The Weathers Book Blog: Ignorance and stupidity Not the same thing

I was reading on Facebook today that 'we are becoming a two class society in America.' Well, all I can say is: "Duh" Anyone with an ounce of brains could see this coming since the 1990's. We were smart enough to know the signing of NAFTA was a disaster in the making, and here we are. Why would anyone in America even entertain the idea we could compete with countries where workers are paid thirty five cents per hour for all their hard work? But then ,again, Americans have an insatiable appetite for cheap shit, so they love Walmart while getting cheap shit that lasts maybe five minutes.

Here is where ignorance and stupidity are not the same at all. Ignorance has a remedy, where stupidity is when people choose to remain stupid, if our government keeps us stupid, they have won when it comes to control. Why do people want to be neo-Nazis? Why do they want to blame the poor, the immigrants or any other group but not the rich? Well it basically starts with ignorant people who refuse to become enlightened. We can all see that money does not make anyone smarter. Look at Donald Trump, stupid as hell while ignorant, and stupid people continue to look up to him. Only because those people choose to remain ignorant until, then they just become stupid.

Even our parents, and grandparents, who grew up during the Depression possessed common sense. Common sense is when you look around, see things as they are and you also figure out how to do things because you can see the end results before they happen. Our parents and grandparents also knew enough to form unions. Why? Because they knew rich corporations would leave their workers to die in poverty, eventually. For heaven's sake, the rich corporations were killing America's children. By placing small kids in dangerous situations, for the sake of slave labor to save five cents. Wake up, America. Slave labor has Always been the preference of corporate America right from the founding of this country. Make no mistake about it! We can laud the founding fathers all we want. Truth be known, America was put together by a bunch of rich landowners and has been run by them ever since.

Why did the Boomers protest the Vietnam War? Well because we did educate ourselves as to what was going on in the world. We did understand that what was happening in the world did pertain to us too. We didn't just protest that form of slavery (here it was again) they liked to call the draft. We protested being a generation of nothing more than cannon fodder to the government. People now like to mock education. Why? Because the government wants us to be ignorant. They do not want anyone to be as enlightened as the Boomers were. Why are there no Dan Rathers among news people anymore? Well the government loves to keep us in the dark. Showing us how they kill innocent civilians, especially children in the Middle East? Hell no, censor the news now. Then when truth comes out, they call it 'fake news' Especially if they are not portrayed in a favorable light.

Ignorance and apathy helped usher This conman into play.

So, America, stop dissing education and enlightenment. Stop allowing ignorant people to intimidate you. Stand up, be heard, stop hoping those rich people will take pity on you. Demand change, demand your rights. Stop thinking they have your best interests at heart.

Stop thinking the rich and greedy own your equal rights. Why in hell do you think no one else in society deserves safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, enough food and health care? Get over it! They DO deserve as much as YOU do.