He Who Digs A Hole . . .

. . . For His Brother Falls Right Into It! Yes, this is an old Arab adage, and it exemplifies our state of affairs in more ways than one. To begin with: Swirling around on the superficial, sensationalist airwaves is all this moronic babbling about the Age Issue, and the comparisons between Biden and Trump, who, on September 18 in an interview on NBC’s Meet The Press, was heard jabbering that he won the election by far against Obama? And, that Biden going after Putin and Russia will start WWII?  And, that it was his decision to say that the election was rigged? Really? Now, yes, Biden does mess up with his never-ending gaffes – believe me at this age of Eighty I do too, sometimes asking my children to their horror: what year were you born? There are just too many files contained in that brain sometimes causing traffic jams, and/or Senior Moments. So many older people are like that! However, I am not Senile, Doddering, or suffering from Dementia – not yet anyway! Nonetheless, and setting aside all my other Ifs, Ands and Buts regarding Biden, I was left after Trump’s interview wondering who is the Doddering and Senile one here after he has been continuously berating Biden for being the amnesiac one? Ah, Karma! She is unforgiving, and she knows that He Who Digs A Hole For His Brother Falls Right Into It – actually, in Trump’s case Dives right in head first! And, another apt saying in this regard would be Walter Scott’s: Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice To Deceive! Moreover, I may be more naive than I believe myself to be, but I wonder what the ever inaccurate polls and inane media discussions about a Trump/Biden matchup are all about? How can Trump even be considered a viable Presidential Candidate with all his baggage? Befuddling!

Another recent example: the foul-mouthed Lauren Boebert is, apparently, going through a divorce. Truth be told, this is not an easy situation for anyone. However, that does not justify the fact that during a Beetlejuice show she was seen vaping, groping her partner, snapping pictures – which isn’t allowed – and generally misbehaving in public. She was kicked out and then lied about the whole incident. But, Cameras Don’t Lie, and she was caught! Incidentally, she isn’t the only liar amongst our Political Elites. Have we forgotten the infamous serial liar New York Representative George Santos? And, recently, Menendez and so many other Political named and unnamed liars? While it is disturbing to witness the disgraceful behavior of such characters, it also depicts how these same personalities, while pretending and loudly proclaiming their innocence, invariably “Fall Into The Hole!” Ah, Karma!

They are calling it the “Summer of Strikes” in the US. It was Starbucks, UPS Workers and Teamster Members, hospitals and universities, the Writers Guild of America, the Actor’s Union, UAW (United Automobile Workers), Kaiser Permanente Union Workers and so many more this year. Of course, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ro Khanna and Elizabeth Warren, as well as other Progressives, were the most vocal supporters of these endeavors, as is the President of the UAW, Shawn Fain, who has emerged as a Hero speaking for the plight of his own Union Members and All US Workers. They have been calling out CEOs and Executives of America’s Greedy, Arrogant Corporations for the Unbelievable Discrepancies between their earnings and the pay of their Workers. It is high time that this happens, and I hope it continues happening all over this country and the world until Equality, Justice and Human Rights are effected!

Moreover, on September 17th., about seventy-five thousand people in New York were marching to Protest the meager actions taken by governments in order to steady Global Warming and to reverse its effects. This was also happening in other cities worldwide. Of course there are Many, Many Culprits involved in creating this catastrophe, but the Fossil Fuel Producers and their Executives are the Biggest Liars of All Time pretending that they are cleaning up their pollutants and hiring Corrupt Scientists and Advertising Companies to White-wash their crimes. We can’t boycott them, although I wish we could, but we should take a big chunk of their ill-gained profits to finance the Climate Change Damages. It’s the least they can do!

As for the Iranian Prisoner Swap and the exchange of six billion dollars for five humans? While true, that was merely Fodder to excite the Idiot Box Viewers, but absent was a discussion of What Were The Covert Deals involved in this Agreement, because there Always are those??!! And Blinken speaking from both sides of his mouth as usual about the “Human Element” at the basis of all our foreign policy when we execute such Deals? Who is he kidding? Because when it comes to the Palestinians there is his, and all our State Department and Administration Policies throughout time that totally disregard that “Human Element!” Hypocrisy! However, that “Hole” is beckoning, because Alliances and Interests are undergoing changes all across the world, and it is not going to be the Colonists – the US and NATO Countries – who will be allowed to dictate the Rules for Everyone anymore. As the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, while addressing the United Nations, said (paraphrasing): We should apply the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights on All UN Members. He also called for a Peaceful Resolution to Both the War in Ukraine and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine intimating that the fight for Freedom cannot be applied to Ukrainians, and not to Palestinians. Lavrov of Russia also mentioned the Palestinians, amongst other issues. The Echo Chamber and their Hypocritical Hosts Never, Ever showed that! It’s not their job to be Fair and Unbiased, is it now? Nevertheless, might Prince MBS of Saudi Arabia yet emerge as the White Knight for the Palestinians? Who knows?

Yes, it is a very unstable world out there in more ways than one, nevertheless, there is a lot that makes me hopeful, because things are coming to a head, and more and more citizens across the world are realizing that and getting more and more fed up with their Governments, Corporate Executives, Media of all sorts and Politicians for not doing the Right Thing, and for continuing with their never-ending Warmongering, Hypocrisy, Double Standards and Lies! That “Hole” is beckoning!