I want to first say, that I do cover national politics on occasion, but my passion is local politics, and this post will be about both, in unison.
I also want to politely say if I post something local, don’t put in comments about national government. We know the current administration is corrupt, not sure how we can beat that dead horse? I want to talk local. There is more corruption here then we know what to do with, and we can make a difference. In Washington, not so much.
So I took a wonderful trip to Wyoming this past holiday weekend. It was unique, and much fun. In fact, what made the trip fun was the fact the peeps in a town of 2K know how to roll out the red carpet, that is stained, worn out and broken. On the twelve hour journey to and back all I saw was poor worn out people who have just given up the fight. It was really sad, and at one point in my hotel room, I cried for these folks. I grew up poor, or at least what I was told, it is not fun, and can make you resist and do stupid things.
I am seeing a different America, a country controlled by those with money, while driving these folks into the ground. It infuriates me! Why is it that people who are broken financially and emotionally still get up in the morning for the grind?! Because they have no other choice. Nothing.
For a long time I was baffled why anybody sane would vote for Trump, but it was abundantly clear after this weekend why they voted for him, they are broken, worn out and poor, and they looked at this populist fake as their savior.
In government, you can only save yourself.