Twenty Years of Betrayal by Both Parties, and Americans Are Finally Done
There’s a hat that’s gone viral. It says: “WHOEVER ISN’T GONNA BUTT FUCK US.”
And that’s the entire political mood of America right now, summarized in five words.
Because for the last 20 years—honestly, longer—we’ve been lied to, robbed, gaslit, and betrayed by both parties. Democrats and Republicans. Blue and red. Doesn’t matter.
They all promised change. They all promised to fight for you. They all promised this time would be different.
And they all screwed us. Every single time.
The anger you’re feeling? That’s not partisan. That’s not left vs right. That’s the realization that we’ve been played. By everyone.
And Americans are done.
The Betrayals: Let’s Count the Ways
Let’s go through the list. Both sides. No partisan spin. Just facts.
The War Lies (Bipartisan)
Bush (R) lied about Iraq WMDs. There were no weapons of mass destruction. We invaded anyway. Thousands of American soldiers died. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died. Trillions of dollars wasted.
Obama (D) promised to end the wars. Instead, he expanded them. Libya. Syria. Yemen. Drone strikes everywhere. “Change we can believe in” turned into more of the same.
Trump (R) promised to bring troops home. Didn’t happen. We’re still there.
Biden (D) pulled out of Afghanistan. Finally. And botched it so badly that Americans were left behind and billions in equipment was handed to the Taliban.
Both parties voted for these wars. Both parties funded them. Both parties lied about why we were there.
And your tax dollars paid for all of it.
The Economic Screw Job (Bipartisan)
2008 Financial Crisis: Wall Street crashed the economy with reckless gambling. Who got bailed out? The banks. Who got screwed? You.
Bush (R) signed the first bailouts. $700 billion to save the banks that caused the crisis.
Obama (D) continued the bailouts. More money to Wall Street. Meanwhile, millions of Americans lost their homes. No one went to jail.
Your wages? Stagnant for 20 years. Adjusted for inflation, most Americans make less now than they did in 2000.
Their wealth? Congress members get rich. Billionaires get richer. Corporate profits at all-time highs.
Insider trading by Congress (Bipartisan): Members of both parties trade stocks based on classified briefings. Nancy Pelosi (D) made millions. So did Richard Burr (R). It’s legal for them. It’s illegal for you.
COVID relief: Small businesses got crumbs. Corporations got billions. PPP loans were forgiven for the connected. Your student loans? Still due.
Both parties voted for this. Both parties protected Wall Street over Main Street. Both parties got rich while you got poorer.
The Surveillance State (Bipartisan)
Patriot Act (2001): Bush (R) signed it. Democrats voted for it. Your privacy? Gone.
NSA mass surveillance: Bush started it. Obama (D) expanded it. Trump (R) renewed it. Biden (D) kept it going.
Edward Snowden exposed it all. Both parties called him a traitor. Because he told you the truth: Your government is spying on you. All the time. Without warrants.
And both parties voted to keep doing it.
Healthcare Lies (Bipartisan)
Bush (R): Medicare Part D. Promised lower drug costs. Costs went up. Big Pharma got paid.
Obama (D): “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.” That was a lie. Obamacare premiums skyrocketed. Deductibles became unaffordable.
Trump (R): “Repeal and replace Obamacare.” Never happened. Because Republicans had no plan.
Biden (D): “Public option.” Never happened. Pharma lobbyists win again.
Healthcare costs are bankrupting Americans. Both parties promised to fix it. Both parties cashed checks from insurance companies and did nothing.
Immigration (Bipartisan Failure)
Bush (R): Promised border security. Didn’t secure it. Promised immigration reform. Didn’t deliver.
Obama (D): Deported more people than any president in history. Called “Deporter in Chief.” Also didn’t fix immigration. Built the cages Trump used.
Trump (R): “Build the wall.” Didn’t build the wall. Some fencing, mostly photo ops. Immigration problem still exists.
Biden (D): Promised humane immigration policy. Border crisis worse than ever. Catch and release. Overwhelmed systems. No solutions.
Both parties use immigration as a political weapon. Neither party fixes it. Because they don’t want to. It’s too useful for fundraising and outrage.
The Swamp That Never Drains (Bipartisan)
Trump (R) promised to “Drain the Swamp.” He filled it with Goldman Sachs executives and lobbyists.
Biden (D) promised “No lobbyists in my administration.” His staff is full of them.
Congress gets rich: Both parties. Average net worth of a Senator: $14 million. Average American: $121,000.
Revolving door: Senators and Reps leave office and become lobbyists. Make millions selling access. Both parties. All the time.
Corporate welfare: Both parties vote for subsidies to oil companies, tech giants, pharma, defense contractors. Your tax money going to billionaires.
Meanwhile, your paycheck barely covers rent.
What They Promised vs What You Got
Let’s do a quick side-by-side.
Bush (R) promised:
– Compassionate conservatism → Got: Wars and financial collapse
– No nation building → Got: Iraq and Afghanistan occupations
– Tax cuts for everyone → Got: Tax cuts for the rich, debt for your kids
Obama (D) promised:
– Hope and change → Got: More wars, more surveillance, Wall Street bailouts
– Close Guantanamo → Got: Guantanamo still open
– Public option healthcare → Got: Insurance company bailout
Trump (R) promised:
– Drain the swamp → Got: Swamp creatures in every cabinet position
– Lock her up → Got: No prosecutions of anyone
– Build the wall, Mexico pays → Got: Some fencing, you paid
Biden (D) promised:
– Return to normalcy → Got: Inflation, Afghanistan disaster, more division
– Student loan forgiveness → Got: Blocked, delayed, mostly nothing
– Unity → Got: More partisan warfare than ever
See the pattern?
They promise you the world. They deliver nothing. Or worse.
And then they ask for your vote again.
Both Parties Serve the Same Masters
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: It doesn’t matter who you vote for.
Because both parties serve the same interests. And it’s not yours.
Who funds their campaigns?
– Wall Street banks (both parties)
– Big Pharma (both parties)
– Defense contractors (both parties)
– Tech giants (both parties)
– Telecom companies (both parties)
– Insurance companies (both parties)
Who writes the laws?
Lobbyists. For all of the above. They literally draft legislation and hand it to both parties.
Who benefits from the laws?
The corporations that paid for them.
Who gets screwed?
You.
The game is rigged. Not by Democrats. Not by Republicans. By the oligarchy that owns both.
And they laugh all the way to the bank while you fight over red vs blue.
The Bread and Circuses Strategy
Here’s how they keep you distracted:
Step 1: Create outrage over culture war issues. Abortion. Guns. Transgender bathrooms. Critical race theory. Dr. Seuss.
Step 2: Get you fighting with your neighbors. Red vs blue. Us vs them. Patriots vs traitors.
Step 3: While you’re screaming at each other, they rob you blind. Insider trading. Corporate welfare. Endless wars. Surveillance expansion.
Step 4: Blame the other party. “If only we had more Democrats!” “If only we had more Republicans!”
Step 5: Repeat every election cycle.
And it works. Because you keep falling for it.
You’re mad at your Trump-voting neighbor. Or your Biden-voting coworker. Instead of the people actually screwing you: The politicians. The lobbyists. The corporations.
They want you divided. Because if you united against them, they’d lose.
The Illusion of Choice
“But we have to vote for someone!”
Do we?
Look at your choices:
Option A: Career politician. Funded by corporations. Says what focus groups tell them to say. Promises everything. Delivers nothing.
Option B: Career politician. Funded by corporations. Says what focus groups tell them to say. Promises everything. Delivers nothing.
That’s not choice. That’s the illusion of choice.
You’re picking between Coke and Pepsi while both companies are owned by the same conglomerate.
Americans Are Done
And that brings us back to that hat.
“WHOEVER ISN’T GONNA BUTT FUCK US.”
That’s not a political statement. That’s a survival statement.
Americans are done with the lies. Done with the betrayals. Done with voting for the “lesser evil” and getting evil anyway.
We’re done with:
– Politicians who get rich while we get poor
– Wars we didn’t vote for
– Surveillance we didn’t consent to
– Bailouts for the rich, austerity for the rest
– Healthcare that bankrupts us
– A rigged economy that only works for the top 1%
We’re done being played.
We’re done choosing between two parties that both screw us.
We’re done.
So How Do We Get Out of This?
That’s the trillion-dollar question, isn’t it?
Because voting for Democrats doesn’t work. They betray you.
Voting for Republicans doesn’t work. They betray you.
Voting third party? The system is rigged against them.
Not voting? Then you have no voice at all.
So what do you do?
Option 1: Burn It Down
Some people say the whole system needs to collapse. Accelerate the decline. Let it crash. Rebuild from scratch.
Problem: When systems collapse, people suffer. A lot. And there’s no guarantee what comes next is better. Could be worse.
Option 2: Primary Them All
Replace every incumbent. Both parties. Don’t vote for anyone who’s been in office more than one term. Force turnover. Make career politician an extinct species.
Problem: Money. Incumbents have war chests. Challengers don’t. And the party machines protect their own.
Option 3: Third Party Revolt
If enough people vote third party, the duopoly breaks. Force the major parties to compete for your vote instead of taking it for granted.
Problem: Spoiler effect. Strategic voting. “Wasted votes.” Fear of helping the “worse” party win.
Option 4: Constitutional Convention
Article V allows states to call a convention to propose amendments. Term limits for Congress. Ban on lobbying. Overturn Citizens United. Take power back from the feds.
Problem: Who controls the convention? What if it goes wrong? Constitutional chaos. Risky.
Option 5: Nullification and States’ Rights
States refuse to enforce federal laws they deem unconstitutional. Reclaim sovereignty. Let federal government wither from lack of cooperation.
Problem: Leads to fragmentation. Possible civil conflict. Unclear how it ends.
Option 6: Mass Non-Compliance
Starve the beast. Stop paying taxes. Stop obeying unjust laws. Make the system ungovernable. Force them to negotiate.
Problem: You go to jail. The state has guns. You don’t. Asymmetric power.
Option 7: Build Parallel Systems
Opt out. Crypto instead of banks. Homeschool instead of public schools. Alternative medicine instead of insurance-controlled healthcare. Parallel economy.
Problem: They’ll try to shut it down. Can’t fully escape the system. Still subject to their laws.
None of the Solutions Are Easy
And that’s the problem.
There’s no simple answer. No easy fix. No quick solution.
Because the system is designed to prevent you from changing it.
The people in power benefit from the status quo. They’re not going to give it up voluntarily.
So how do you fight a rigged game?
The Real Answer: Stop Playing by Their Rules
Maybe the question isn’t “How do we fix the system?”
Maybe the question is: “Why are we still participating in a system that’s designed to screw us?”
You can’t vote your way out of this. Both parties proved that.
You can’t protest your way out. They ignore you or label you extremists.
You can’t sue your way out. They own the courts.
You can’t reason your way out. They don’t listen.
So what’s left?
Disengagement. Non-participation. Building something new while the old system collapses under its own weight.
Stop expecting them to fix it. They won’t. They created it.
Stop believing the next election will be different. It won’t. It never is.
Stop falling for the lesser evil trap. Evil is evil.
Start building alternatives. Start creating systems that don’t depend on their permission.
Start ignoring their narratives. Start questioning everything they tell you.
Start connecting with your neighbors. Not red vs blue. Just people who are tired of getting screwed.
Because the only way out is through. And the only way through is together.
The Hat Says It All
“WHOEVER ISN’T GONNA BUTT FUCK US.”
That’s not a policy proposal. That’s a declaration of independence from both parties.
It’s saying: We see what you’ve been doing. We’re done pretending you’re on our side. We’re done choosing between two versions of the same betrayal.
Show us something different. Or we’re out.
And maybe that’s where we are as a country. At the edge. Where faith in the system is gone. Where trust in institutions is dead. Where the social contract is broken.
They broke it. Not us. They lied. They stole. They betrayed.
And now they’re asking us to keep playing along.
The answer is no.
Not this time.
Not anymore.
We’re done.
Twenty years of getting screwed by both parties.
How much longer are we supposed to take this?
That’s not a rhetorical question. That’s the question.
Because something’s got to give.
And if they won’t change, we will.