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I must confess something.
I find myself these days with a strong desire to choke a certain someone to death.
I imagine my hands wrapped around his fake tanned neck as I watch his orange face sputter saliva and his blue eyes bulge while his blond toupee flutters about in the wind of his manic thrashes.
It would be so very, very satisfying to see this happen.
But it is only a dream.
I wake up in a cold sweat.
What have I become? What has he turned me into?
It is a daily struggle to remind yourself that there is much to be thankful for. The midterm elections are only two days away, which is a constant reminder that those advertising dollars would have been better spent on the poor and the homeless; if only we lived up to our values that we proudly declare for the world to see, but practicing is much more difficult than speaking; trust me.
The political vitriol is venom for my veins. The volatility of the stock market's October swings lead me to believe that we are in for another couple of months, if not years of a wild ride. If the Democrats take back the House, then the subpoenas can rain down on the White House like snowballs from our youth onto suburb driven cars in the night. But will the #Metoo movement/Year of the Women be enough to do the trick and could they even possibly flip the Senate? The experts never saw our childish Supreme Leader taking office, so anything is possible. If that were to happen, the intensity of his tantrums would hit a level never conceived of. It's clear by his actions he knows what is at stake and is pulling out all the stops, doing whatever he can to fight off the hands of the special counsel, so that he doesn't see the inside of a jail cell. There was even a recent case of an inept alt-right member trying to pay women to state that special counsel Robert Mueller sexually harassed or violated them; straight out of the childish Supreme Leader's playbook. Bribes for Lies Payoffs and bribes and hush money deals, the threat of lawsuits hand delivered by people in suits. He runs his organization like a mafioso and we all know his admiration for dictators, so it's easy to imagine that he'd love to see his face on billboards across America. His gold obsessed mansions and penthouse suites are adorned with self portraits. He's the textbook definition of a narcissist; it's not rocket science people.
It is another week, another mass shooting and the nothingness that will be done is commonplace as our country slips ever closer to madness. Another week, another episode of hate speech and the crime that is its' partner to the dance as we in the social media polarized world become more tribal with each demonic tweet. As a result of the largest disparity of wealth in the history of western civilization where 8 men own more than that of over half of the world's population; the spread of Neo-Fascism is slinking around the world, from Eastern Europe to South America to our tantrum filled White House. The Men who own the World It is no surprise that Anti-Semitism will never go away as there will always be sacrifices to be made; reason and common sense left the living rooms a long, long time ago. Can't you hear the goats of Mendes bey?? Maybe the Caravan coming to invade our country has some goats among them.
The free press is declared "The Enemy of the People," and if that's not a fascist leader's script, slap me in the face. There is the continuing war in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan and a Washington Post journalist who was a critic of the Saudi regime was chopped to pieces in an embassy in Turkey and most likely dissolved in a large vat of acid. It's been over a month and no one has seen his body, but that's okay, we need their oil, so we will say harsh things and continue to do nothing.
10 years ago, our economy was on a cliff. The financial experts and elected politicians told us that we had to bail out Wall Street in order to have a Main Street survive, and look how far we've come from the abyss. We have the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years, 97 consecutive months of job growth and wages that are for once keeping pace with the much feared dragon of inflation. We have transgressed from our first elected African American President who brought us out of the darkness with coverage for pre-existing conditions to our childish Supreme Leader who was not wanted in a steel city where the latest AR-15 hate-filled tragedy unfolded. When was the last time an American city in a state that was won by the current President in the last election, didn't want him to visit? Unless they had semi-automatic machine guns in the 1800's, nothing comes to mind.
It is a fight against the daily news and the onslaught of political ads that run the risk of brainwashing the brain washable. There are so many lies, half-truths and distorted facts surrounding and bombarding us at every turn, it's enough to contemplate a life without television; the horror, oh the unspeakable horror, because there is so much good television out there. Have you seen The Americans?? Oh, the things that you can watch at your command, when all you have to do is pay a monthly fee.
The cost of health care continues to skyrocket and the dream of more competition is being sold like the farce it is. All you have to do is sprinkle some pixie dust, click your heels three times and honest competitive health insurance companies sprout out of the ground no matter the climate. But don't worry, one day everything will be owned by Jeff Bezos and there will be free shipping for everyone if you pay your monthly premiums.
At least our savings rate is going up.
In the end, it so simple...………………………………...
"We all do better, when we all do better." Wellstone
"We all do better, when we all do better." Wellstone
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