And we, the voters sold ourselves down the proverbial river. Apparently we really do think that if a person has money they are better/smarter/faster and therefore if a person has a whole stinking lot of money, they might be gods---not bible gods, but more in line with Olympia or Marvel Comics.
We are currently in a strange place in this country. We have a "President of color". He is biracial and apparently that is not white enough. So, while most of his ideas would have appealed to poor, white people, his ancestry implied that there is no real hierarchy of the races. So, we are back to handing the power to those white men that are so rich and powerful they can make unproven statements, site ridiculous opinions as facts and say racist things without being called out on it.
Our favorite Teapartyer (I thought the name was due to the whole, surreal similarity between their platform and famous scene from Alice in Wonderland heard it is an acronym that had the word taxes and something, so I looked on their site and it's about the Boston Tea Party. Because a bunch of colonists that didn't want to pay the tax on the tea from England, so they dressed up native style and threw it in the river. I haven't seen anything like that from the current tea party. They seem to be either rich white folks that don't want to pay as high of taxes as the poor people do--and yes, percents are comparable, if you only make enough to buy food and have to give 30% in taxes--you starve, if you make millions and have to give 30%, you don't get to buy an extra vacation home. The party also appeals to a lot of people that think being white makes them better than people of color and a bunch of people who always do what their church says even if it doesn't make sense.
Below is the TeaParty's list of non-negotiable beliefs? (I don't know what to call these)
1. Illegal aliens are here illegally.(hmmm, using the word in the definition, interesting)
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.(unless you have a big company that can make it cheaper globally)
3. A strong military is essential.(war is always good for Daddy Warbucks)
4. Special interests must be eliminated. (What, so oil, defense contractors, wall street, banks, insurance, that isn't special interests)
5. Gun ownership is sacred. (Maybe I should have added the NRA in the line above)
6. Government must be downsized. (This from people that can only agree on their own government raises, interpret this as--no social programs, privatize it all so the rich people can profit from every aspect of life)
7. The national budget must be balanced.(a little digging shows who really gets it out of balance, but if you shout about it loud enough to poor people that want someone to blame because they can't get ahead, they'll buy it.)
8. Deficit spending must end.(See #7)
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal. I didn't hear any complaining about the bank bailout, but apparently keeping working people with jobs is a problem, and when you write the laws, calling something illegal is kind of funny.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must. ( I have never seen a meaningful personal income tax break for people in the middle. Taxing people at the poverty level is counterproductive if you are going to then give them supplements for food and shelter. But this always translates to "why should rich people pay more than the poorest people-they should pay zero also" Percent-wise, with their shelters they pay less than the average income already.)
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory. (this is based on the idea that if a business pays fewer taxes, they hire more people---find a business that hires anyone they don't need and pays them a dime more than they have to for the work they need done)
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.(wow, just wow---richest congress ever, where are all those average citizens)
13. Intrusive government must be stopped. (meaning? no more laws telling me I can't do things that take advantage of other people financially, there has been no effort to stop the dozens of government organizations that intrude upon people of color trying to make a living or on immigrants trying to find a way to improve the life of their loved ones,so is this about that intrusive government stopping multimillionaires and billionaires from using tax havens or some other intrusion?)
14. English as our core language is required. (this is just plain hater-crap, I bet they wouldn't have been spouting that when their own immigrant ancestors were having a hard time with English)
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. (more hate--whose traditions? every family has their own, this translates to Married in a church, One man and one woman of the same race, living in a house with their children. It explains the legal attacks on women's rights but doesn't address the fact that few men make enough money to support a traditional family without a working wife.
This country is full of hate. We are not all happy campers. We have a massive case of sibling rivalry and are being egged on by some seriously devilish haters and salesmen in high places. Can't rise in the company--blame it on affirmative action, haven't had a raise in 10 years, it isn't because the executives got million+bonuses, its because we had to pay the people making those widgets we sell minimum wage, house you invested in going down not up? nothing to do with poor banking practices or a world-wide recession--those brown people that moved into the next block did it--and I think they have an accent--probably here illegally. Hate. Hate in response to frustration because we were all raised on the American Dream and have found that we didn't understand the second word very well and someone must be to blame. It can't be our leaders. We voted them in. But we voted them in because they told us the lies we wanted to hear.
Its not our fault--its those other people that did it to us. If they weren't here, we would be the favored sons.
Hate is selling us down the river.
15 Non-negotiable Core Beliefs
1. Illegal aliens are here illegally.
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged.
- See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.NstNEARf.dpuf2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged.
15 Non-negotiable Core Beliefs
1. Illegal aliens are here illegally.
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged.
- See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.NstNEARf.dpuf2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged.
Illegal aliens are here illegally.
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.U8Z7iOzN.dpuf
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.U8Z7iOzN.dpuf
Illegal aliens are here illegally.
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.U8Z7iOzN.dpuf
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.U8Z7iOzN.dpuf
Illegal aliens are here illegally.
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.U8Z7iOzN.dpuf
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.U8Z7iOzN.dpuf
Illegal aliens are here illegally.
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.U8Z7iOzN.dpuf
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged. - See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/#sthash.U8Z7iOzN.dpuf
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