This is no time to be silent. Let the people and your party representatives know what you believe in and what you want them to do. Senators and Congressional Representatives have many masters, and you are not number one. The Representative from my district recently voted to impeach President Trump. He was certainly not representing the folks in my District. He is most likely voting the way the people that finance him made clear.
The Chamber of Commerce, big tech, large corporations, and the media can and do buy and influence many politicians with their lobbying and messaging. Just follow the money, and don’t be surprised where it leads you. Know any nationally known politicians that are poorer because of their time in office? Clinton, Obama, and Biden come to mind as politicians that came into office with very little wealth. Not so now.
There is some danger in speaking out. The far left (Socialists, Communists, and Progressives) cannot tolerate dissent or criticism. The best recent example is the open border policy of the current President. That policy does not benefit Americans by improving national security or the economic position of working America. Again, “follow the money.” Who does it benefit? The clear answer is big business, globalists and big money. Why? Because it pushes wages down when there are more people who want jobs than there are jobs available.
Capitalism without a strong dose of populism and nationalism is pretty ugly. I’m old enough to have seen the Globalists drive manufacturing offshore to create the rust belt, and, much later, to watch Donald Trump bring back manufacturing to America.
Speaking out against open borders and massive immigration will make you a racist and, of course, a white supremicist. Supporting the oil pipeline and workers against Presidential Executive Orders will label you insensitive to the climate change crisis that threatens the world. Big money and Big Tech do not want America to be a major fossil fuel exporter. The Globalists will be your enemy.
Speak out anyway. Someday your grandchildren will be proud of you.
Barry Kelly | Facts and Fictions 