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2016 Postmortem

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Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
13. We've been tricked by tricksters.
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 12:00 PM
Feb 2016

I know intelligent people who were snookered by Reagan. Votes they'll regret forever. "Don't worry, the rich have your back". They didn't. And it took this many years for most of the herd to finally wake up to the lie. Social fears kept people from speaking their minds, when so many were marching to the Fox drum beat. Between outrageous acts of invasion and stolen elections, it has become obvious to even the least aware that something is very wrong.

When we're young we want to be unique. Many older people won't express their thoughts, out of fear. But the youth are removed from the Fox falsehoods. They have their own media. They grew up with it. They "don't believe the hype". Even so, their parents try to mold them. But many years have passed since we first heard the media propaganda, and the youth are far removed from the mindsets of their previous generation. They are looking for an alternative to the mess we went through.

Having watched what our material lifestyle has given us, they are leery of who and what we stand for. I think this is always the case with youth, but this is different. We've just finished a century of energy dependent luxury. And it's changing rapidly to a bleak future, to say the least. Student debt is a huge issue, and yet pales in comparison to what's coming. They know there's trouble brewing. It's their world too, and they are seeking help in the same way many of us older folks are.

We're literally running out of time to save our very existence, and they know it. Like many disasters in life, they serve to bring new consciousness. They only need eyes to know which way the wind blows. It's not coming from Bernie's direction, and they know that too. Bernie tells truth like we've never heard it on national tv. This is extremely attractive to those disgusted by the media lies.

I'm not young, but I've done my best to retain it. I feel more akin to the youth than people of my age. Hopefully my thoughts reflect some truth with respect to what the youth of today are thinking. As long as we know there's a world beyond the lid, we can dream and work to transcend the jar. Oh man, that does sound silly. Haha.

Dare to Dream [View all] H2O Man Feb 2016 OP
The Youngin's get it. Wilms Feb 2016 #1
Thanks..... H2O Man Feb 2016 #4
As for typos... malthaussen Feb 2016 #10
Thanks .... H2O Man Feb 2016 #25
Politicians live in a bubble. They get paid with tax dollars. They get paid with liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #2
Your post points out the main reason we need to bring our Representatives and Senators back home. A Simple Game Feb 2016 #16
Great point. H2O Man Feb 2016 #29
Well said! H2O Man Feb 2016 #28
Thank you. As always, you bring wisdom to our forum. myrna minx Feb 2016 #3
Thank you! H2O Man Feb 2016 #30
There's a powerful combo in play Hydra Feb 2016 #5
Right. H2O Man Feb 2016 #32
great post, but i really don't understand why we have to dare to dream elana i am Feb 2016 #6
Good question. H2O Man Feb 2016 #33
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one ms liberty Feb 2016 #7
Very good! H2O Man Feb 2016 #34
Where there is no vision, the people perish. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #8
Right! H2O Man Feb 2016 #35
A big, fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #9
Thanks! H2O Man Feb 2016 #36
"too many Americans are living a cruel nightmare." Truth!!! RiverLover Feb 2016 #11
kick Schema Thing Feb 2016 #12
We've been tricked by tricksters. Gregorian Feb 2016 #13
It's STILL not trickling down. dchill Feb 2016 #14
Doesn't sound silly at all! RiverLover Feb 2016 #18
a sight forever etched on my brain antigop Feb 2016 #15
Sometimes it's hard to tell the dreamer from the dream. malthaussen Feb 2016 #17
One of your best, H2O Man Oilwellian Feb 2016 #19
What a wonderful op! cali Feb 2016 #20
Ode- by Arthur O'Shaughnessy 1873 Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #21
Dreams are fine, but at the same time, we have to be pragmatic. Zorra Feb 2016 #22
Great story and great post! Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #23
Hopefully the political bubble is bursting this time lunatica Feb 2016 #24
Beautiful. MuseRider Feb 2016 #26
They went too far.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #27
Kickin' & a Recken' 2banon Feb 2016 #31
K&R Punkingal Feb 2016 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Sensitive soul Feb 2016 #38
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