In reality

I realize I do not have millions to bribe politicians, I certainly don’t watch FOX Noise enough to understand just how anti-caucasian/Christian this nation has become, I don’t own a gun nor really understand how stand your ground only works for white folk standing their ground, nor do I believe in nullification when I just don’t like the way the Constitution works in favor of minorities. I realize that I must not have a true understanding of what is good for the children, when in fact I assume polluting the environment, ignoring the melting of the icebergs, or drill baby drill has to affect the quality of life for the next generation and the generation of children after that. I realize that my misgivings on war are hard to fathom when you believe that mite and not dialogue should be the first preemptive strike to demonstrate just how exceptional of a country we are. I realize that I do not take the Constitution for granted when in fact it gets in the way of bigotry and bias. I realize that somehow I am in a minority position in the United States in the year 2015 to even think women should have control of their bodies, people of color are actually human, freedom from religion is more honest then freedom of religion, and no matter your sexual identity you too should enjoy the benefits of love, sex and marriage.

I realize I do not understand how taxing the wealthy a bit more creates a socialist mantra  instead I presumed that extra bit of cash might permit the less affluent to enjoy public schools, the average American safe infrastructure, or food for the poor. I am not and have never been of the 2% so I realize that I might not understand the true philosophy of having and not having, so of course issues like a higher minimum wage, of fair pay for equal work is just a senseless pipe dream sought out by vagabonds and Communists. I realize that black lives should matter, but must have missed the memo that those lives really don’t count if they wear hoodies, like rap music, or might even live in a house with only one parent. I realize that morals and ethics should be true characteristics of honest politicians, unless of course you insist that voter restriction, Citizens United, and secret kickbacks from mega-donors smother all of that replacing it with gluttony, selfishness and greed. I realize that somehow in the United States in 2015 I am in the minority when I want the facts, not some fiction, an understanding of history as it happened not some massaged and manipulated version of what we would have liked to have happen, and journalists more motivated to provide insight and intelligence than quick tweets and sound bytes.

I realize that the more we pretend voter suppression is good for America, a handful of wealthy men should be the ones who can only buy elections, that Jesus Christ was the first president of America, that hypocrisy is next to Godliness, that usurping the the powers of the Executive office for nothing more then retribution and anger over democracy, that the oath to the New Testament over the Constitution makes you a true patriot. I realize that the more we bully, benign, divide and destroy those we fear most we believe that the better the glow of the Flag on our calloused and confused skin will shine red, white and blue. The reality of things in a place called the United States in 2015 seem more and more like a hideous and horrid nightmare; one from which we might never awaken. I realize this is a reality to fear!