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. 

The rich do Not OWN your rights as a human being or as a citizen.  Wise up!

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Has your heart been ripped out?

I got on Facebook today and I'm always mystified by so many postings and comments that people, usually without thinking, post up there.  I too often see posts blaming poor people for being poor, for being homeless, and I'm sick to death of the term 'Socialist' posted by people who have absolutely no clue what it means.

Growing up, my mother was a gem.  I loved her dearly and for good reason.  My parents were what you would call Conservatives back then.  But back then the Republican party had members who did not use religion, fear and intimidation to try and win elections. Conservatives were an entirely different breed of people.  

Yes, my parents had values, which included wanting a decent place to call home, safe places to raise their kids and most importantly, MY mother taught all of us we were not an island and we were not 'better' than the next guy, no matter how much they had in their pockets or bank account.  I was taught something called 'empathy.'  In this modern age of technology I see religion or Christian meaning nothing more to most people than a label.  They wear it like a badge and pull it out like a gun to put others down.  Has America had its heart ripped out?

What disgusts me most is the fact that many, many, people who are not really 'middle class' anymore, those who are retired and on the poverty level now too, posting crap like "Hit like if you are fed up with being taxed to death while others refuse to work."  Really?  You want to look this ignorant on a social network?  Unless you have some huge pension, well you too are impoverished.  Why aren't you working until you drop dead then?  Why do you refuse to work?  Are you getting it?  My guess is, probably you don't nor ever will get it.  More's the pity for our country.

Does having a heart now mean you are weak?  Well I'd rather be weak than lose all feeling or worse yet, lose my entire soul while pretending to be a Christian.  Cut it out!

While Americans love slogans, like "Remember 9/11" and politicians flaunt 'American Heroes' to win votes and then forget those same 'Heroes' when it really counts like giving them benefits. I get sick to my stomach when I see Israel trying to commit genocide on people in their region.  I get sick to my stomach when we do not care about Syrian people nor do we 'mourn' people killed in tsunamis or devastating floods, or innocent people in Iraq and Afghanistan being slaughtered by an American military that has become nothing more than hired mercenaries (and poorly paid ones) doing the bidding for giant corporations.  America, has your heart been ripped out?  You don't care because they are not the same religion, culture, gender or color as you?  Well if Jesus came from the Middle East, you can bet HE was dark skinned too.  So forget all those cute pictures in churches showing HIM as white.  Are you that gullible? 

I'm retired now too.  I cannot honestly put down poor people who cannot find jobs and maybe cannot work anymore.  I'd have to hang my head in utter shame.  I'm sorry you did not have the wonderful upbringing I had.  An upbringing where you were taught not to be a poor person hating other poor.  Not to be a person who is poor then condoning our young American poor going to make war on other poor people.  But it's never too late to grow a heart.  I'm hoping more people will do just that.