What a week, what a week! I awoke today to my usual round of news and coffee. Shall I tell you what greeted me as I wandered through the internet, coffee cup in one hand and a pipe full of green medicine combusting in the other?
Well, apparently Geraldo Rivera told Sean Hannity over on Fox News that, had he been around, with a propaganda network to help him, of course, why, he could have “Saved” Tricky Dick Nixon.
Now, see, that’s a powerful moment, it’s one that really defines the person talking. Nixon was a common criminal and disloyal to the nation. So, my question is what would they have “Saved” him from? Why, the same thing they’re trying desperately to save Trump from now, forty four years later- accountability and Justice.
Nixon missed out on the justice part because republicans didn't let one of their own face justice, but he was held accountable by the American people, left the office in disgrace and became a bad footnote in world history.
What is becoming all too blatantly apparent is that conservatives are all too willing to be criminals, to commit criminal acts and to succor, support and even, yes, admire their own when that criminality comes to light.
To save Donald Trump, they've dropped every carefully painted and applied mask that they've put on over the last century. Actually, it’s more like, to jump on the Trump train, they had to take the masks down because Trump demands that you’re either for him or against him- the only masks he allows are his own. Some of them pulled them down more slowly than others, but they’re all off now, for better or worse we can see their true faces and it is not pretty. Conservatives have always told the world that they are-
Honorable. Yeah, right. That one’s out the window and I don’t care how often they say it (scream it, whisper it, write it, snarl it, tweet or text it) in the future, that horse is down, it’s leg is broken and it won’t EVER run again.
Protective of women. That one’s gone too, no they aren't. First, it has to be said, modern women don’t want protecting, they want equality and the same protections that any male would get in any situation. Now, what conservatives are is smothering, perhaps, possessive of, indeed, dismissive of and insulting to, yes- to a sickening degree! The facts show all of that, every day to anyone willing to look- but they won’t ever be able to try to fly that old canard anymore. We now know better- they've shown us what they are.
Proponents of fair immigration. Oh, hell no, this one is busted wide open and the coming republican “Young’uns” won’t be believed when they start trying to fix the damage that openly going full on, in your face. white supremacist will bring them. They may be shortsighted enough to believe they can walk this road now and turn around at will- they may believe we will forget their words, policy positions and the outright evil they instigated and supported- but from now on to be a republican is to be a person with an affinity for hate. I know I won’t forget, I think most people who aren't conservatives won’t be forgetting either. I’m actually glad it’s out and visible, now we can all stop lying about whether or not America HAS white supremacy problems- they've proven we do, they've shown their faces. Now we can address the problem with candor.
Compassionate. That was a catchy lie when the Bush team thought it up, but it was always a lie and now, with their unholy fight against affordable, dependable health care for everyone and their turning away of the needy at our borders- hey, do us both a favor and don’t try to tell me that one again, ever. I won’t believe you.
Intelligent. I just had to toss this one in there, anybody willing to destroy the very world they live on for pieces of paper and metal that let them buy “Stuff” isn't intelligent. It has to be said. That’s pretty much the definition of stupid.
For whatever reason, the cons(ervatives) have openly, brashly and yeah, proudly ripped the masks they've worn for so long off of their faces and are daring us to do something about it. I want us to take that dare, I want our congressional leaders to DO something about it. I don’t want them to be political, I want them to be litigious! I want them to make sure those masks are not put back onto faces that steal, collude, conspire, defraud and jeer in the name of self while they tell folks they are good, honorable, patriotic people.
I’m tired of being lied to and worse, I’m damned upset at myself for allowing it to go on all this time. Mea culpa, I should have been openly calling bullshit a lot of years ago- but people try to be “Polite” don’t they? At least, our side did, the conservative side took our politeness as a green light to feed us more lies while they slipped our wallet out of our hip pocket. Heck, if we weren't going to stop them- yeah, what color does chagrin wear?
I don’t think Nixon should have been “Saved”. I think he should have had the full force and power of American justice dropped on him, if for no other reason than to show anyone else who would try what he did that they won’t get away with it. Republicans pardoned him and here we are now, with Trump and his cohort of evil, flying monkeys trying it again- but worse this time. Much, much worse and pure proof that justice denied is justice garroted and gasping for air- that Evil grows when you try to pretend it isn't really there, it isn't something we can ignore, not ever.
Enough, now we see you, now we know.
It’s Saturday, I’m not happy, I’m angry and I am sickened by people who seemingly find crime and dishonor good.
And I guarantee you I won’t forget! Nor should any of us, forgetting is dangerous- one could truthfully say it’s life threatening. This time, let’s make sure Americans get justice AND accountability- and throw those damn masks in the garbage!
Kell
Cross posted from Kell's World. A strange place, full of heated winds and fictitious charac...