strange

There is an awful lot of strange going on in this country.

We seem to debate the quality of the environment wondering if it is worth the expense now to correct the inefficiencies we as humans have generated. We argue if any of this so called global warming is real or just a fluke, and as we take sides on the issue of climate change, climate changes. We are told that too many rules and regulations by the EPA will hurt this countries economy. And we are reminded it is for the kids that we don't think about the health of this planet NOW, because by doing so NOW we will leave less black ink for the corporations (who pollute this planet) to help our kids grow into adults later. We are also told by the right wing evangelicals that Jesus thinks rules and regulations on the environment will make this Christian country a demonic socialist nation. God, we are told by these religious zealots created the Earth so only he, not the Oil Cartels, the Coal Industry, the Plastic makers have the power to destroy it.

We elected politicians who said they spoke, agonized, and sympathized with the average American. They looked into the cameras, stared at the three cornered hats of the Tea Baggers, spoke from the pulpits of Mega Churches and swore that jobs first, and smaller government second. They had too much of Big Government and way too much of the poor job this President had done to stop the horrendous bleeding of the economy by his 2 term Republican predecessor. They had amnesia of their participation in "Weapons of Mass Destruction", forgot that the Tax Breaks for the rich did little to encourage growth in the economy for anyone but the rich, and demanded that only someone born in the US and a good/real Christian could and should run this country. And blue state legislatures turned red and soon the only concern about jobs were those who had jobs in which they were a part of unions, and jobs that could not be controlled by their billionaire 'sugar daddy's'. And small government was cool unless it interfered with the rules and regulations of 700 Club, Focus on the Family, Killers of Abortion Providers, Church of the later Day Saints, Orthodox Rabbi's and the Pope.

Suddenly made in America means there is an identity test for who, what and how an American is, and who it is that should have the final approval on permitting real Americans to be real rather than a 'wanna be'. It seems that once we elected a black man to the white house America turned into opposite land. Just when we thought we were an educated, morally advanced, fair minded people, the creeps crept out of the house of bias and bigotry, the religious zealots more interested in not finding God but behaving as God, the sinister who seek scapegoats have taken over the airwaves, the voting booths and became poisonous politicians. Birth certificates became important, the belief in the correct edition of God sanctioned by anti-gays, anti freedom for women's reproductive rights, anti-immigrants, anti-union, anti-Muslim was a priority, and if you even stressed equality and separate but equal you were questioned. Suddenly there is a list of who is an American, suddenly the Constitution is worth less than the New Testament, suddenly history means very little if it does not agree with your own hatred, and suddenly a huge rift of 'we vs. they' is growing and swallowing up populations in this country.

And now just to make sure strange will remain solidly in place to haunt us for decades to come, the Republican/Baggers considering a run for President include Michelle Bachman, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump. Suddenly people who know nothing about the history of this nation, who tell his wife as he is divorcing her, I never do as I say, who quits before she is found out to be a thief, who swears he is God like then lies about things he has said, who will fire anyone that disagrees with him, forget that democracy thing. Suddenly the Republican/Baggers want descent not consensus, desire separate not equal and dream of a nation where the rich remain rich and the poor forever beholden to the rich.

There is an awful lot of strange going on in this country, and stranger than that many of us are letting it happen. Strange!!!!