Same As It Ever Was

There is a sickness.  

It pervades the Trumphukian rendition of the Reagan trickle down lie. It was captured by the First Whore, Melania’s: “I don’t care”….

We live in a country that has abundance all around and yet cannot spare a few million dollars to feed the hungry. But we can spend billions on a senseless war. 

We live in a country in which many are homeless. Yet we can give massive tax breaks to the mega / maga billionaires. 

You can say, “There’s always been poverty”; You can say, “There’s always been a underclass…”. You can say, “This is not my problem.”  

You can say, “I don’t care”….

Then you say, “Protect me from these vile unwashed—I’ve got mine how dare they threaten that!” The government must erect barriers and keep them away…. “We cannot solve this…. It’s their fault … it’s not my fault.”  

You say, and likely truthfully, “I worked for mine… and I deserve it.” Probably true. But with what advantages and with what serendipity versus the poor and hungry? Does that mean you should turn blind eyed from those who were less advantaged or less fortunate? 

Just because you cannot solve “all the problems in the world” doesn’t mean you can’t spend some time and money solving some of them. 

Surely it doesn’t mean you should extract from them the very bases for their sustenance and survival. Take their SNAP away. Take their medical assistance away. Make them work the way you did… no matter what their circumstances.   Lazy. Indolent. Shiftless. Freeloaders. Really? 

Let’s look at the reality of poverty. 

Some claw their way out but most don’t. Most cannot. 

No education.

No access. 

No support. 

Same as it ever was 

Same as it ever was 

Can we break the chain?