Trickle Down Stupidity, It's Working!

Back in the era of the Ronald Reagan administration most people in the US bought the scam of the "Trickle Down Economics".  Look it up, it made the richest people richer and did virtually nothing for the vast majority of the country. It failed miserably and left the middle class behind, the workers got little value, the poorer citizens poorer and the CEOs enormously richer.

As most of you know, there has been a decidedly anti-science, anti-intellectual leaning coming from the highest office in the country since 2017. As repulsive as that statement is I never realized just how dangerous being anti-science could be. Then the pandemic hit this country with a POW!

The above is the man, Mr. Anti-Science himself, who refuses to take responsibility:

for disbanding the pandemic office,
for delaying the response to the virus,
for refusing help from the World Health Organization with test kits and masks,
for repeatedly referring to he virus as a hoax perpetuated by the Democrats,
for de-funding, by $30 million dollars, our Center for Disease control,
for continuing to fund his [stupid] wall,
for giving a tax break, to the wealthiest individuals in this country [more incredible stupidity]
for whining we don't have enough money to do what is necessary to help this crisis.

Whew. Now his Republican toadies are trying to defend his actions and more unbelievable 45% of the American public thinks this man is doing a good job. Let that sink in. You see don't you, his Trickle Down Stupidity works! Deprive people of money, mock people who are intelligent [eg. Obama], put a toadie to disrupt our educational system, put unqualified people in the highest offices, tell people to distrust the newspapers, then lie to them constantly and voila! You get elected.

This is an administration that has contributed to fouling: our air, our waters, our environment. The are actively trying to sell off our National Parks and would be successful if it weren't for a handful of lawyers suiting the pants off these awful people with their egregious attempts. Thank goodness the lawsuits have overwhelmingly been successful.  With enormous effort the good guys are winning in court. Also, the GOP administration is stacking the courts with judges who specifically want to destroy women's rights to privacy with their doctors, rape the environment, stop the separation of church and state, etc. We, the U.S., as a respectable country made promises and treaties with the world. Now, due to the withdrawal of treaties and promises [plus all the lies and deceits] we are  undermining our once good standing in the world as being trustworthy. This is serious.

Today, through the extreme bungling of the Covid19 pandemic, Mr. anti-science, and his professional toadies have put our lives and the lives of our loved ones in danger. Even though the administration knew about the epidemic in China [and the extreme measures they had to take to quarantine the out break], our GOP administration failed us again and again with denial and delays.  The Republicans are the people, who despite T's repeated lies and self aggrandizing, supported the President in all his foolishness. [see above political cartoon] Charles Blow said, "his lies held no sway with a virus."  This is costing us the lives--- of  American citizens,  beloved people we know and care about.

Does your President care about you? I shouldn't have to even point this out, but this not about you--- it is all about power and money. When the stock market started falling precipitously, oh dear!, our president's bank account threatened! When all who are actively in the stock market reacted, then he acted. Appropriately? No. Granted in a news conference, he mouthed the words to the effect: we should all work together, this is not a political issue it affects us all.  That sentiment evaporated moments later when tweeted that it wasn't his fault, and the Obama administration had not done a good job with the swine flu [untrue]. So much for this not being a political issue. Makes me sick.

I want to put an end to the 'Trickle Down Stupidity' campaign. I urge all of those who are still believing every word mouthed by the Fox "News" [toadies] to question the TV show's stance. I encourage all of the ones you know that think this president has made America even a smidgen better to look at what is actually happening. Supposedly everyone agrees that we want a better future for our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. Unless we stop the slide into stupidity it cannot be a rosy one. Keep American thinking and reading again. Talk with kindness and compassion to those who want better but are being lied to on a daily basis.

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