Whence American Values?

When I wrote on the United Nations General Assembly vote on Jerusalem resolution yesterday, I knew that my adopted home country is better than what Donald Trumps and Nikki Haleys of the day portray it to be. Politicians such as them come and go but the deep-rooted values this country espouses remain integral, only to exhibit it even more strongly to restore our faith in the sublime principles. This morning, John Brennan did that for me in his Tweet to Trump’s threat yesterday.

Former CIA chief John Brennan blasted the President’s warning to cut off financial aid to countries that voted against the US as, “qualities usually found in narcissistic, vengeful autocrats.” Brennan called that behavior, “beyond outrageous.”

We are going through the worst period in the life of the nation when moral rectitude has taken a back seat and the base villainous traits have come to surface predominantly, and it’s not the fault of the current Administration alone. This nation has long forsaken the principles of democracy since the time money in politics have began playing lop sided role. For today’s situation Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama are as much responsible as the two Bushes and Reagan were. L B Johnson, despite his eccentricity and bizarre modus operandi was the last President who served American people, others served the aristocratic class.

Each subsequent President was worse than the other – just think of the financial crisis of 2008, the consequence of unbridled grid of the Wall Street, and not a single bankster went to jail! If you compare the S&L debacle at the time of Ronald Reagan, you have to accept that history shall accord more credit to him than the hero of the liberals, Barrack Obama.

We are so much enamored in the politics of left and right, argument over Democrats and Republicans, we have totally been blindsided to the reality that the Military Industrial complex President Eisenhower warned us about has totally taken over and we didn’t even realize. Nevertheless, we have the power to throw the scum bugs and bring people’s representatives to power.

When three hundred Republican Senators and Congressmen voted for the tax scam that would transfer $3 trillion from the poor to the rich, it is no longer sufficient to vote for the Democrats but what kind of Democrat. We may not like politics but politics likes us, envelops us, and all of us are affected. We need to open our eyes, be involved, recognize what and who serve our interest and bring change to the system with our conscious choice, peacefully, intelligently, and with empathy to other.

Trump Shames the Nation

Trump has no sense of honor and now with his mafia style diplomacy he has brought unprecedented disgrace to the nation. Trump fits the mold of third world street politicians who understand nothing else but brute force, in international arena that doesn’t always work.

Following an earlier Security Council resolution vetoed by the US, which stated that the status of Jerusalem must be resolved through negotiations; the United Nations General Assembly today passed a similar measure critical of President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Prior to today’s United Nations General Assembly vote, Trump’s hand-picked US Ambassador Nikki Haley relayed President’s warning to cutoff aide to any country if they voted for the measure. The resolution passed by a vote of 128-9, notwithstanding.

Nikki Haley was blunt, “The United States will remember this day when it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly,” adding forcefully, “We will remember it when so many countries come calling on us, as they often do, to pay even more. This vote will be remembered.”

One hundred and twenty eight countries slapped Nikki and Donald on both cheeks, and thirty five other nations shared the fun by abstaining.

Before the voting began, Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Foreign Minister of Turkey said, “We were all asked to vote no or face the consequences. Some even threatened to cut development aid. This is bullying. It is unethical to think that the votes and dignity of member states are for sale.”

What does a bully do when his bluff is called?

He stops bullying, that’s what is expected from a reasonable person, though.