It seems that not a day goes by when we hear about another scam
that some senior citizen fell for and someone took from them their entire life
savings. I usually have a couple of
thoughts that range from: “How could anyone fall for that? And, “They sent someone
their entire life savings? Why not just
a few hundred dollars? Why did they
throw away everything they own?”
Subsequently, I remind myself that being a senior citizen myself,
could I fall for something like that myself?
And, my answer is always, no. I would, at least do some
investigation before throwing all my money away and I would like to think that
if I were scammed I would start out slow and realize my mistake before giving
away everything I have.
I think the key here is to do one’s due diligence. If we get the facts, we are less likely to
make colossal mistakes. It is part of
the American character to question and to get the facts before diving into the
abyss.
I can’t help but think there were many senior citizens
participating in the attempted overthrow of our government on January 6. I think that because I saw the video and the
photos, and a large percentage of the wanna be bin Ladens were people of my age
group. The question I asked myself on
that day was why so many of my contemporaries— people who cherish this country,
respect the constitution and the flag— were raising hell trying to end our
democratic republic? And using the flag and flagpole as a weapon. Didn't these people ever hear about flag etiquette?
I think the answer may be that the Scammer-in-Chief was able to
convince a large number of addled-brained contemporaries of mine to send him
money. His scam has netted him more than
a quarter of a billion dollars so far.
Now, I don’t harbor any respect for scammers, and anyone who
would put our country in a state of war to try to bilk the elderly of their
savings descends to the lowest level of respect in my book and the sooner he is
facing time in the big house instead of the White House, the better.
But, I have to poke these dimwits that fell for this scam. How could you have been so stupid to fall for
this scam when the truth was so easy to find?
How could you have been so gullible? I mean, for the President to take
your money, it was like taking candy from a baby. It is like my fellow senior citizens have no
common sense.
Hang your head in shame.
And, quit giving this dope your money and stop trying to overthrow the
republic for him. Stop this crazy stuff
and come back to America. The United
States of America was good enough for dad and grandpa, and it will always be
good enough for me.
And, we have never been more sure of anything in Jimbo’s world.
