HIT WITH A BANG!!

          And so it hits, the conclusions and/or events that cannot be denied, even if one tries to do so. There is only so much that one can fool oneself and after that comes pure denial, as futile as that might be. Better to accept, think and plan.But hard, so hard to do, especially when the road ahead is filled with ruts and cracks, floodwaters and fright. It demands a level of courage and determination that is not so easy to attain and retain.
     Right now I am not addressing the existential realpolitik threat that we face here; that will come a bit later on, for right now I am referring to a realization that hate it as much as I do, I must accept the fact that my level of physcal ability and carefreeness has deteriorated and hateful as it is, I must accept and attack and approach properly.
     I fell again. Again I am filled with additional aches and pains, cuts and bruises and there was no one at fault other than me and my ignoring certain new facts of life. Though I desire to run at times, even slowly, I cannot, or rather, I should not. I did so yesterday and fell. Wham!!! The feet simply do not lift as high as they need to, an action of their own will, I might say, and that is what I must accept. Exercise, work, exercise and determination - yes, - but understanding that there are things that must be moderated, certainly if I am to avoid serious injury. Not an easy concept to internalize.
     I hope yesterday also hit many others with a bang. Nope, not PD. Do not wish that on anyone. I am referring to the political hits that just came merrily along, all attached to the corpulent bloated body of Trump and his bewildered mess of a demented brain, something that happens to some, but this man and his minions refuse to accept and deal accordingly.
     Yes, tariffs on china.
     No, I regret it.
     The US and China are talking, on good terms.
     I regret that tariffs were not made higher.
     The press is at fault for the faltering economy.
     The Fed and its head are at fault on the economy. The head is a worse enemy of the US than Xi.
     The media is ruining the free press.
     A new announced campaign to attack all opposition reporters, journalists of all categories and their families and any person working for opposition ( as he feels it rates the title) in any capacity. Horrible!!!!!
     Big Brother is now digging in your lives.
     Nuke hurricanes!!!!!! I guess  screw the people of the many islands out there and Florida, since many a hurricane is poised over our skies. What's a little radiation between friends, right?
     Weinstein, Steve King, and the list goes on, but the chief pervert of the nation who openly boasted of his perversions and his perverse attitude towards women - nope, still free.
     The Chosen One proclaims his attachment toward Israel even as he throws it under the bus with age old canards of disloyalty and calls Israel the home of American Jews. Really?
      Embraces the "fine people" in the white supremacy movement.
      Declares war on frightened, poverty stricken, running for their lives, not giving up hope, refugees, fighting oh so bravely against these terifying people and their awesomely scary children!!!!!
     Encouraging the inhumanity of the guards, of BP and of ICE, and praising them for it. Scary!!!!
     Openly declares wish and "need" of the country to have him lead it into the future, as his term should be lengthened and term limits abnegated.
Oy vey at that thought.
     The most frightening of all - the power of self delusion, of self denial, of refusing to accept the facts, of Americans still supporting this man, the laughing stock of the world and the terror of the world as our existential threats are increasing , very nicely, I must say, with his help.
     The cowardice of the Republican Party in their acceptance of him, of their refusal to do the right thing, the only consistency of their current lives being the moral vacuum they now espouse.
     Refusal to implement better gun control and bowing to the NRA. Remember, we once had these controls, but they lapsed because ....you can fill in that blank!!
     The turmoil in the world, the backbiting, the fighting amongst the leaders, the threats, the renewed nuclear competition and testing, the rise of a virulent pustule of anti Semitism, risen from the miasma of the swamp - on left and right, for on that they agree!!! Lucky us!
     The apparent abandonment of the brave people of Hong Kong and the threat of violence and armed forces entering the fray.
     All this and more, from your favorite Trump channel. All this tieing back to him and his nefarious plans, his dementia, his nasty character and his sheer inability to govern or even think normally in a straight line!! Up with the hate. Up with the dissension. Up with the fault of others. Up with the oppression of those who oppose. 
     On the converse - down with the  USA. Down with our democracy. Down with a cooperative world as we battle our same problems. Down with any sense at all and I guess hooray for us as the lungs of the world, the Amazon, burns.
     All this and more, brought to you by the Trump Campaign and approved by the head honcho himself. Are we lucky or what?
       Hit with a bang yet? Need another? Just wait two minutes and there should be a few more coming down the pike. More bangs for the buck, I guess.   
                  BANG!!!!!!!