Doesn’t Hypocrisy Matter Anymore?

🕰️ When Hypocrisy Was Kryptonite

Once upon a time, hypocrisy was political kryptonite. Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama—each faced relentless scrutiny, and when past statements clashed with present actions, there was fallout. Integrity mattered. The public held receipts. Now? Hypocrisy barely registers. It’s shrugged off, normalized, even rewarded. Integrity has been excised from the political arena, treated as a tumor interfering with the pursuit of power and wealth.

🎭 Trump and the Vanishing Standard

Trump is the poster boy for low standards, buoyed by public inaction. In 2011 and 2013, he declared: “The president would be blamed” for any shutdown. “Problems start from the top.” Yet today, his party blames everyone but him. Where’s the accountability? Why isn’t this quote plastered across every news cycle?

🏛️ Johnson’s Paid Vacation

Members of Congress still get paid during a shutdown. But Speaker Johnson has turned this one into a paid vacation—no urgency, no negotiation, no shame. His refusal to lead, his deference to Trump, and his inability to act without permission are the very reasons this shutdown drags on. He’s not a leader. He’s a placeholder. Thank God he wasn’t on the beaches of Normandy.

⚖️ Manufactured Stalemate

Johnson’s behavior delays the swearing-in of Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva, whose vote would trigger the release of the Epstein files. He claims he won’t block the vote, yet refuses to seat the final signatory. The result? A stalemate that prioritizes political protection over public transparency. He’s replaced “government of the people, by the people, for the people” with “whatever the master says.”

🔇 Democrats’ Silence

Where are the Democrats? Why won’t they call this out with facts and fire? Johnson is a sycophant, not a statesman. His cowardice is matched only by his party’s refusal to negotiate in good faith. The silence is deafening. This isn’t just about Republicans—it’s about Democrats’ chronic messaging failure. Roe v. Wade was a wake-up call, but many avoided hard conversations, fearing backlash. That reluctance to engage is part of the problem.

✝️ Twisting Scripture

MAGA Christianity has twisted scripture into a cudgel. They quote Leviticus but ignore Christ. Jesus preached love, humility, and compassion. Yet today’s political theology recasts the Good Samaritan as an ICE agent brutalizing the wounded.

⚔️ Unequal Reckonings

Charlie Kirk’s murder dominated headlines, culminating in a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Meanwhile, the murders of Minnesota legislators—public servants—barely registered. No medals. Minimal coverage. No flags lowered. That disparity speaks louder than the sharp report of either fanatic’s muzzle.

🌾 Welfare for Corporations

Corporate agriculture receives millions in subsidies to do nothing. Single mothers scraping by? They’re smeared as lazy. Less than 10% of USDA subsidies go to family farms. The other 90%? Corporations like ADM and General Mills. That’s not support—it’s a payout. And no Democrat will say it.

🔥 Confronting Hypocrisy

These aren’t fringe claims. They’re verifiable facts. Yet leadership indulges in feigned helplessness that paralyzes the country. We are not doomsdayers. We are realists. And realism demands that we confront hypocrisy wherever it festers—whether in cowardice, silence, or institutional decay. The suffering is real. The silence is louder. It’s time someone said so.