Some Americans keep an eye, hoping for class, status and financial rise.
No matter that other aspects within America may die or decline.
Even that democracy is in jeopardy.
Many are less safe and more will be less free.
Yet these Americans don’t care that there are
and there will continue to be such inequalities.
As long as their way is paved up.
There is acceptance of Republican leaders who stand beside Trump.
Some wannabes are making the calculation.
That sticking with Trump will help them win elections.
So no matter what he does or has done.
He will continue to be their fixation.
And they are in with him for the duration.
Even some who stood against him before are knocking on his door.
Singing his praises now is Ohio’s JD Vance.
Requesting forgiveness and another chance.
It’s his estimation that to win in 2022.
He must join the Trump crew, abandon values and divorce truth.
Republicans compute that they can rig the systems enough
to rely on their base to win elections.
They will no longer need to court beyond their current members who will stay loyal.
Adequate amounts of Americans are into their cruelty and poison.
They don’t need to present policies or agendas.
Their intentions are clear and sufficient to keep their voters near.
For those who were initially intimidated and frustrated by complexities.
Trump brought simplification to make up for their lack of expertise.
But, not being in the know made them more vulnerable and easier to control.
Trump and Republicans switching out real formulas.
Manipulating the slate with the what and how of information.
Fudging the numbers, cooking the books.
That seems to have been the Trump Organization’s motto.
Brought into politics.
Interpreted by many as intelligence and wit.
Others already know that it’s just a salesman pitch.
But they go along with the hope that they too will be profiting.
And those who have less of resources and other paddings
will feel the brunt of the consequences.
Bring more negative to their circumstances.
Those of power and privilege will not only advance but exceed.
Given more freedom to do as they please.
As happened before and goes again.
Opportunities and blessings interpreted as dead-ends.
We’ve often been schooled about the
not-putting-all-of-your-eggs-into-one-basket rule.
But many cop the attitude that they can’t be told what to do.
They are being led into the lion’s den.
Sporting with the lion in despise of the keeper.
As would go in the mind of a teenager.
That’s Republicans’ read on the American people.
And many have legitimized that stereotype.
Those who reject and haven’t given in yet are targets.
They bravely dodge the bullets.
As they try to protect democracy.
Remembering what has been best for America and American society.
The beautiful, the ideals and the real.
What used to be and used to be believed.
The founding fathers were flawed.
And they tried to correct some wrongs.
There was resistance then and continues today.
Republicans interpreting this truth as hate –
Directed at them and whites in general.
An easy tool to instigate and rile the base.
Against the Left and the Liberals.
But facing facts and truth is the right thing to do.
And should not include judgment too.
For years Republicans’ doings can be summed up as cruel and crude.
Subtle and blatant moves to have sections of society devalued.
Exponentially increasing power for a minority win.
Expanding the acceptance of lies that have multiplied among right-wing.
Harboring conspiracy theorists, terrorists and extremists.
Now a substantial percentage of those are in their midst.
Wanting to take away health care.
Angling wealth to the top tiers.
So the accumulation projects as a pyramid.
And the distribution of K continues still.
Flat line or decline on the side of the middle-class and poor.
Promoting that their side is worth or should get more.
Sowing division.
Introducing family separation as a deterrent.
Pairing politics with religion.
Getting religious to co-sign for the appearance of more robust results.
Common usage of insults.
Adding restrictions and difficulties to deny legitimate and equal representation.
Freedom to own a gun is of greater importance than finding safety solutions.
The longstanding complaints of inequalities to minorities is worth
less than the anxieties and insecurities of white and those on the right.
Even when lacking evidence, the strife on the side of the GOP takes precedence.
Experts with knowledge and know-how to solve
societal problems are eliminated from the equation.
Making irrational and erroneous substitutions.
Pleased to be choosing only uneven.
So to get any kind of result they are forced to resort to cheating.
And although their working is suspect.
The only care has been the answers they get.
So with no regrets they set for power and put power to sets.
As with Corporate their remainders are not held to add to the next.
But are kept to or for themselves.
Re-writing the rules and text.
So Americans now are being taught misinformation.
As they put coordinates to their destination.
Compared to the rest of the world, they are behind.
Stunted growth, narrow minds.
They may survive at different levels for a while.
But when complexities come in, they will be less equipped.
What they hung their hats on will be gone.
And they will lack the skills needed for measuring and building a replacement.
As the world moves on, Americans will be stuck using theories that are debunked.
Rules that no longer apply to their situation.
Panic likely will set in, which will go against concentrating.
Opening a way for the ones who say they know.
And can lead them where they want to go.
So they retreat into someone else’s lead.
And the cycle repeats.
Hopefully as life continues to present.
Americans will see that their math doesn’t make sense.
That Republicans switched formulas to their own.
The conclusions they want seen are the only ones shown.
If you rid them of their smoke screens.
And get to the true numbers beneath.
It will be revealed how much more they lie and cheat.
People would be shocked at how much they’ve ignored or forgot.
They need a refresher course as to how it was and was meant to be.
A belief in democracy, living with equality, honoring integrity.
Americans now avoid the serious read.
They minimize that need.
It used to be mostly the fine print that would make US squint.
But now they dismiss most.
No, we don’t all need to be math experts.
But we should understand how to calculate true gain, loss and worth.
It’s not only that they are relinquishing a lot.
It’s that they can’t even assess if they were given
what they are being told that they got.
It’s a different world.
Not the same requirements for growth as we once knew.
Or grew accustomed to.
No we are not all born to be leaders or to lead.
But following should not be the only other answer to key.
If we have the knowledge and the tools to pave a new path.
Until we are ready to join back.
Jack of all trades and Master of at least one.
And if you can manage, some.
May be the new saying to arm our children and the generations to come.