TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am a fortunate American. Born in 1946, I experienced post-war America. Only a very small number of my readers share what I felt, saw, and heard as I was growing up in the 1950s. I remember first grade. When all of the students had taken their seats, Sister Mary told us to stand, face the American flag in the corner of the room, place our right hands over our hearts, and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. This may be a bit “trite,” but it was not uncommon to feel a few tears in my eyes. I believed in the words. However, our current federal government does not. oweHH “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The truth is, our current, illegitimate president continues to intentionally divide the people of our nation. America is no longer a Democratic Republic, it is a fascist regime. Your “president” is attempting to end “liberty a...

I’m not going to be nice, but I will tell you the truth. All Republicans are stupid and racist. They use terms such as “deep state,” refer to President Biden’s extremely successful economic policy as a “virus,” label all social programs ‘socialism,’ call progressives ‘elitists,’ and the most idiotic of all, use “woke” without understanding its meaning. They have no idea what they are saying, they simply mimic their Fuhrer’s illiterate speech. The most laughable is “woke.” The word’s origin comes from the Black community and its constant fight for justice and equality. [It has been traced all the way back to “Scottsboro Boys,” a protest song recorded by Lead Belly in the 1930s advising Black people to “stay woke” and be aware of racist policies in the deeply segregated South.] The right is aware that “woke” in the 21 st century simply refers to social injustice. If you are “woke,” you care about others as much as you care about yourself: you embrace feelings of compassion and understan...