Re: Ginding away- stop putting sand in my oil... Part 4
Need to rant before my head asplodes!! Ignorant people gind my gears. Having to keep my cool and not say exactly what I think is killing me. I work in town and others who have spoken out in a completely rational manner have had their reputations damaged beyond repair. I have to 'behave' If I don't stroke out I should be good for another couple of decades.
It is amazing the level of willful ignorance that can be concentrated in a small area of square mileage. As Mr les says there are people who are dumb as posts and those who are dumb as rails. The ones dumb as rails usually rely on the posts to tell them what to do. There are a lot of rails here who are proud to be ignorant because that is what people are like in this town. Only elitist blow-ins think we should not accept the way things should be. If that is elitist, tattoo it on my forehead!
We have morally corrupt people in leadership roles, calling citizens names and falsely accusing them of all sorts of things and having a cult of applauding groupies egging them on. The 'groupies' flip the bird to little children who are with their parents holding signs, yell obscenities at them, even get out of the car to do so. They threaten people if they speak out and then say the other side is doing all sorts of improbable things. They have their fingers in all of the media outlets and have coordinated to publish/broadcast all sorts of false info that is not vetted and never refuted even when proven wrong. It is mind boggling and very scary to know this sort of thing can happen in a democracy. If I didn't see it first hand I would think this was something the National Enquirer made up. This crap is supposed to happen in big cities/ totalitarian countries, not in little semi-rural towns.
Some guy is telling us our town needs fiscal responsibility- we shouldn't raise the tax to pay for school. He knows they are in trouble. He acknowledges we are not last in the state for spending but it costs too much to fix and he can't afford it! He has not paid his mortgage this month because he had to buy his kid Aero and Hollister clothes so she felt like she fit in and shouldn't have to do without. The poor kid feels left out because she does not have an iPhone. He can't make her wear clothes from Wal-Mart too. (yes he really posted this
) Yep - teach your kid to live beyond your means, that clothes are more important than character. It is more important than paying for the roof over your head. The poor kid doesn't have a chance, *head desk* This type of person should not be allowed to pass his genetic matter on. There are people agreeing with this logic- it is a
perfect example of why we shouldn't pass the measure.
Then we have the well off people who say they are protecting the poor who need a spokesman. They threaten the taxes will go up by 1000$. Some enterprising soul researched it and there is only one house who would see that increase- guess who is helping lead the charge... TO have a house worth that much here you have to be rolling in it. Too bad he couldn't take all the $ he is spending to spread vitriol and buy some textbooks. They have a huge RV that's been parking in various parts of town with VOTE NO signs all over it. The HS kids are all over that one on instagram wanting to know how they can afford an RV and stand in front of people crying poormouth with a straight face and other impolite things to that effect
My kid asked me why nothing is done about them doing illegal things, everyone knows it and nothing happens. He lists off all this stuff- they are allowed to lie about the school having things it doesn't, call people names, not follow the laws for a political mailing (they accused the other side of the same thing- found false), failed to file documents for financial disclosure (excuse- the guy was too busy because his phone was
ringing off the hook with people who wanted him to bring them signs- pul-eeeeze!), stealing signs, destroying them on private property (Mum, why doesn't the paper report that? they only report one side). These people are town leaders- selectmen and former selectmen. He wants to know how they ever got elected and stayed elected.
Talk about being at a loss. Can't say what I really think- they should drop them into the middle of the HS and let the kids at them like Lord of the Flies. The only thing I could come up with is the law is only as good as those who enforce it. You don't need to be qualified or intelligent, you don't even have to do what you promised to get elected. You just have to convince people to vote for you. The recourse we have is to vote them out. This is not immediate enough for him, or his friends. They want to see these folks embarrassed and sent up the river. I do too but know better. It will never happen.
They don't check ID when you vote. I imagine there will be shenanigans. If they lose I predict a claim of voter fraud. I want out of this petty little town so bad I can taste it.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Phew I feel better now. I needed a verbal vomit. The not being able to say what I think in a non-PC way is killing me.
No words. We are a ghetto with farms.
what an effff up