Maybe It's Not The Politicians Fault

"Jesse talks about reporting from the Washington Post about Venezuelan refugees who supported the election of Donald Trump, who are now realizing he doesn’t care even a little bit about them and that they are now going to be deported despite not being criminals and being in the United States legally." 

Source:Jesse Dollemore with his take on this subject.

From Jesse Dollemore

"Rick Wilson is NOT here for the shock from Trump voters. It was an open book test!" 

Source:The Lincoln Project with Rick Wilson's take on this subject.

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From The Lincoln Project

As I wrote about this back in December: 

"In Defense of Politicians", that would never be 1 of my lines. Not even if I was a defense lawyer defending a politician. I would be in there in court telling the judge: 

"I'm here to defend the politician". But if I win this case, as soon as it's over, I'll be the first person telling the public how big of an asshole I think this person is. And why I've never voted for this politician. Well, not after the first time...

My point here is it's not  just the politicians. It's not just the voters either. It's just mostly the voters. As George Carlin said: 

"Everybody complains about politicians. Everybody says they suck. Well, where do people think these politicians come from? They don’t fall out of the sky. They don’t pass through a membrane from some other reality.

They come from American parents, American families, American homes, American schools, American churches, American businesses, American universities, and they’re elected by American citizens.

This is the best we can do, folks. This is what we have to offer. It’s what our system produces. Garbage in…garbage out... 

If voters took voting as seriously as buying I don't know, their latest smartphone, their latest smart TV, which coffee house to buy their coffee and what coffee drinks that they want, (just to throw out a few examples) I could guaran-damn-tee you that voting would be a helluva lot better in America. For the simple reason because then American voters would become American consumers of politics and government and would take it seriously. It's not that Americans are stupid by-en-large, (with a lot of exceptions) it's that they tend to be mentally lazy and don't like doing their homework and taking risks. Unless that's what their pop culture icons are doing and they think that's the cool thing to do.  

But as long as American democracy is like some realty TV game show, or something, where the winner is the person who is the coolest, the best looking, knows the best and most catch phrases, is hanging out with fabulist people, (so to speak) voting in American democracy will never be any better than voting for the NBA or MLB All Star Game. And to paraphrase George Carlin: it will just continue to be garbage in, garbage out, in our government."

From The New Democrat

If you are Kamala Harris right now... I doubt she's home right now with her husband Doug laughing their heads off (to keep this clean) at the American voters. At least, the American voters who were too dumb, too blind, too death, (perhaps they flipped a coin in the voting booth to decide who to vote for in 2024) or simply don't give enough of a damn about the United States, to make an intelligent decision in who to vote for. But only because I believe she loves her country and is still willing to do everything that she can to make America as great as it can be.

But, for the people who did vote for Donald Trump because they think he's a cool, wealthy, reality TV star, who hangs out with cool, wealthy, celebrities, who has a gorgeous wife and daughter, who was going to Washington "to shake things up" and "take on the establishment",  I have less than zero sympathy for you. 

American democracy is a serious thing. It's not a high school class presidential election. (No offense to high school class presidential elections) This is not a reality TV show where the winner gets 1 million dollars or, wins a record label, or something. 

Voting for President of the United States, is the major leagues of American citizenship. Except in this major league, we all get to play. Which means people who don't take voting seriously, who don't do their homework, who don't know who they're voting for before they actually vote for their candidates of choice, have the same right to vote as the people who not just watch and read the real news on a daily basis, but who go to PTA meetings, and town meetings, who've worked on campaigns themselves. And because of all that education and knowledge, generally make the right decisions in who to vote for themselves and their kids. 

This is literally what Donald Trump ran for President on in 2024, other than to stay out of prison, of course:

"SEAL THE BORDER AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION

CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY

END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN

MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR!

STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER

 LARGE TAX CUTS FOR WORKERS, AND NO TAX ON TIPS!

STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS

KEEP THE U.S. DOLLAR AS THE WORLD'S RESERVE CURRENCY

CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ANY SCHOOL PUSHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY, RADICAL GENDER IDEOLOGY, AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE RACIAL, SEXUAL, OR POLITICAL CONTENT ON OUR CHILDREN" 

From Donald Trump 2024

And if you think about it, the only issue and promise that President Trump hasn't addressed yet, is dealing with inflation and cutting taxes for everyone. I keep hearing, especially during the fall, when grocery prices were actually coming down, about how voters were concerned about inflation and rising prices, the cost of eggs in particular and Donald Trump saying that he would, "cut prices on day 1". 

If you walk into a hospital cafeteria, or school cafeteria, are you expecting a gourmet meal? 

If you walk into a used car lot that just sells old Chevy's and Ford's that people sold to the lot, are you expecting to buy a car that's as nice as a brand new Mercedes SE, or Jaguar sedan? 

If you are looking for a home in Compton, Los Angeles, California, are expecting to even find a mansion there, let alone be able to buy 1 for what it could cost to rent a 1 bedroom rent-controlled apartment? 

American voters criticize politicians all the time. And in many cases for good reasons. But Donald Trump, except as it relates to inflation and middle class tax relief, is literally doing as President, what he campaigned on. He literally said he would "just be a dictator on day 1". He literally said he wouldn't enforce court orders that he didn't agree with. He also literally said when the Feds were still trying to prosecute him, that he literally had the authority to do whatever he wanted to as President. And he got elected anyway.

And now even people who voted for Donald Trump for President, are angry about what he's doing. Even though at his campaign rallies, he talked all the time about what he wanted to do as President again. Including deporting Haitians in Ohio "for eating our pets". 

If a guy says he will take everything you own and shoot you, if you let him in your home, but you let him anyway and he does exactly what he said he would do, after you let him in your home: aren't you at least partially at fault there? Maybe if you were drunk or high when he told you he would do those things to you, you might be able to plead insanity on that 1. I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. 

My only point here is don't blame the politicians that you voted for, for doing exactly what they told you that they would do, if they got elected. Because you already surrendered your right to credibly complain.

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