C’mon America. We need to wake up to what our politicians are doing to us. They are playing us for suckers. They are collectively laughing at us whenever they meet in the lounge that I imagine exists in the bowels of the (I fear irreversibly corrupted) Capitol.
They think we are naive, short-sighted and stupid. Politicians on both sides stopped representing us long ago. They are just out to fatten their wallets and stay in power.
How do they do this? By dividing us and painting each side as evil incarnate. (Hitler comparisons, anyone?) This is true of all parties: Democrats, Republicans and, yes, even independents. I am looking at you, Bernie “Multiple Houses” Sanders.
We are smarter than this. Surely, we all know deep down that Republicans do not want to kill grandma and grandpa. Honestly, if we search our feelings, do we really think Democrats are worse with budgets than the other side? The parties are one and the same, working together to stay in power at the expense of the good of the country.
It is time we stand up and shout for a true third-party option.
Scott Hipp
Louisburg
