Trump and Biden, our geriatric presidential candidates, will be debating tomorrow night. I won’t be watching. Every word, gesture and moment will be analyzed ad infinitum by pundits and media for months so I’ll hear all about the debate regardless. I won’t learn anything of value from Biden stammering through his scripted talking points and Trump screaming his blustering bullshit.
Despite whatever proclamations they make about the middle class and hardworking Americans, neither one of them has a clue about average Americans. They cannot relate at all.
Think about it. When is the last time either of them:
- Worried about paying their mortgage?
- Went grocery shopping?
- Dealt with insurance or a medical bill?
- Cooked their own food?
- Worried about earning a living?
One is a billionaire (maybe) and the other, a multimillionaire. Both are accustomed to having a full staff that caters to his every need – from drivers, to security, to personal chefs, to assistants and more.
As for money, neither has to work to earn it. They are given from PACs, corporations, foreign oligarchs and individuals donors in exchange for political favor.
Both candidates are today’s version of Royalty.
We are the Peasants.
I don’t expect them to understand, care or do much of anything to help us in the least. Anything good that happens for the peasants as a result of their actions is simply an unintended byproduct of their actions.
Anything bad that happens, is just business as usual.
I don’t expect men who live like kings to do things to help the people they rule over. You shouldn’t either.