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Donald Trump Isn’t a Savior, He’s a Con Man

Donald Trump Isn’t a Savior, He’s a Con Man.

I am not so naive as to believe that this article will change the minds of any hardcore Donald Trump supporters.

Just look at all the lies he’s told. Trump’s xenophobic, racist, bigoted and misogynistic comments and statements literally don’t seem to matter his supporters.

If this was any other Presidential candidate ever in history he would have been doomed long before they could ever get this far in the Presidential race.

The mindset and ignorance of a good percentage of certain groups and individual supporters of Donald Trump frankly scare me and it should scare you as well.

How is it even possible that as a society could we have gone so far off the rails that a candidate for President of the United Stated could even be someone like Donald Trump? Even our founding fathers couldn’t have seen this coming.

Trump supporters have become a giant negative feedback loop that somehow blinds them to the lies right in front of them. It is simply stunning and frankly it’s not funny anymore.

With that being said, today I wanted to post just a sampling of Trump stories from one day from multiple news websites. These are just a sampling of the stories posted on only “one day”, on September 29, 2016.

From: www. huffingtonpost.com

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-stern-vagina-expensive_us_57ed20cfe4b082aad9b97ea0?6hzvbjw5nbrlwstt9

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/harry-reid-gop-obama_us_57ed1c78e4b082aad9b97321?8p7xlkro83erk9&

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-lester-holt-rigged_us_57ed6fa3e4b0c2407cdcc2b4?section=&

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/workplace-gender-diversity_us_57ed612ce4b024a52d2dab52?section=&

From: www.latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-pol-trump-women/

From: www.cnn.com

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/28/politics/donald-trump-debate-reaction/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/29/politics/donald-trump-cuba-business/index.html

From: abcnews.com

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-jokes-conservative-christians-iowa-rally/story?id=42433554

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/conservative-newspapers-breaking-tradition-abandon-trump-n656911

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/donald-trump-s-long-history-of-body-shaming-775994947919

http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/trump-foundation-accused-of-breaking-cuba-embargo/?ftag=CNM15cf32c

From: www.politico.com

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-bill-clinton-attacks-228921

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/chuck-todd-jason-miller-polls-228929

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/megyn-kelly-fights-kellyanne-conway-trump-228888

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/kellyanne-conway-scold-trump-women-228906

OK, you get the general idea. Multiple news sites publishing multiple  Donald Trump news stories everyday.

I know, I know, right-wing conservatives will scream; Liberal Media, Mainstream Media, Corporate Media, Gotcha Media, Lies, etc., etc., etc.

No it’s not. This entire concept was created by Sarah Palin in 2008 when Katie Couric had the gall to ask Sarah Palin what newspapers she read. Palin called this a “Gotcha” question from the lame-stream media.

I never understood how a softball question like “What newspapers do you read everyday” is somehow a trick question. Considering Sarah Palin couldn’t answer it just revealed how much of an idiot she was, and still is for that matter.

Donald Trump has kept up the same tradition, only on steroids. Donald Trump will actually says something, and one hour later deny he ever said it. Still his supporters literally ignore all of this. WTF???

Donald Trump is quite obviously the most dangerous person that has ever run for President of the United States.

How could anyone ever still support Donald Trump after all of this, is way, way. beyond me.

Maybe some of you have greater insights about human psychology then I do. If you have some deeper understanding of psychology and would care to enlighten me please post a comment below.

Somehow, independent fact-checking has become a bad thing to Trump and his supporters. Since when did the truth become negotiable or open to interpretation?

You will notice that I did not include any news stories from: breitbart, infowars, drudge report, or Fox News.

This omission is deliberate on my part, mostly because these outlets somehow see the same facts and spin them into an entirely different reality. These quasi news outlets have their own agendas and truth is certainly not important to their particular point of view.

Here’s a video with some interesting insights:

If you reject the facts because they do not match your own beliefs, the facts are not wrong. The only thing that is wrong is your view of reality.

I am in no way advocating that you just take my word for anything. I encourage you to do your own independent research cross checked from multiple sources, and then make up your own mind.

Think about that.

Is Donald Trump a savior or a con-man?  I believe the facts speak for themselves. But, only you can decide for yourself.

As Always,

I Am,

Tom Dye, The Safety Guy

When Did Lying Become The Acceptable Norm In American Society?

When Did Lying Become The Acceptable Norm In American Society?

I don’t know about you, but when I was a child growing up lying was considered a fairly serious offense. When my kids were growing up, lying to us was still a fairly serious offense.

Don’t get me wrong. Of course, when I was a child if I could lie to my parents, and get away with it about my “certain activities”, e.g.- grades, where I was, and what I was actually doing. In these cases I certainly would lie, if I thought I could get away with it.

I lied it to protect my own self interests. That doesn’t mean that there wasn’t a well-defined penalty if my parents did found out that I was lying. There certainly was, and the punishment was always worse than if I had just told the truth in the first place. I raised my children the same way. The truth is always worse then lying about it. Period! There are no, and’s, if’s, or but’s, about it. Lying was unacceptable. Basically, If I owned up to it, I was far better off then lying about it.

Somehow, everything has changed in the last several years.

Today, lying has become the new normal. What was once taboo, is now the accepted societal norm.

What the hell is wrong with everybody?

Let’s look at a few examples;

People lie on their resumes all the time. I have had several discussions with Human Resources professionals and they confirm that this is a wide-spread phenomenon.

This is something that I never understood. Let’s look at this from my own specialized job skill. I have been doing the same sort of job for over twenty years now. Certainly, I have done a lot in my time, and my resume reflects that.

If I was going to apply for a job that paid a lot more than I was making now, I could just pad my resume with skills and experiences that I don’t actually have right? I mean I can learn just about anything I need to know on the internet, just like everybody else. But, what if they asked me to do this one made up skill, on day one? Then I would obviously fail, and my credibility as well as my employment status from then on would be called into question.

Politicians like Donald Trump, and others lie all the time. Doe’s anyone on the media call him out on his lies? Rarely.  It used to be that if a politician blatantly lied, the media crucified him or her for it.

Not this time around. Somehow Donald Trump telling blatant ties is somehow acceptable, and furthermore, his supporters don’t even care. What is wrong with everyone?

The politicians and their surrogates lie, and we give them a free pass. The media lies, and we give them a free pass. Corporations, and CEO’s lie, and we give them a free pass.

What the hell is wrong with everyone?????

Obviously, we all have the right of free speech. This fact is indisputable.

Actually, there are two types of lies. There are those “little white lies” and there are those “liar, liar, pants on fire” type of lies. One is to protect the feelings of others, and one designed is to deceive everyone through false pretenses..

The  “Little White Lie” is just a small deception designed to protect the feelings of a particular person involved. E.g.- Why you were late, while you were actually out shopping for their birthday or anniversary present.

Or, your friend, spouse, or family member has just delivered a brand new newborn baby girl. Everyone gushes about how beautiful she is, but to you she looks just like a little old man dipped in 30 weight oil. Obviously, if you care for this person at all you are not going to exclaim, ” My God, That’s the ugliest baby I have ever seen”.  Unless, you don’t want to have any sort of personal relationship with this person ever again.

In these type of situations, it is far better to keep your real feelings to yourself.  Essentially, these since these lies actually don’t harm anyone, but they actually promote a certain peace and tranquility for all parties involved.

On the other hand, The liar, liar pants on fire, type blatant lies are very dangerous.

Donald Trump is a genius at these type of lies. Trump’s refrain of; Crooked Hillary, We are going to build a big beautiful wall and Mexico’s going to pay for it, I can’t release my tax returns because I’m being audited by the IRS, and I am going to deport 11 million illegal aliens, as well as the actual unemployment rate is 48%,  are all lies designed to deceive the public for nothing more than personal gain,

The problem with,  liar, liar pants on fire, type of blatant lies is that these are designed for personal or professional gain with absolutely no basis in fact. This type of lie is designed specifically to confuse others and to sway them to your  side of the argument by “false pretense” for personal, political, or financial gain.

The uneducated or uninformed are easily swayed by a charismatic personality repeating a lie so often that it somehow becomes the truth. When in reality, a lie is always a lie, no matter how often it is repeated.

I find this new normal of lying to be totally unacceptable. If someone is lying they should be called our for what it is. A blatant lie should be called out, and confronted in the quest for the universal truth.

Why we let these lies stand now is beyond me. It was wrong when I was young, It was wrong when my children were young, and it is still wrong now, no matter who is telling it.

Personally, I find it so much easier to just tell the truth, because I never have to remember the lies I told to who, and when.

If you want my support, and possibly sway my decision, your argument should be based on facts, and the sheer power of the truth and verifiable facts of your argument. If you lie to me, every other statement you make is automatically suspect.

If you can’t stand on the truth, then you have no business standing at all.

Think about it!

As Always,

I am,

Tom Dye, The Safety Guy

09-18-2016

If You Are Xenophobic, Racist, Bigoted, Misogynist, Homophobic, or are Islamophobic, You My Friend are Un-American!

If  You are Xenophobic, Racist, Bigoted, a Misogynist, Homophobic, or are Islamophobic, You My Friend are Un-American!

It’s time for some straight talk my friends. I am stating un-equivalently that if you are Xenophobic, Racist, Bigoted, a Misogynist, Homophobic or are Islamophobic, You My Friend are Un-American!

Let me repeat that, Yes, I am saying unequivocally, and in no uncertain terms, that  anyone who suffers from Xenophobia, Racism, Bigotry, Homophobia, or Islamophobia, or is a misogynist, is a disgusting, shameful human being and their  words, actions, and beliefs are unequivically Un-American.  These individuals are essentially traitors to the very core ideals, and foundation of The United States of America.

Our founding fathers would be appalled and disgusted by anyone who subscribes to any one of these abnormal beliefs or behaviors.

These individuals are either woefully ignorant and/or uneducated or they are seriously mentally ill, and are in desperate need of some sort of serious mental health intervention.

First, for those of you who are unfamiliar with these terms let’s go over the meanings, so we are all on the same page so to speak.

The first thing you may have noticed is that most of these words end in “Phobic” or “Phobia” So let’s start there.

Phobia – a combining form meaning “fear,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (hydrophobia); on this model, used in the names of mental disorders that have the general sense of “fear, dread of, aversion toward” that specified by the initial element.

Xenophobia – an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.

Racism – Hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

Bigotry – stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own.

Homophobia – unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.

Islamophobia – hatred or fear of Muslims or of their politics or culture.

Misogynist – a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women.

So, what do all these words have in common? The connecting threads through all these word definitions include; fear, hatred, irrational, intolerance, and unreasonable.

It’s pretty clear that these words are not terms that one would use to describe a “normal” human existence.

Here is some examples from history that prove my point.

The Preamble to the United States Constitution states;

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America”.

The operative words here are;  WE The People.  I define this to mean All The People, not just the ones who think like me.

Or, how about FDR’s first inaugural address in 1933, Where FDR said:

“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. And I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days”.

And finally, take out any paper U.S. Currency and under the great seal there is a Latin phrase;

e pluribus unum, which translates to; out of many, one. This is the official the motto of the United States.

I could cite many, many, more examples, but you get the general idea.

These type of shameful and disgusting Americans have been part of The United States since the very beginning. However, they have always been part of a small minority of anti-social fringe groups that over the decades have mostly been marginalized and slowly assimilated into mainstream society.

In other words as each new generation comes of age, a majority of them have grown up more tolerant and open-minded then the last one. So what changed?

The latest obvious example is when President Barack Obama, a black man, ran for, and was elected President of the United States, not once, but twice. 2008 – 2016.

The Right Wing GOP Conservatives immediately ran with the birther nonsense (Donald Trump being the most vocal proponent of the totally discredited and ludicrous theory) coupled with GOP obstructionism, and covert racism with bigoted innuendo thrown for good measure by the Conservative Republican political movement, re-ignited and gave voice to  the closet racists, and bigots, that had mostly been suppressed in our evolving politically correct society in the past couple of decades.

Even with all the cards stacked against him, President Obama’s, honesty, integrity and family values prevailed and he still maintains an incredibly high approval rating with the majority of the American public.

And then Donald Trump came along……

Donald Trump somehow became the Republican parties Presidential nominee. As the Huffington Post points out, “Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S.”

Donald Trump has single-handedly given voice to the  Xenophobic, Racist, Bigoted, Homophobic, Islamophobic, misogynist subsets of society that we have been trying to educate and assimilate into mainstream society for decades.

These  fringe elements have found a voice in Donald Trump and have openly come out of the woodwork to support him with his very vocal encouragement. Donald Trump has opened the floodgates, encouraged, and given voice to the vile Un-American un-educated, mentally unstable, elements of society. There is no way to return this lunatic fringe back into the bottle and the onto the path to the mainstream, even after Donald Trump loses the election.

Donald Trump has single-handedly undone a couple of decades of progress we have made educating and integrating the fringe elements into society. Just when we were making progress, Donald Trump comes along like a spoiled child and destroys all the progress that has been made to date.

Civil society may  be down, but we are not defeated. We will regain the ground we have lost, but it will take time to recover. Donald Trump will go down in history as one of the biggest setbacks to the American social structure  attempting to create “a more perfect union” than any other Presidential nominee in modern history.

Donald Trump has subverted and destroyed the Republican Party. and unleashed the Xenophobic, Racist, Bigoted, Homophobic, Islamophobic, misogynist subsets of society back into the mainstream. Will we survive this abomination? Of Course.

It will take some time to recover, but our modern, politically correct, civil society will prevail in the end. Losing a single battle is not losing the war.

Remember, the official motto of The United States, e pluribus unum, (out of many, one).

Let us not forget the sacrifices of; Martin Luther King, Jr., JFK, RFK, LBJ, and many, many, others who lead us to where we are today. This is only a temporary setback, it may take years to fully recover. but we will recover, together as a nation. Remember, there is only one race on this entire planet, and that is the human race. All our other differences are irrelevant.

Together, we will prevail.

If your are interested, inlearning more, here are “176 Shocking Things Donald Trump Has Done This Election”. By, Keith Olbermann, on GQ.

 

As Always,

I Am,

Tom Dye, The Safety Guy

September 15, 2016

 

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