Robbie from Tone Deaf recently asked how I was doing amidst the current U.S. regime? I'm tired of the meanness, and anxious about the future.
It seems like nearly every day some bizarre order comes from above and changes something that makes things worse. I believe there is a "plan" that is moving forward like a construction roller to destroy this Democratic Republic. The plan is driven by wealth and greed not just inside the U.S., but from all corners of the globe. Women, people of color, LBGTQ people, the poor, and immigrants are under siege and losing freedoms. It will continue to get worse if not stopped by the Congressional elections in November. One wonders if there will even BE elections in November.
Our educational system has failed us, and the country is filled with ignorant sheep who gleefully admire tyranny. Hatred is the Mode au jour. Criminals rule.
Our buffoonish leader "Pure Evil" spends our tax dollars on gauche vanity projects. He destroys and cheapens the sacred spaces of our government, wants to build massive gold encrusted monstrosities. He tries to "brand" our buildings and our currency with his hateful name. It's almost funny. If it was a movie I would laugh out loud. But this, my friends, is real life.
Still I hold out hope. Remarkably, the Pope is currently more popular in the U.S.A. than that ruler of ours I like to refer to as "Pure Evil." I call him that because I am afraid to write his name. That's how bad things are.
I'm happy to see you posting again and am catching up on what you have been up to. I have hope because I believe that a majority does not follow "Pure Evil". We won't give up. xo
ReplyDeleteAgreed. We won't give up.
DeleteThank you for writing this. It expresses exactly how I feel about the times we are living in. (NewRobin13)
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome, Robin. You are also missed.
DeleteIt's terrifying to think about and to live through. We have the same problem in Alberta right now.
ReplyDeleteSheesh! What's going on in this crazy old world?
DeleteIf enough of us take our fear and use it to make us braver we know what to do. Vote in the mid-terms and remove some of his slavish supporters.
ReplyDeleteYes! We really need to get a majority in the legislature.
DeleteThis is likely hyperbole, but the new pope kind of seems like a bad ass, ha...or maybe I'll just appreciate hope in whatever form I can get it.
ReplyDeleteI am a big admirer of Leo - altho he's still wrongheaded about women. However, any public figure who shows no fear of Trumps revenge and hate is a hero in my book. I think that is exactly why people are loving Hunter Biden right now. Hope. Strength. We need some heroes.
DeleteI used to be almost amused reading and watching the fascist developments in the US, lots of schadenfreude etc. See, I used to think, it's not just the evil Germans.
ReplyDeleteBut Europe is not immune, many copycats are everywhere, we analyze and exchange news and ideas and sigh and find culprits and then we sit back and feel sad and bad and sorry and we stress how important voting is. Meanwhile . . .
My friend, It's not just "the evil Germans." It's is evil itself that sadly is a part of human nature. It was Hitler who was somehow able to rally his supporters to do evil. In the U.S., it is Txxxp and his ability to rally his supporters to do evil. Putin and Txxxp are working their hardest to change this formerly enlightened western world into savagery, where the wealthy rule and the rest of us are uneducated and poor. There will always be evil people intent on doing their worst. History is cyclical. Whether this current hatefest gets worse or is overturned, eventually it will pass. It is the nature of our reality. But yes, meanwhile...
DeleteI hold out hope, too.
ReplyDeleteThat makes me happy.
DeleteAmen, Colette! I loved that FDR meme as well, thank you! 🙂
ReplyDeleteHey, nice to meet you!
Deletehanging on for dear life. I'm very close to losing hope.
ReplyDeleteYou just can't tell what the Big Boss is going to say and do next. He's created a state of perpetual uncertainty and disbelief.
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