Said by Rep. James Comer, (R) Kentucky 1st
district
on CNN July 16, 2019 AM:
“The Democratic Party is Trying to Lead This Country
on a Socialist Agenda”
Hogwash!!! Just before the above testimony, statement, or
whatever other title you wish to assign to this garbage, House Minority Leader,
Kevin McCarthy, said, “The Republican Party is the party of Lincoln”. Again,
Hogwash!!! It’s a fact that the Republican Party was born “the Party of
Lincoln”, but they ceased being that long ago. McCarthy was disingenuous in his
statement just as was Representative Comer in his, re “a Socialist Agenda”.
There may have been a time when McCarthy was a real Republican; but, in my
view, all that has changed, just as the party and his colleagues have changed. It
isn’t even the party of Ronald Reagan anymore. They have lost track of their
roots.
Lincoln was an “abolitionist”. He also represented the
interests of the people. So also did the party; but, subsequent to the Civil
War, it has evolved into a party of the rich and powerful, the Corporatocracy
and Power elite, which it has represented ever since. In my view, it no longer
represents the common man. It has only deceived him. Racism was its footstool
then; it is its footstool now. Consistent with its globalist agenda, it has
even “sucked in” portions of the Democratic Party which used to be the party of
the people. You don’t believe? Just check out the history of the Great
Recession and crash of 2008 triggered by the fraud of Wall Street for which
many were fined, but no one was incarcerated.
The Republican Party of today, however, has evolved.
It is “absolutist”. From all appearances, our illustrious president has
introduced a mafia type culture into the party and it is now appearing to become,
if it hasn’t already, the party of Putin with Trump his man in charge whose strategy is "Divide and Conquer".
Tragically, the American people now supporting the party
do not really understand what is happening to them and to our country as a
result. Our democracy is being destroyed in the process. In fact, it is even
worse than that. If you are willing to look at the whole picture, the whole
state of affairs, Our Democracy is under attack on three fronts: One, as we
just discussed, it is under attack by the Trump Party (I don’t even want to
call it Republican anymore); Two, it is under attack by the Corporatocracy and Power
Elite, aka the huge international corporations and the very powerful rich, the
1%, which control our nation through their lobbyists and “big” money; and
Three, the severe lack of active and enlightened participation by we the citizenry—far
too many of us do not take our responsibilities of democracy seriously. We have
become lethargic in our willingness to read, study, and keep abreast in our
knowledge of history and current events.
In the overall scheme of things, during my lifetime
(and that’s a long time), I have never seen the Republican Party as the party
of the people; and now I even question it’s representation of this nation. It
has forsaken the original Republican Party to become a party of hypocrites and
bigots, selfishly putting personal agendas and careers ahead of both the party
and the nation to follow Trump. The Party has become the party of Trump; and, to
be honest, with the people and our nation “sucking hind tit” in the economy. In
the meantime, Trump and his family (along with the big corporations and top one
percent of our people, i.e. again, the Corporatocracy and Power elite) are
filling their coffers, laughing all the way to the bank to the detriment of our
people and our nation.
One doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to see and
understand what I have just said. It doesn’t take a college degree. It might
help, but one doesn’t even need a high school diploma. Just stop, look, and
think. Even when they talk, these so-called Republicans look and sound like
fools in their insincere defense of Trump lies and deceit.
Rep. Comer said
(see above), “The Democratic Party is trying to lead this country on a
Socialist agenda”. What is Socialism? You may know what it really is; or, when
you really stop to ask yourself and think about it, you may not. Frankly, most
people don’t. They couldn’t sit down and write a paragraph about it to save
their lives. I know one thing for sure. Over the years, the word has become a
pejorative. The minute it is spoken and heard, people become angry, caused by
its poor and incompetent governance and abuse in the past. We get mad, we
argue, we fight, and the discussion ends. All is lost. So let’s not use this
word. We can gain nothing.
We are a nation of three hundred plus million people,
each have their own opinion, thus three hundred million ideas. Also, there are
always those who go off in their own directions; but, given responsible
knowledgeable leadership with integrity and reliable information, we can
usually arrive at reasonable decisions and get things done. With that in mind,
let’s start from there.
First, as indicated above, there may be some exceptions,
but Democrats are not “trying to lead this country on a Socialist agenda”. In
our nation, the very rich and powerful have been plundering the income and wealth
of we the people, slowly reducing the standard of living of the common citizen
over the past forty years. Look it up. Google it. The Democrats are just trying
to get back our country for the people to whom it belongs and provide them
their fair share of the economy. Every able bodied citizen is entitled to the
value of his (or her) productivity. Livable wages in accordance with the worth
of their productivity are the right of everyone. Those who for reasons beyond
their control are unable to produce should be provided appropriate aid or
relief. So also are equal opportunity, quality healthcare, education, and the
right to vote the right of everyone. These should be inscribed in our
Constitution. A healthy, educated, and prosperous people make for a strong and
prosperous nation—call it what you will.
Lastly, our nation
is in the condition we find it because of neglect, neglect of the people, and
neglect of those who govern us. A democracy by its very definition must have
the participation of the people to survive. First, they must vote, in support
of which, they must be and stay informed. Mental laziness is the plague of all
of us—just some more than others. Also, those who govern us must be honest and
govern with integrity, putting country ahead of party, patriotism and service
ahead of self. Without both of these on an overall basis, a democracy will
ultimately fail. Dictatorship will inevitably take its place. Failure of
loyalty is a prescription for failure. Do not forget those famous words,
“United we stand, divided we fall”.
Ronald Miller
