Michael1942's Blog

“Fact has been suppressed by fiction, and the fiction is much more interesting to a lot of people.”  This quote was from a recently read article about 19th century accused Axe murderess Lizzie Borden. This quote gave rise to the idea that our current political campaigns have been built on the same premise. The ongoing belief that President Obama is a Muslim and  is not an American citizen is still in the minds of anti Obama citizens. This misinformation is nothing new and has been used for years in politics (politricks) as a way to disgrace the opponent. Why is it that people want to believe the worst about a person even when it proves to be false. Is this a Race issue or is it ignorance or desperation? Now we know one candidate is a womanizer and possibly has an  unsavory character but he is running strong in a political race to run for the presidency . There are many people supporting this candidate, does that mean they approve of him and trust him or is it that they just want a white guy in the White house no matter how unscrupulous he might be? The other candidates while constantly bombing one another have less baggage (but baggage none the less)  yet they are gaining support or least they appear to be at each area caucus. Remember these candidates are seeking the right to run for President under the auspices of their party. We have another issue that has been brought to the fore and that is the :”the Critical Race Theory”. While this theory is too long to bring into this writing, it is an issue brought forth in a negative and total 360 manner the website Breithbart.com. It is the source of many non fact based ideas about race in America and has enough following by diehard racists, wannabe racists and not so sure what they are’s to seem feasible. In these turbulent times a sizeable number of Americans are so desperate for something positive in the economy and Government that any information that appears to be true and unfortunately plays to the Racial tinge (including  non whites) is embraced. The future is just that , our present is what the future is in retrospect.