America today is no different from other places at other times in history. People in the streets differ widely in their opinions, depending on their circumstances in life — their wealth or lack of it, their age, race, gender, family, peer pressure. Once they invest themselves in an opinion, they rarely change it. You accept and understand that they have legitimate reasons for their opinions. And they have every right to defend them. But, with stimulation from Big Media and Hollywood, millions of Americans have demonstrated that they are needlessly stupid to the bone. These are people, for instance,  who judge Trump by his clumsy, repetitive speeches; by his hulking looks; by his egotistical, insulting style; by his loud manner and by his unpolished behavior. On stage, he pitches it like a  sideshow barker or a has-been standup comic. Simply, he disgusts them. These very same people adored and still adore Barack Obama. They judge him by his dulcet tone, by his soaring speeches, by his suave looks, by his winning smile and good manners. On stage, he speaks like an educated honky; but his skin color is what matters — perfect for 90+ per cent of the black community and majority of other minorities.

Obviously, some people prefer not to judge men by their accomplishments. They generally prefer to ignore facts, the first sign of stupidity. (BTW, you must apologize to Purdue University, that Bastion of Intellect, for using the offensive words — “man” and “men”).

Some selective facts:

In his youth, Trump attended a prestigious private school. Since his Father was a successful businessman, young Donald could have cooled it in his youth. For reasons unknown, he was driven to dream big. So he worked obsessively all his life to build a business to become rich and famous. In the process, he employed thousands of people. He got down in the ditch, took big risks, lost big and won big. The proven fact is he gave opportunities to thousands and bettered their lives in the most fundamental of ways. He is one of millions of other American business owners, large and small, who do similar things every day. Trump wrote some books, became a TV celebrity. To date, he has donated his presidential salary. His net worth allegedly stands at 3.1 billion. Such is American business.

In his youth, Obama attended a prestigious private school. Politifact reported that Obama’s first gig in 1976 was ice cream scooper for a Baskin-Robbins. In the next seven years, he allegedly was a clerk, construction worker and telemarketer(among several other positions)but the company names, positions and even dates of employment are unknown. (Why unknown? You might ask Politifact). Subsequently, he toiled as a research assistant, project coordinator and community organizer before joining Chicago law firm Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. He became a State Senator, and received a $1 million advance for his book Audacity of Hope. Obama’s net worth after his presidency was reported at $40 million. With book deals, speaking engagements, and government pension, he and Michelle will earn as much as $242 million in the next 15 years, according to the Kogod School of Business. Such is American politics.

Regrettably, for the most part, stupid voters turn a blind eye and deaf ear to facts. They also have no ideology. They are not purposefully Left. They don’t know what Left is. Their point of reference is: “What will I get from Government?” Ironically, many of these people work, in fact work diligently, and contribute to their communities. Conversely, Big Media, Hollywood, Academia, the ABA, the non-profit crowd —  the “intelligentsia” who own a virtual monopoly of the speaking platforms through the airwaves, in publishing and in classrooms — do indeed have an ideology. It is Left. And they do know what Left is. They relentlessly spread the Gospel of Socialism or Statism — never daring to utter either word. These self-appointed mental giants — in the upper echelons of influence — most of whom are situated in the nerve centers of NYC, Washington and other large enclaves — truly believe that the South, and much of the rest of the country, is populated by recidivist hicks, rubes one and all. Witness, for instance, how Hollywood treats the South. But the real haters — many of them in Academia — reserve their deepest revulsion for the American industrialist — business men and women who dare covet a reprehensible self interest and the pursuit of money and wealth.  Academia has contempt for doers and high regard for talkers. Talkers like themselves. With few exceptions, the Left is populated by those who talk, those who essentially do nothing. These are the self proclaimed owners of virtue who sponge off capitalism as they simultaneously scorch the economic system that pays them royally. But no one can deny their influence — as they fill young minds with the swill of utopian statism. Sadly, these same young minds — the new Millennials — have access to the voting booth — an access that should be denied this very minute. if you were a congressman, your first act would be to propose an amendment to repeal and replace the 26th amendment. Dependent children, regardless of age, should not vote, period. Non-citizens should not vote. Wards of the State should not vote. The right to vote is a sacred right — and rightly belongs to citizens of any age who have skin in the game. This doubtless is a view that would cause mass apoplexy in Academia, a reaction, by the way, that would validate its worthiness. If justice and common sense mean anything, Congress should act. There’s no future in Congress being stupid to the bone.

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