I've been trying to write a diary for a while because frankly, I need a healthier way to vent than talking to myself about what's going on around me. So if you'll allow me, I'll give this a shot below the squiggly.
Dear Right Wingers (And their Rich Backers),
You've certainly put on quite a wrestling match these past few decades. You told us that the benefits of Reaganomics would 'trickle down' to the rest of us. You fed us this tripe while you proceeded to rob us blind in a heist so great that you'd make the Founders of this country look like schoolyard bullies in comparison.
(Note: I have my own opinions of the Founders, and will express them in later diaries)
Let me put this another way: You set out to bankrupt the country by making us pay for your failures while you pocketed the profits, all while telling us that the poor were so because they were 'lazy'. But that's not all you've done. Your actions have created a large ripple effect in our society, specifically in education, science, healthcare and many others, but we'll start with those three for now.
Education
You've been against public education since virtually day one, and the reason why is obvious: An informed populace won't be so easily duped into voting against its own interests by buzzwords and wedge issues. Sure, some might still fall for your values bullshit, but educated people tend to look at the bigger picture a lot more than so-called 'values voters'.
You couldn't do away with public education, so you did what you've always done: subvert it from within by appointing right wing nut-bars to local and state school boards to do the dirty work of subverting education standards with impossible-to-pass standardized tests, revisionist history and butchered science curricula to suit the special interests that fund your own campaigns and line your own pockets. You've even bought off educational institutions and personnel in order to do these very same things. But the echo goes even further than that.
Science
Ah yes..Something you hate even more than public education, if only because it's yet another tool for the commons to loosen the stranglehold you've had on this country and the planet for centuries. Although unlike education, you're failing miserably world wide to subvert actual science in many respects. And that just pisses you off, doesn't it? You can't stand the fact that you've had no choice but to admit the validity of evolutionary biology.
Sure, some of your thralls have tried to undermine science in the courts, but you fell flat on your ass. Still, that didn't stop your minions from telling bald-faced lies about Charles Darwin, Climate Change and other scientific issues. You have never had anything peer-reviewed because you know your lies wouldn't stand up to even the smallest amount of inquiry. That brings me to my next point.
Healthcare
You know what I love most about this one? The fact that you morons scream 'SOCIALIST!" anytime anyone brings up the subject of healthcare. This is the very issue that causes most of the civilized world to consider America as a whole as nothing more than a laughing stock. Not everyone is buying into your scare tactics though. Montana has decided to implement single-payer on its own, as has the state of Vermont. But insurance isn't the only issue when it comes to healthcare.
You've also worked quite hard to stamp out womens' reproductive autonomy, even going so far as to spread lies about Planned Parenthood in the same manner you did about ACORN just after the '08 elections ended, but this isn't anything new. You've tried to overturn Roe v. Wade for years, but since you can't do that, you've decided to try and pass some rather insane laws at the state level in places such as Mississippi and North Dakota. I have a hunch as to why you do this, so let me move to my final point before this gets too long.
The Why
You've done the things I've listed for one reason only: You're afraid of losing your own power and status, but I guess that's only natural due to your fear of change and your strong attachment to the items mentioned above. However, in your own ignorance, you've chosen to revel in the suffering of others, especially those whom you consider to be below you. And you do all of this while projecting your own personal failures onto the rest of us. I have no doubt in my mind that when these echoes travel back to you, you'll pay for your actions in spades. Perhaps then you might actually learn something.
Sincerely,
A Frustrated Buddhist