Play by the rules, as kids we were reminded that rules were set in motion so ALL of us could be treated equally. As kids however, we never really asked the correct question, “Exactly Who Set the Rules”. We had parents and teachers and all kinds of adults insisting that we follow the rules or else…so mindlessly, many of us behaved accordingly. Of course there were a few kids brave enough to buck the system but we were told THEY were BAD kids. And indeed if they broke the rules in school they were either sent to the cloak room or worse the Principals office. If they were on the streets, the police would arrest them, and if they were at home often times they were grounded. Growing up in the 50’s in the days of black and white TV shows and movies, we also were constantly reminded of the rules. The rules were almost seen as a grid of straight lines…the best example were the blue inked mimeograph sheets of paper the teachers would hand out to all of their students. Some object had been traced on the paper, and ALL of the students were directed to color the sheet as they so desired but ALWAYS stay between the lines. And oh yeah, if it was Thanksgiving and a turkey was the picture to color, everyone knew that pink turkey was not appropriate, so don’t stray too far from the expectations.
We all understand that the Trump Administration has not, will not, and will never play by a set of rules the American public had been duped into believing were normal for a presidential administration. Yet, as each new day arrives bringing with it, each new treasonous, illegal, unconstitutional act by the Trump Crime Family, the Trump Anarchists, the Trump Russian Oligarchs, the rest of the nation reacts with awe and angst demanding Trump and his Putin puppets play by the rules. Of course we can’t ask the GOP to play by the rules they once established when the Black Guy was in the Oval office, because they too are too deep into being blackmailed and bullied by Big Business, Corporations identified as People and of course good ole’ Vlad Putin.
Each day the Trump’s dismantle democracy and each day all we do is demand they play by the rules, as if THE RULES mean ANYTHING at all. Yet the Dems/the Public/the media act as if rules matter to Trump and his anarchists. Maybe the rules need to be broken, maybe the rest of us should start playing by the same rules as Trump and his enablers the Party of Death, the GOP. Why can THEY get away with all kinds of shit and all we get stuck with is wiping that shit from our shoes?
