A Way Forward
And a recipe for sanity
It is getting really dark in America. The US military is patrolling our nation’s capital - purefully for performative political purposes. A US president hosted (with a red carpet welcome) an indicted War Criminal head of state on US soil - a murdering thug who has an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. A US president is commanding a state to redistrict (“get me 5 more MAGA House Reps”) because he is worried about our midterm elections. A terrified president wants to eliminate “mail in voting and voting machines”. A president is making billions of dollars through a Crypto Con scheme funded by rich foreign investors.
What could go wrong? It’s all a horror show in what used to be the most admired democracy in history. Now we are a cesspool of corruption and incompetence.
In order to maintain my sanity I look for some inspiration, daily escapism and a wee bit of humor.
The hopeful bright side:
The battles over gerrymandering of Congressional districts are disgusting. But they don’t solve the big problems that MAGA Republicans have made worse…and created. We will need to fight hard to win the House back. But two things are true. The political winds are at our backs. The MAGA madness and all the damage it is doing is NOT popular. And gerrymandering has no impact on Senate races. They are statewide contests. I see some surprises for MAGA. Ya can’t do this much bad shit to so many people and expect to be elected.
Josh Turek is running for the Iowa Senate seat currently held by Joni Ernst who is infamous for reminding us that “We are all going to die” when asked about people losing their health care. Josh is an example of what could be the future of a sane and responsible American democracy. Please watch one of the best campaign launch ads I have ever seen.
Fantasy analogy:
We all need some escapist entertainment. I highly recommend the latest installment in the Star Wars anthology. “Andor”. Season 1 was released in 2022. We are about to complete Season 2 - released this year. The parallels between the “Empire” and our current “Kleptocracy” are unmistakable. Watch it on Disney +. “The Revolution Starts Now.”
Artful snark:
This short little clip from South Park is worth a viewing. It gets to the core of how much of America feels right now:
Remember. Our message. EDI. Please repeat it. We must be pitbulls. Don’t let it go.
Epstein - Show us the files. What is being hidden?!
Dementia - He wanders on rooftops. He can’t finish a sentence or a thought!
Inflation - It is back. Thanks tariffs!
Indicted war criminals seems related to the international court which republicans and democrats refuse to recognize. US leaders are recognized for their crimes but escape responsibility. This corruption leads to cynicism that poisons society.
Getting rid of MAGA is necessary but not sufficient. A new political mindset is required that rejects pernicious capitalism. But that recipe won’t get MSM help.
Like the list, but it needs to be reordered.
DEI of a different sort:
Dementia
Epstein
Inflation
I think we should start telling the MAGA faithful that Dems are also firmly against DEI, just this new type!!!