I think It's Fair

I think it's fair to judge a society by how it treats children, the elderly, the disadvantaged, the disabled, and yes, how it treats animals in its care.

In these regards, we are failing.  Our children face being gunned down by shooters with raid fire weaponry, while adults, led by an NRA that serves gun manufacturers above all else, are more concerned with interpreting that the well-regulated militia of the Second Amendment entitles any individual, no matter how dangerous or deranged, to carry any weaponry they want, no matter how lethal.  Valuing guns over children.  Does that sound fair to you?

We are failing our elderly population.  We value tax cuts for the super-rich so much, that the Republicans have proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicaid in order to rebalance the budget.  The rich and wealthy corporations need tax cuts more than the elderly need food and shelter. Does that sound fair to you?

We are failing our disadvantaged.  We construct laws and eliminate regulations in a way designed not to assist them, but to punish them and humiliate them.  Mandatory drug tests, boxed processed food, public vilification even among the so-called "Christian" right.  Does that sound fair to you?

We are failing our disabled.  We are reversing laws and regulations that protect them and proposing to strip back Medicaid and Medicare.  We have a President who has a history of openly mocking the disabled. Does that sound fair to you?

We are failing the animals.  We bring pets into our lives, but are willing to provide the support infrastructure needed to support them when irresponsible owners abandon, when strays roam the streets,  where they are abused and hurt by cruel owners.  Some areas are moving towards state of the art facilities, no-kill shelters, local spay and neuter programs, fostering and adopting.  And some areas are not moving toward humane progress.  And some areas are actually moving backwards. Does that sound fair to you?

This is just a brief outline of the ways we are failing the most vulnerable among us.  A book could be written about each topic here.  And they have if you wish to seek them out.

Our young people are coming out strong to try to turn things around on gun control.  They're not perfect.  no one is.  but God bless them for trying, 

God bless them for giving us hope in a gray and dreary world.  Maybe we don't have to fail forever.