We are told—relentlessly—that our only choices are red or blue. That one of these banners will save us from the other. But both are stitched with the same golden thread: money, power, and utter contempt for the people who keep this country running. The illusion of choice has become the most effective tool of control.
Let’s end the polite lie right now: both parties have failed. And the longer we pretend one is our savior, the longer we remain governed instead of represented.
The Republican Party bellows about freedom while defending a system where getting sick can bankrupt a family. It screams “small government” while forcing itself into bedrooms, classrooms, doctors’ offices, and voting booths. It wraps itself in the flag while auctioning the country to corporations that pay no loyalty, no taxes, and no wages fit for human dignity. It tells the poor to work harder while insulating the wealthy from consequence. It claims faith as virtue while governing without compassion. It preaches patriotism while actively undermining democracy—casting doubt on elections, excusing political violence, and demanding loyalty to party over loyalty to truth.
That is not conservatism.
That is authoritarianism wearing a flag pin.
And then there are the Democrats.
They speak fluently about justice while practicing the politics of delay. They campaign as reformers and govern as caretakers of the same corrupt machine. They acknowledge suffering, then ask the suffering to be patient—again. And again. And again. They promise healthcare, then kneel to insurance companies. They promise student debt relief, then water it down until it threatens no donor. They warn us the house is on fire, then hold hearings about the price of water.
Virtue signaling. Entitled hypocrisy.
They fear disruption more than despair. They fear losing power more than failing the people. So they manage decline instead of ending it.
The result? The American citizen trapped between cruelty and cowardice.
Both parties approve obscene military budgets while schools crumble. Both accept legalized bribery and call it campaign finance. Both ensure the stock market thrives while the worker drowns. Both profit from division because a divided population never unites, never organizes, never threatens power.
And we are told this is the best system possible. That change must be slow. That anger is dangerous. That obedience is patriotic.
These are the exact words tyrants have used throughout history.
A government that cannot guarantee healthcare, housing, or a living wage—but can guarantee corporate bailouts, insider trading, and endless war—has already chosen its allegiance. A Congress that gets richer while its people get poorer is not confused. It is not overwhelmed. It is not trying its best.
It is the problem.
So don’t ask which party failed you. Ask why you were trained to defend one.
The duty of a free people is not to cheer politicians like sports teams. It is to hold them accountable. Parties are not sacred. Offices are not crowns. And leaders who fear the people should be reminded—loudly—that power flows upward, not downward.
Reject the false choices. Demand policy, not performance. Justice, not slogans. Action, not excuses.
Because when a government ceases to serve the many, it forfeits its moral authority. And when the people finally awaken to that truth, no amount of propaganda, fear, or distraction will put them back to sleep.
The cause of America is not Republican.
It is not Democrat.
It is revolutionary in its demand for dignity, fairness, and truth.
And if that demand makes those in power uncomfortable, then it is finally being said the way it should have been all along.
Written by Scott Randy Gerber for The Tipping Point Tampa Bay©2025 All Rights Reserved
