazi army was led by leaders of various Neo-Nazi groups, including the “Proud Boys,” and the “Oath Keepers.” In 2025, domestic terrorism is growing at light-year speed. However, Trump is ignoring this undeniable fact because he is their leader. You can call what is happening today a second American Revolution or a second Civil War. Regardless, real Americans are currently engaged in a battle to save our nation or surrender to outside forces and the e...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It’s happened to everyone, more than once. A situation, a conversation, maybe a pitch by a salesman. All we knew was “something didn’t seem right.” I learned that sometimes common sense must take precedence over everything else, or suffer the consequences. One of the reasons why anyone ignores facts, probably responding, “I don’t believe that,” is because common sense has become uncommon in 2024. GUILTY, GUILTY, AND GUILTY Communication in the 21st century is instant and often infused with facts, undeniable facts. However, millions of Americans have lost their ability to accept reality. In a court of law, facts can be twisted. The same is true with “news” broadcasts and podcasts. To gain an individual’s confidence, tell them what they want to hear. Just ask any professional politician. As a writer, my philosophy has always remained the same. When I am presented with a story, I neither believe nor disbelieve its veracity. I look at the facts, but even then, I loo...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I learned in school about the atrocities committed by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi horde. I was about 12 when I read about the egomaniac who sought the elimination of an entire population and world domination. As a Catholic, we were taught about Judaism and the people who lived their lives according to the laws contained in the Torah. It was unimaginable that one man’s hatred would be responsible for the torture and deaths of millions of innocent men, women, and children. Could this happen again today in America? PUTIN IS WORSE THAN HITLER In 2024, the world is facing an even greater threat to the continued existence of humankty. His name is Vladimir Putin. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a crime against every person in the world. He is slaughtering innocents for no reason other than to satisfy his own inflated ego. This little man obviously has “Bonapart’s Syndrome.” He is killing men, women, and children who have close ties with other men, women, and children in R...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s own words and actions offer undeniable proof that he hates the America of our Founding Fathers. Therefore, as he faces multiple criminal trials, if he makes demands, just say no. Trump is a traitor, a lifelong criminal, a sexual predator, a xenophobe, and a homophobe. Why should anyone care what matters to what historians call “the worst president in American history?” Trump Knows What All True Americans Know: He is Guilty of Every Accusation Made Against Him “Lock him up.” If justice matters in America today, Trump will spend the remainder of his pathetic life in a prison. I ask a serious question: “why is the mainstream media afraid to call Trump what he is; a traitor?” Add to this the fact that Democrats lack the courage to tell Trump and the American people that Trump is America’s greatest enemy and unfit to hold any office at any level in America, and it is easy to see what is wrong with our nation in the 21 st century: no one has the courage to do...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart You might remember a moronic effort by the worst senator in history, Ted Cruz, a few years ago. He spearheaded an effort to have Texas secede from the Union. I was in favor of his plan. In fact, I am in favor of allowing all red states to secede from the Union. We don’t need any of them, and their governments hate my America. Yesterday we rid our country of one of the worst. Another extremist group of fake Republicans passed a bill banning some of the most important values of American life. [Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies and prohibit the teaching of “divisive concepts” including that someone should feel guilty because of their race or gender.] I have watched red states pass racist and bigoted legislation for the last 11 years. Nothing shouldn’t surprise me. However, this level of racism and hatred is far and above the r...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   I consistently claim that most Americans choose to be naïve, and even ignorant. They don’t want to know the truth. If they did understand what happens in our nation and the world, they would be forced to face reality, and how fragile their very existence might be.   I heard a Trump supporter talking to a reporter. She proved my allegation without a doubt. She said: “Russia is not our enemy. They, (the government), treat their people better than ours.”   Let’s be perfectly clear: Vladimir Putin remains #1 on the Post Office wall. From the day he became an officer in the KGB in 1975, Putin formed a two-pronged plan involving the free world and specifically the United States.   First and foremost , end the NATO Alliance. Fact: the only reason there has never been a WWIII is the existence of an organization which has a policy stating that if one member is attacked, they are all under attack. With Sweden joining NATO last week, it is now comp...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It was a true “blitzkrieg.” In 1930’s Germany, Adolf Hitler amassed power at a furious pace. He alone controlled everything happening around him. By the mid-1930’s no one dared disagree with the man who would become the world’s greatest tyrant. If this sounds familiar, you are paying attention. Donald Trump has taken complete control of the fake Republican Party, but he hasn’t stopped there. FOX News has been the right-wing extremist’s propaganda machine for decades, but now they are not alone. Today there are other “fake news” broadcasts: TvOne, Newsmax TV, TV Jovem Pan News, and One America News Network. In print news the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and other misleading newspapers spread lies and conspiracy theories attempting to protect their Fuhrer. Trump recently forbid all “Republicans” from exercising free thought. He demanded unfettered loyalty and unity. His most recent action was to hire a lawyer whose sole purpose is to ensure...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Alexei Navalny was murdered by Vladimir Putin. The tyrant who invaded Ukraine because of a need to soothe his ego is clearly responsible for the death of his biggest critic; the leader of the opposition. However, Trump once again protects his handler, refusing to discuss the facts. TRUMP IS NOT AN AMERICAN A major part of Trump’s story is founded in his constant complaints, his extreme negativity. He had a derogatory comment about everyone and everything. I remember his lack of respect for the White House when he initially moved into the residence. He referred to it as a “slum,” and even a “shithole.” Anyone who refuses to serve him is an “idiot,” or something he makes up in his own little mind. It is obvious that he does not respect, protect, or serve the Constitution. He cares for less than 40 percent of our nation’s people, his cult. He is what is known as a “user.” He used his illegitimate presidency to fill his pockets with money from foreign leaders, direc...

M Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   For decades the media has allowed right-wing politicians to claim the title of “conservatives.” This is a blatant misconception of these men and women in 2024. They have none of the attributes attached to men and women in the past who actually were conservatives. What today’s right-wing politicians are in reality can be defined by the labels “racists and bigots.”   Today’s fake Republicans are opposed to the protection of voting rights for all, the growth of small businesses, the rights of the LGBTQ community, equal rights for women, an end to extreme racism, fair taxation, an end to domestic terrorism and our nation’s growing gun violence, and First Amendment protection for the practice of religion of choice, or none at all. All of these failed policies are opposed to the beliefs of true conservatives.   There are no "Republicans" in Washington Today The ultimate truth is that today’s “Republicans” are not representative of their predecess...