Welcome to Stupid America!

This CNN opinion piece nails it: “At this point, even if Biden finds a resolution and works out a deal that allows him to claim success and move on, he and the Democrats have lost. We’ve seen in recent years just how far the GOP has been able to move the goalposts and lower the bar as to what is considered acceptable in American politics. As a result, Democrats will keep finding themselves in a deeper and deeper hole, operating in a system that Republicans seem hellbent on breaking. In the face of this reality, Democrats will also find themselves spending more time simply trying to keep the nation afloat than tackling the pressing problems of our era. Unless Democrats take tougher steps in the future, such as pushing for legislation that eliminates the debt ceiling once and for all, they will keep finding themselves in this bind, struggling to keep their footing in a world where one party still plays by the rules and the other is willing to do whatever is necessary — and at whatever cost — to achieve its objectives and retain power.”

Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Only Democratic presidents have to negotiate on something that RepubliKKKlans would otherwise get a free pass, and Democrats are completely incompetent even to consider fighting fire with fire. This! This is why voters are fed up with the feckless Democratic Party because they’re just so f***ing weak and get walked all over endlessly. I cannot improve on this article any further. Welcome to stupid America!

According to Law & Crime, “Married parents in Pennsylvania face numerous felony child endangerment charges after cops showed up at their home in April in response to concerns that two children were spotted entering an abandoned trailer and taking items. What police allegedly discovered afterwards at that trailer park home in Sellersville is the stuff of nightmares. … Crystal Roberston, 37, and Shane Robertson, 47, have since been accused of keeping their seven children in isolation and filth at their Green Top Trailer Park home — without formally educating any of the victims.”

There is only one remedy for this situation: Take the kids and shoot the parents. Full-f***ing-stop! No ifs, and, or buts about it! Some people simply give up their rights to be parents or a part of society through their actions. And do not confuse me with an “understanding” or “forgiving” progressive. That is not me! I believe in vengeance and justice against the enemy; in most cases, that enemy is the RepubliKKKlan Party, but it can just as easily be against specific people of the white trash variety. No one thinks I’m wrong in this instance. Believe me!

From Politico, “Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk was booed after refusing to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent at the Roland Garros tournament in Paris on Sunday.” This just goes to show you can’t really trust the Franks. Among all NATO countries, France is right up there with Turkey and Hungary for their support of Ukraine, and that is manifest in this tennis tournament reaction where the Franks seem to think forgiving and forgetting during a sports event is paramount to sportsmanship. Never mind the illegal war on Ukraine perpetrated by Russia and helped by Belarus. France has always been rather duplicitous, and that trickles from the top: Macron is a fairweather friend to America and Ukraine, and so are his countrymen. I expected nothing less.

According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, “There is the push to free business from the suffocating grasp of child labor laws. Republican lawmakers in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri and Ohio have advanced legislation to make it easier for children as young as 14 to work more hours, work without a permit and be subjected to more dangerous working conditions. The reason to loosen child labor laws is to deal with a shortage of low-wage workers in those states. There are other ways to solve this problem — you could raise wages, for one — but in addition to making life easier for the midsize-capitalist class that is the material backbone of Republican politics, freeing businesses to hire underage workers for otherwise adult jobs would undermine organized labor and public education, two bêtes noires of the conservative movement.”

Granted, these new laws are not analogous to children working in mines and factories of the 19th Century, but they are the modern-day equivalent of that. And I speak as a person who did start working at the age of 14. At that age and in my state, I needed a permit from my Junior High School to work, and there were plenty of restrictions on what I could and could not do, how long I could work, and when I could work. All of this was ultimately provided that my school grades did not suffer — which was never an issue. Fortunately, all the money I earned was mine to do with as I pleased. Looking back at these restrictions, I am glad they placed limits because I made pocket money and retained aspects of my childhood. I was also fortunate to have an exceptionally great boss as a kid.

Does anyone believe RepubliKKKlan legislatures intend to afford children an opportunity to make pocket money or create a strong work ethic at an early age? Hell f***ing no! As the article correctly pointed out, the relaxation of child labor laws is to drive down wages and engender opportunities for employers to take advantage of children by having them perform job roles adults — apparently — don’t want or demand too much money to do. Recall the federal government busting meat planets for employing children labor to clean during the third shift. Just imagine what employers will be allowed to get away with when laws are relaxed. And I find it exceedingly rich that these RepubliKKKlan states are so afraid of their children growing up too fast by being exposed to (banned) books and (prohibited) ideas but are more than willing to push children into the adult labor force with an explicit motivation for employers to prey on a child’s work efforts. Too young to understand sex education and sexual orientation but young enough to serve alcoholic beverages — as if they’ll never be tempted to take a sip — or work dangerous fryers. So, they can be exposed to all these adult activities but must be shielded from the gays. This is what a dying country looks like. Welcome to stupid America!

Humanity cannot be saved, and at this point, maybe it shouldn’t be. According to The Hill, “Forty-nine percent of Americans believe climate change is caused mostly by human actions, the survey found, the lowest share reported in several years of polling. In other words, a narrow majority of the country disagrees with the nation’s scientists, nearly all of whom are certain that humans cause global warming. Twenty-seven percent of Americans say climate change is natural. Seven percent say the climate isn’t changing. Most other respondents say they aren’t sure.” Seriously?!?! Are you f***ing kidding me with this sh*t?!?!

Why do I even bother anymore? Honestly! If, by now, humanity has yet to figure out it is its own extinction-level event, then why should I care? If 51 percent of humanity thinks people are not causing climate change or — worse still — don’t have an opinion on the matter, then nothing can save us. Perhaps I have stopped caring, but these poll results make for good writing fodder. Then, on the other hand, I must not be surprised, for humanity is truly just too f***ing G.D. stupid to save itself despite all the signs — that scientists have been correctly predicting for decades now — about climate change coming to fruition. I’ve seen how that 51 percent of people live. Their treatment of Mother Earth is merely an extension of their trashy lives. They live in trashy homes, drive trashy cars, bathe infrequently, eat like animals, exist like animals, and behave like animals. And I’ve seen how that 51 percent of humanity treats each other and the 49 percent. (Think of RepubliKKKlans/conservatives as the 51 percent.) So, why am I surprised they treat the planet like the trashy animals that they are? Oh, well. I will repeat what I’ve been saying forever: Mother Nature will restore balance to Earth, even if that includes wiping out humanity. And I’m ok with that. Welcome to stupid humanity! It no learn good.

As a child, I distinctly remember my Grandma lamenting the deaths of famous people and friends. Although back then I could not comprehend the reasons for her sadness, those moments have stuck with me as I have aged, and I have wondered all these years since what famous person’s death would cause me to lament as did my Grandma; for I only came to realize as I passed through my young adulthood that she was not only mourning those who had passed but also the passing time of her life. Tina Turner is not that death for me, but it’s getting closer. I suppose that I won’t know who the person is until the news hits me.

CNN reports, “A controversial six-week abortion ban bill is headed to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s desk to be signed into law after the measure cleared the state Senate Tuesday.” Oh, and this happened — with nary a ripple of outrage. This hardly got mentioned in the MSM, which has also essentially given up on reporting on the subject since it’s become rather mundane. (Another state passed a predictable abortion ban. So, what?) Once again, I ask. Where are the multitudes marching in the streets? Where is the civil disobedience? Where are the boycotts? How is it that women’s rights continue to be stripped away week after week, state after state, and the collective response has been ¯\_(ツ)_/¯? Oh, sure, there has been some pushback in some states (e.g., Wisconsin and Michigan), but those are exceptions. The majority of reaction has been muted or fleeting flights of “outrage.” I know the answer as to why the lackluster response from women. As I’ve been saying since (and before) the end of Roe: No one cares about abortion rights, least of all women. Oh, yes, you heard me correctly — least of all women! Again, I state it thusly: Abortion rights are always someone else’s problem! This is especially true for women because they’re never the ones who’ll need an abortion — until they need one, and then it will be too late. Then they start caring but continue to vote for RepubliKKKlans. I’m sorry to sound so harsh and uncaring, but what I’m witnessing bears that out. How else could all these states still successfully push through more and more restrictive abortion bans while understanding the nation’s pro-choice majority? How else can legislatures and governors keep getting away with it? Because they apprehend that no one really cares, and voters — ultimately — will continue to vote for RepubliKKKlans because — again — I say: Abortions! Are! Someone! Else’s! F***ing! Problem!

But whatever. Don’t take my word for it. Just open your G.D. f***ing eyes and see what states are actually accomplishing in restricting abortion rights. If and when — and a big emphasis on if — women take to the streets in the tens of millions, boycotts begin to cripple businesses, and civil disobedience truly captures the attention of the general public so that women’s healthcare becomes everyone’s problem, then maybe I’ll begin to believe women are serious about taking back their bodily autonomy. Until then, I simply do not believe women care enough. Mark my words. Oh, well. Welcome to stupid America, where people generally just don’t care about women’s rights. If you don’t believe me, then just Google the Equal Rights Amendment. We’re still waiting!

Reporting from NBC News, “The driver of a truck that crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday night has been identified as a 19-year-old from Missouri who was arrested on multiple charges, including threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president or family member, officials said. The driver was Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, U.S. Park Police said Tuesday morning. … Authorities said the preliminary investigation indicates Kandula ‘intentionally crashed’ into the bollards outside Lafayette Park. A Nazi flag was seized by authorities at the scene of the incident.”

I am going to go out on a limb here and speculate that “Sai Varshith Kandula” is not the idealized Aryan Master Race prototype. Set aside the actual historical origins of “Aryan,” which ironically contradicts the blond-haired, blue-eyed notion of Nazis’ Superman. Nonetheless, I am forever astonished by brown people who think they are worthy of being Übermensch. Let’s be absolutely clear: Nazis — original or Neo — hate all non-white races. Full! F***ing! Stop! Yet, we get the likes of this Sai guy and examples of other swarthy-looking Latinos who think they are white supremacists. Un-f***ing-believable! Only in stupid America! But, whatever! I’ve written on this before and extensively. For some unknown reason, these brown Nazis — as I like to call them — apparently don’t understand the movement of hate to which they ascribe or have never looked in a mirror. Idiot haters are going to hate, and the hate usually starts with the reflection in the mirror — if they own one, that is. Welcome to stupid America. It always gets dumber!

According to the Associated Press, “An image of black smoke billowing next to a bureaucratic-looking building spread across social media Monday morning, with the claim that it showed an explosion near the Pentagon. The posts sent a brief shiver through the stock market and were quickly picked up by news outlets outside the U.S., before officials jumped in to clarify that no blast actually took place and the photo was a fake. … Experts say the viral image had telltale signs of an AI-generated forgery, and its popularity underscores the everyday chaos these now increasingly sophisticated and easy-to-access programs can inflict.”

Really?!?! That picture is supposed to be an image of the Pentagon? Are you f***ing kidding me? I’m no expert, but it took me a millisecond to apprehend that picture is not the f***ing Pentagon. Forget about the “A.I.” scare. (It’s pretty sh*tty “intelligence.”) One would think even artificial “intelligence” could at least conjure a fake picture using an image of the actual Pentagon. It’s been many, many years since I took Geometry, but I’m pretty sure by definition that a pentagon-shaped building does not have 90-degree corners. Let me double-check my math: 360 degrees divided by 5 is 72 degrees. 90 degrees ≠ 72 degrees. Since we are talking about a building, then we should reference interior or complementary angles. Thus, 180 – 90 = 90 (for a traditional square building with four corners) and 180 – 72 = 108 (for a pentagon-shaped building). Once again, 90 degrees ≠ 108 degrees. Oh, good. They, indeed, do not equal. So a square-shaped and a pentagon-shaped building have distinctly different corners as the math proves. I was worried that I forgot how to do math for a second. So, now let us re-evaluate the original image. Does the corner of the building look obtuse (> 90 degrees) to you? It does not! It appears to be a right angle (90 degrees) to me. Hence, that building cannot be the Pentagon. Whoever (whatever idiot “A.I.”) created the picture must have thought Americans would be stupid enough to believe what they saw. And they would be correct. But whatever! I live in stupid hell where people are too stupid and believe anything. Welcome to stupid America!

This is what happens when countries do business with authoritarian China: “A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China. … Behind the scenes is China’s reluctance to forgive debt and its extreme secrecy about how much money it has loaned and on what terms, which has kept other major lenders from stepping in to help. On top of that is the recent discovery that borrowers have been required to put cash in hidden escrow accounts that push China to the front of the line of creditors to be paid,” according to Fortune.

So, China is now holding these countries hostage and injecting geo-political instability in the regions they have offered to “help” countries with its “Belt and Road Initiative.” These idiot countries thought there would be no price to pay for doing business with an authoritarian China. If it’s too good to be true — as the Belt and Road Initiative — then it probably is, so now these poor countries are paying the ultimate price: To be owned by China. Oh, well. People will never learn that democracy — for all of its faults and difficulties — is always better than any other system. You know how China will start accepting repayment of their loans? By going into the indebted countries and begin stripping the nation of national resources. “China has also pushed back on the idea, popularized in the Trump administration, that it has engaged in ‘debt trap diplomacy,’ leaving countries saddled with loans they cannot afford so that it can seize ports, mines, and other strategic assets.” This is the new era of colonization.