The Monsters On Maple Street

I must be missing something. Don't we all need basically  the same things? Being human, we all need food, shelter, clean drinkable water, fresh  air,a means of income, health care, and a reasonable amount of freedom to acquire these things. This being the case why do some people wish to rig the deck to stop others from getting these life essentials? There has been an unending attack on affordable health care, unions,regulation of air and water pollutants, inspection of food products, rights of marriage to certain groups of people,and a women's control over her own body. Is this war fought because of greed and power? I just don't get it. Some of these zealots, in their quest for all out control, are starting to resemble the Orcs from the Hobbit. They have gone over to the dark side. This country was founded in the ideals of freedom for all. I don't see any freedom when states elect people who sound like 1940's movie heavies asking for papers please, where are your papers? Or men elected by campaigning  on a platform of jobs, jobs, jobs, and then passing legislation to negate a woman's control over her own body. Has the Ministry of Propaganda, better  known as right wing media, really convinced half of America that the other half is the godless enemy? Rod Serlings Twilight Zone aired a fabulous episode called " The Monsters on Maple Street ". In it aliens from space,pit one neighbor against another by sowing the seeds of distrust and fear. Then  they take over. If Rod could only see America now.