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Spectators

Spectators

Well, if you have any sense of the climate of this American culture, you will realize just how far down the rabbit hole we have fallen. As a baby boomer I can look around me and gauge just how ' Dumbed down' the populace is. I am not such a fool that I do not...

The Good Son

The Good Son

He loved his parents more than one would know. So much so, that when he graduated college he decided to forgo getting his own place and stay at home. There was too much constant bickering between his parents and it frightened him. Deep inside he believed that without...

Isn’t it a Pity?

Isn’t it a Pity?

Sitting by my computer this mundane Sunday AM listening to the late George Harrison's classic song ' Isn't it a Pity?' As a 1960s lefty student all grown up into a Baby Boomer socialist columnist the lyrics of this song ring so true: Isn't it a pity? Now isn't it a...

Elevator to Hell

Elevator to Hell

There has to be a heaven, if only by process of elimination. You see, if there is a hell then there has to be the antidote, heaven. To this writer, who has spent his adult life studying many facets of what many call metaphysics, this trip we are all on is nothing more...

… And Wearing a MAGA Hat!

… And Wearing a MAGA Hat!

The great 20th Century writer Sinclair Lewis put it best: "When Fascism comes to America it will be carrying a cross wrapped in a flag." Well, this writer now adds ' And wearing a MAGA hat' to the mix. Sometimes alarmism is needed , as it was with last week's...

Hurricanes R Us!!

Hurricanes R Us!!

One can only empathize with those poor souls on the SW Gulf Coast of Florida who were devastated by this hurricane. Imagine losing your residence, possessions and perhaps your life. Sad is the best word to use. This writer had his family's own experience with such...

Open Letter to the MAGA Crowd

Open Letter to the MAGA Crowd

I actually come into contact with many of you folks all the time. When I get car repairs, need a plumber or handyman, or go to a store, most of those I run into are MAGA supporters. On a personal basis you folks are usually nice, decent people. Yet, you support a...

Alone in a Crowd!

Alone in a Crowd!

Did you ever get the strangest feeling while in a crowd of people... some who you actually know, that you are ' All Alone'? Before someone reading this dismisses such a feeling as obviously coming from a person suffering from a condition of actual depression, not...

He Ain’t Heavy… He’s My Brudda!!

He Ain’t Heavy… He’s My Brudda!!

He was told long ago about how his brother wanted to feed him some bacon in his crib. He must of been a few months old, three years smaller than his big brother. Their mother had to rush in to save the him from choking to death. His brother was perplexed. " I only...

The 11th Hour of Empire!!

The 11th Hour of Empire!!

In most dramatic thrillers they love to use the term of ' The 11th hour' for whatever suspenseful endeavor is reaching its deadline. Detectives or surgeons are running ragged to stop the oncoming negative conclusion from happening. Well, so it is for this American...

No Friends of Jesus !!

No Friends of Jesus !!

It seems that no matter where one looks nowadays, there is a preponderance of friends and neighbors who call themselves ' Good Christians' and then act the opposite. They need to read what their hero said in his Sermon on the Mount for starters. Or his powerful...

Let’s Talk Turkey PART 1 … and I Don’t Mean the Country!!

Let’s Talk Turkey PART 1 … and I Don’t Mean the Country!!

Here's what cracks me up on right wing European leaders' anger over refugees flooding their nations. Recently, the fascist head of Hungary, Viktor Orban, gave his address to the CPAC neo fascist conference, you know, the one that Trump and cabal love so much. Orban...

Rollerball Amerika

Rollerball Amerika

You must see or revisit Norman Jewison’s 1975 film Rollerball, starring James Caan as superstar player Jonathan E. In it, we see a world no longer made up of countries, but of corporations that control every bit of life for the people. There are no longer wars, just a...

The Big Squeeze Play

The Big Squeeze Play

No, this is not about baseball, though this writer as a youth participated in many squeeze plays. Sometimes they were actually ' Suicide Squeezes', so apropos to this current political climate. No, this is about  millions of us working stiffs who consider ourselves...

Tell It Like It Is

Tell It Like It Is

Kudos to the Aaron Neville 1967 song of the same name. Some of the lyrics were so apropos to how this writer feels: Tell it like it is I'm nothing to play with Go and find yourself a toy But I... Tell it like it is My time is too expensive and I'm not your little boy...

A Farruggio Original- HUCK

A Farruggio Original- HUCK

Sometimes we can actually recall events that occurred long ago... like even 52 years. This is one of them... as if it happened yesterday. The summer of '70 was literally like no other for this writer, a young college student at the time. My real love, besides that of...

IS BIG BROTHER Just a Chubby Republican Neo Fascist?

IS BIG BROTHER Just a Chubby Republican Neo Fascist?

They say we are a nation respecting freedom and individual privacy. Well, take a look at this news blip taken from anyone of many news sites: "Public universities in Florida will be required to survey both faculty and students on their political beliefs and...

It’s All Over Now Baby Red, White, and Blue

It’s All Over Now Baby Red, White, and Blue

The vagabond who's rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, go start anew And it's all over now, Baby Blue Those are lyrics from the great Bob Dylan song It's All Over Now Baby Blue ( 1965). How appropriate they are now...

They Burn Witches Don’t They?

They Burn Witches Don’t They?

Well, not quite yet. Not so much are we referring to actual witches, rather us Americans who believe in true equality and fairness. This current ultra right wing culture that has seeped into our Supreme Court is terribly dangerous. They have most of the churches...

Father’s Day- A Farruggio Original

Father’s Day- A Farruggio Original

His old man really never had it good, as if karma dealt him a dead hand. Losing his teeth at a young age ( periodontal disease) and struggling along with his parents during the height of the depression would be enough of a rope to hang on him. Then, being an honor...

Memorials, Not Celebrations!

Memorials, Not Celebrations!

You turn on any recent professional sport competition and you see the obscene propaganda. Before the game starts they call out the honor guard ( many times dressed in camouflage) carrying the flag, as they have the singer belt out our anthem. Where is this ' War' that...

Ghetto America

Ghetto America

Kudos to the fine hit song by War entitled ' The World Is a Ghetto' ( 1972). Again, as with so many other incidents, issues and complications within this empire, can you comprehend that this song, resonating so well now, was written 50 years ago? If anything, we have...

White Makes ‘ Far’ Right!!

White Makes ‘ Far’ Right!!

Ironic how more of these white on black or brown killings are appearing. In 2011 Renaud Camus wrote a book The Great Replacement, focusing on the white population of France. He warned that the ' Powers that be' , especially Jews, were consciously allowing more and...

Moron America Lives On!

Moron America Lives On!

In previous columns I named our country ' MoronAmerica', not just for those who run things and rule us, but for the public in general. Now, I say ' in general' because obviously with over 300 million of us, there are many wise souls, who shall we say bluntly, ' Know...