ANGRY WHITE PEOPLE

It used to be reserved primarily for the male gender. But lately it seems to be inflicting a large portion of the population. We see them every day. They are everywhere. At work, the bank, school, on the roads, in restaurants. You name the place they are there. They come from all walks of life, all cultural backgrounds. Men and women, old and young. They are “Angry White People" (AWP). This was put on display and culminated last week with the arrival and speech of the Angriest of all orange…i..i.. mean white people. Prior to his arrival on the Convention stage, I had rarely seen a gathering of so many angry white people in one spot (that is if you exclude the 8:00am line up at the Starbucks). Yup, you know what I am talking about. The RNC (Republican National Convention) also to be reffered to as the “Gong-Show”. I mean seriously, these people are angry. Ugly angry. The kind of talk really loud until red in the face, say absolutely ludicrous things, draw everyone into your spewing rhetoric kind of angry. These people fit the perfect profile for some prescription drugs.

In the end I guess we should have expected no less. After all the head "Angry Man" sporting his fake hair and orange tan has spent the last 12 months traveling from one part of the United States to the other enflaming the anger we saw play out in Cleveland. The question here however is more about, "what are all these people really angry about"? Are they angry about the economy, immigration, national security, politics, and foreign policy? Or are they really angry about the loss of power? My feeling is it is the latter. You see this has everything to do with losing power 8 years ago to an African American male (born in Kenya, who is a Muslim, You have to understand that the truth and facts rank extremely low for these individuals). As a general rule Republican`s (not 100% of them) carry a certain "chip" on their shoulder and an even greater level of benign hatred for others. It is not simply an adversarial dislike of those who do not share their vision. No, their ideology of a mix of religion, guns, oppression of minorities and politics allows little wiggle room for anyone not completely on the same page as them. They carry an imbedded hatred and a desire to destroy everything that is not like them. We have been witness to this over the last week through the rhetoric which has spewed forth. Here are but a few examples along with a question I would like to ask to each quote;

QUOTES

"It's time to take back our country and 'make America safe again.”

Question: What exactly are you planning on taking back? Did you lose something? If so. What? Or are you talking about a nostalgic yearning to a day of white picket fences and women barefoot in the kitchen. Is that what you mean when you say take it back? Oh and to quote Jon Stewart. ``The Country doesn`t belong to you uniquely". As for safe, the FBI 2015 report on crime in the United States actually shows a declining crime rate since 1991. Yes there are cities plagued by gun and gang violence but overall America is safer now than it has been in the last 26 year 

"I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son ... If Hillary Clinton can't give us the truth, why should we give her the presidency? That's right, Hillary for prison. She deserves to be in stripes."

Question: Should we blame every leader and politician for every young man or women lost in conflicts abroad; sanctioned or terrorist related (the easy answer to that is yes, but the reality is no) . Sorry but you cannot just simply point to a scapegoat at the time that is convenient to appease your pain. Decades of failed foreign policy is what is to blame not any one individual.

“Our convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation. The attacks on our police and the terrorism in our cities threaten our very way of life. Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country. Americans watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities. Many have witnessed this violence personally. Some have even been its victims.”

Question: Crisis??? Seriously? Are you living in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, or anywhere else in the Middle East? Judging from that statement you are. I was in the United States as recently as April and I don`t recall the streets on fire, or versions of the “purge” taking place nightly. Is there problems? You bet your ass there are. Is it a crisis? Not! Fearmongering appears to be your calling card. Regradless it is a National and International dis-service to call what is happening in the US a crisis.

“America is far less safe and the world is far less stable than when Obama made the decision to put Hillary Clinton in charge of America’s foreign policy. I am certain it is a decision he truly regrets… This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction and terrorism and weakness.”

Question: Really? Might not the current situation be more the result of foreign policy failures, fake wars and ill advised alligances? Or support of dictators or the arming of rebel groups once believed to be friend not foe. The current situation is a result of that which was perpetrated by numerous administrations over the last 30 years. Therfeore all foreign threats existing worldwide are not caused by the previous Secretary of State.

“Law officers have been shot or killed in recent weeks in Georgia, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan and Tennessee.

Question: That truly, is a very sad reality. Nothing should be more important than supporting our law enforcement officials who fulfill a very difficult task. While we’re on the subject though. How many unarmed African Americans have been killed by Police Lately? Do they not deserve the same protections within our society? Unfortunately there is something known as “cause and effect” this is what happens when a clear existing problem exists and no one in authority does anything to correct it. You have those very angry individuals who step forward to brandish their own form of justice. It’s wrong, very wrong but so is letting a problem go on for so long without action. It appears the only way to stop this is for both sides to recognize their responsibility for the situation and then to work togehter to fix it. Just a thought.

To add to these quotes there was Christie`s mock trial of Clinton (ref "lock her up" chants) and Carson’s comparison of her to Lucifer. Add onto that all the ridiculous claims made by the Gong-Master regarding immigrants, minorities, foreign trade and economics and you have yourself an arena full of anger. No not anger....actually rage.

Now if you’re looking at this from an outsiders perspective (as I am) you have to wonder exactly what these individuals where on about. More importantly though I did not hear one word about how all those claims made above were going to get resolved. I heard alot of "very fast", "great again" and "were going to have" without one substantive solution. If you look around the world you quickly understand that America is not what these angry white people have been making it seem like over the last week. Undoubtedly there are things to fear. With the San Bernardino, and Orlando shootings combined with the terrorist attacks in France, Iraq, and elsewhere, one can certainly be excused if they are a little frightened. Combine this with the current unrest over race relations, policing and the justice system in America and you can easily understand that there are significant issues to be dealt with. However to go so far as painting a board stoke portrait of America in shambles is going too far. It is simply an example of the Politicians (yes including the Orange man because he is now one) using fear, hatred, mistrust to leverage an agenda with the goal of paving their way to power. Rarely have I seen this high a % of America so afraid, so distrusting. It is a bi-product of the after effects of 911 combined with a relentless 24hr news cycle that exaggerates and amplifies the problems throughout the world. It only took a match (that would be the orange-Man) to ignite a powder keg. The snake oil sales man that he is, saw this opportunity and seized it by the throat and is now using it to carry himself and his bigoted, racist and narcissistic ass into power.

It appears after last week that a certain demographic seems willing to follow him and to go "all-in" hook line and sinker into the nonsense. What is clear though is this. They simply remain angry white people who probably have the least to be angry about of all the citizens of the United States. Even today when you push all the BS aside, that is a fact!