We Are Not that U.S.A.
12/04/23 11:10
April 12, 2023 (Vol. 17 No. 19) - There once was a country that systematically undermined the expressed will of the majority of its people by suppressing the votes of minorities, imposed laws and regulations against those with lifestyles they didn't understand, forcibly removed from public office those with whom its leaders disagreed, and bastardized democracy and Christianity to fit its own ego-centric, racist and misogynist world view. Can you identify that country? Sure you can. It's the good old U.S.A. Just to clarify, I'm talking about the apartheid-era Union of South Africa, U.S.A. However, admit it: For a moment, you thought I was talking about the United States of America, the original U.S.A. And you will have to admit, it sure looks like one of this nation's major governing political parties would be quite happy to emulate the country that imprisoned Nelson Mandela and oppressed its black majority for decades. From trying to overthrow fair elections, to false flag operations against immigrants and gays, to removing legislators from office because they insisted their colleagues bend to the will of their own constituencies, the Seditionist Party (previously known as the Republican Party) has been pandering to a demographic segment of America that is, by percentage, growing smaller and will be in the minority by the 2040s. These Seditionists even want to deny our own history, a proud history that also has its moments of shame. They don't want to learn from history. They choose to whitewash it. At the risk of sounding like an old curmudgeon, I am not happy with the trajectory this nation is taking. The irony is that while South Africa appears to be evolving into a true democracy, the ruling class within the Seditionist Party wants to move the United States to a position on the fringes of civil society that the other U.S.A. once occupied. That would be a tragedy from which this world would never recover. As Ronald Reagan said many times, the United States of America remains the world's best hope for freedom, equality and justice. I just wish party that the Gipper once served as its standard-bearer would remember that. That's it for now. Fear the Turtle.