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jiminycricket1 73M
5404 posts
8/4/2018 9:00 am
Democracy's Vulnerability


One of the greatest attributes of America.. has not been it's power and wealth.
but It's been America's vulnerabilities.....Our vulnerabilities have been our strength..

Democracy is not.a strength in itself...power in the hands of the People... is not always making the right decisions.. not always doing the right thing..not always selecting the right people to represent Us. Not always in agreement....We expose our own vulnerability to the world and to ourselves..

There was a time not so long ago.. that we were a family.....that we could fight like cats and dogs between US....but NEVER allowed anyone outside of the family to attack the family. That fight between ourselves was a vulnerability....for the world to second guessed, to be judged, to be admonished...but WE never saw it that way.. It defined our DEMOCRACY...... But when the world grew "smaller" and so did WE....

All the mistakes we have made in the past, all the trials and tribulations, all the discord.... Stayed in the family.....
We exposed our vulnerability.... Yet we ALWAYS overcame our vulnerability. It's the way is was SUPPOSE to work. Overcoming our vulnerability was our Strength..

Maybe the seeds were planted during the Vietnam War....but the fruits were not harvested.. Until Donald Trump.. that Trump has created the greatest division and derision this Country has ever experienced...Everyday and in every way.. There is not even an attempt at reconciliation..... Simply put, we are no longer a "family"...And that is the only vulnerability.. WE CAN NOT OVERCOME.

WE have been attacked....our vulnerability has been attacked.....Our democracy has been attacked ...and our FAMILY has been attacked


jiminycricket1 73M
13732 posts
8/4/2018 9:09 am

Yes it been obvious.. if you think about it... In the last twenty years... this country has become RIPE for the picking..

During that time.. We lost the "idea" of America.... we lost the "family" of America..
We lost who we were...to try and be something... we are NOT


jiminycricket1 73M
13732 posts
8/4/2018 9:16 am

So I'm pissed.. so what?

I can't do anything about it... you can't do anything about it...
You reap what you sow...

You think i'm telling you something? You think I got answers... I ain't got no fricken answers.... just questions and observations........Anyway,,, It's not up to me to answer question.

It up to YOU to answer the fricken question.


jiminycricket1 73M
13732 posts
8/4/2018 7:40 pm

    Quoting  :

yes.. a Johnson County man,
what you should realize is all the good people that are Trump supporters.. misdirect yes.. and they have forgotten what made Johnson county great.. despite any ideology.

what we learned living in Johnson Country, is good things come from unselfishness,

We can begin with the schools and families .. the importance... that's not about ideology but about making us, all of Us, the best we can be,, sure those people who didn't have kids,, voted for every damn school bond issue ever presented.. they knew what was important,. even if they now have forgotten it..
I imagine you saw the growth in Johnson county.. even with tax increases....

Johnson County is not Johnson country anymore... It was invaded by people who just HAD to live there.. but didn't learn.. what made them want to live there... Johnson county has transformed.. into just another county. still rich mind you, but much poorer is spirit.

Johnson county is like America... a melting pot.. that didn't melt so good.
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jiminycricket1 73M
13732 posts
8/4/2018 7:50 pm

    Quoting  :

You miss the point entirely

you think we hate Trump... because he's stupid and does stupid thing.

We hate Trump more than we really should .. not because he's stupid..... but because you're STUPID


jiminycricket1 73M
13732 posts
8/4/2018 7:57 pm

Leaf did you grow in the Shawnee Mission East district?...It doesn' t really matter.. but the Shawnee Mission EAST district is the true nature of the current millenials..
Their parents and school taught them to stand up on their own... and that's what they do.


jiminycricket1 73M
13732 posts
8/4/2018 8:05 pm

Leaf.. have faith..

Only those that yell the loudest......do you hear the most..


jiminycricket1 73M
13732 posts
8/5/2018 7:06 am

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nobody is pretending there was a golden age of honesty.. before Trump..

EXCEPT ME!

It's about how one defines honesty..... I am not an ideologue... In the past.. I rationalized both sides.. came to the conclusion that there really wasn't two separate sides. I thought is was okay to have the two party system battle it out.. It gave a better definition to any argument.....

the basis of my not choosing sides was honesty....Not in each side. but the honesty.. that when all was said and DONE....We could recognize the mistakes that were made. the mistakes we would recognize would be honesty..that would sort things out..

The downfall for me.. began with the war in Iraq.... The overthrow of another government as a result of false information.. What was said and finally what was a done was a mistake..that we chose not to recognize... then with Obama.. you chose to recognize a mistake....BEFORE all was said and done..

So the golden age of honesty, for me.. was OUR honest ability to recognize a mistake..

The golden age of honesty is gone now.. with the advent of TRUMP...Our failure to recognize mistakes is complete.. he has convince a lot of US... he doesn't make mistakes.. and those that accuse him of making mistakes are just liars.. who post fake news. No matter the evidence .. no matter what is all said and DONE..
He has told YOU.. to deny your eyes and ears....And accept, that he doesn't make mistakes
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