So. It appears that Sen. Slotkin has conjured up a storm. Why? Because she spoke the truth. Note that she is accused of calling people stupid, but no, she did not. Rather, she said that they are basically confused, at times doing the wrong things for what they think are the right reasons and vice versa. She did that by an analogy wherein she compared the thinking of people who voted for Trump and all of his allies down the slate, to teenagers struggling through some hard and transitive years, conflicting things rushing at them at speeds and frequencies which challenge the time to understand and act appropriately. In the face of such challenging times and situations, there is generally a gut reaction which proves to be either totally wrong or not enough. The gut unfortunately growls back, and conditions of negativity are exacerbated.
Teenagers are not stupid. They're just dumb in reaction and comprehension of long-term consequences, not yet wired fully for that skill. They are reactive rather than proactive. They, like many of our nation, do not think ahead, thus, did not think through, did not follow that dang thread all the way to the end and see what would happen. What did we as a nation think would happen once that man was given office again, He did exactly as he said. And despite the warnings of those like me, who saw him for what he is, as we were booed and jeered, our warnings came to fruition,
A dictator wannabe, a self-crowned king. One who anoints others to follow in his path. Who chose as his role models the Mad Kings throughout the centuries and all their evil inclinations. As they did. so does he. And so will he continue to do unless we stop him in his tracks. We cut short the nation's teenage years and begin to grow up and understand the damage we have done and seek wise counsel as to how we can atone and amend. To know how we can avoid further similar pitfalls.
People will seek the feet before which they can lay the blame for the horrendous turn of this nation. We, America and the world, now find ourselves enmeshed and mired almost beyond hope in a dangerous situation - one of our makings. How the hell do we dig our way out from this when our shovels have been broken, the ground frozen, and all we have left are broken fingernails. We have allowed the plutocrats, those whose wealth is beyond comprehension, to rampage through our ranks, shred the bands of security and assurance which have kept us intact all these years. Below are some random headlines, spoken and written, from yesterday and this morning.
Chaos and its ripple effect.
One million plus people to lose, lost, their jobs. More to follow.
Energy secretary tells oil executives that he has a 100-degree pivot plan on climate. That means we have imagined those extra hot days, those droughts drying out much of the nation and much of the world. Or the horrific frightening deluges of water, overflowing banks and drowning infrastructure and people alike. Mammoth forest fires burning homes and businesses, from the poor to the wealthy, making no difference at all. And on and on and on. But nope, the new energy secretary says nope, so drill, baby, drill on.
State Republicans fall over themselves in trying to imitate, even outdo the insane cuts of DOGE, a misnomer if I have ever seen one.
Tariffs on Canadian steel will be 50%. What the hell is the matter with that man? What the hell is the matter with us that we allow this man to run wild and totally tank our economy and that of the world - and thank him for it.
The truth of the matter? What is going on? "...easy story. Elon Musk and the billionaires have taken over government to steal from the American people to enrich themselves” Truth. Word.
We have praised and rewarded extremism on both ends of the spectrum, creating a chaotic world, unknowing, unseeing a clear path through this confusion. We take one issue and cut it out, thinking we can isolate one issue from another and we cannot. Plans are worthless for they are based on nothing solid.
We have subdivided ourselves into states red and blue. Together we are all beginning to sweat and twist in the wind. Our economy is being blown to hell. All that we have built up is beginning to molder and rot. There is no longer a firm foundation beneath our feet or in our hearts. And so, we flounder. and so many are beginning to go under for the third time. A firm moral foundation is also disappearing. All the while those governing our nation, those charged with a duty, a sworn duty, to preserve and protect this nation. are the very ones who have handed it over to the enemy.
Those enemies would include Putin, the adopted brother of Trump. We have a president who incited rebellion against this very nation and who now uses the Oval Office as a bully and as a merchant to improve the bottom line of his enterprises. This same man has alienated our long-term allies. That assurance is not here any longer. Allies and people and nations are falling like 10 pins, having lost confidence in all and everything, so perverted has the situation become. Life as it is usually, appears to be unattainable any longer. Actual fears of no longer being able to keep roofs overhead, families fed and clothed, a future possible, all seem to be disappearing into the mist with many dark clouds seen. Muddy roads, broken bridges and dim stars.
Why? Why do people, why does humanity continue onwards and forever to work itself into situations which should never have been allowed to develop. We should have stomped on them from the moment of birth as we click delete on the keyboard of the nations of the globe. Instead, too many gather round it, who feed it, nourish it with the blood of others. And what results is anathema. What results are the wars big and small which punctuate the globe. Is it any less concerning when the horror is over in Africa or Asia, or must it take place in Europe or right here in America to make some kind of a dent and impression upon people's minds? Must we reach the nadir of a situation where when one looks around, one finds himself alone, abandoned, betrayed by those trusted to watch out for him? Is that time so far distant that we cannot imagine it?
Frankly, I fear at this point in time, it is a waiting game. It is a waiting game to find which way we will stumble and fall. It matters not whether we stumble into the right or into the left for both extremes have only malice in mind with little forethought or with a forethought contaminated and drenched in evil and hatred and greed and selfishness, boding no good for all. We have so seriously lost our way. We are enjoined to feel sympathy for a fallen enemy and disregard the woes of friends and families. We are asked or told or made to sacrifice so that the spoiled plutocrats of today will have all they need and obscenely more for all their todays and tomorrows.
Sorry. folks. You might flinch when the truth hits you, straight to the face, when it gut punches you, or when your feet are swept out from under you. In hard times, those times of danger and terror, of mounting peril and unbelievable animosity and hatred, in times of rising violence, the truth can be brutal, and we run from it. We deny it, storm against it, ranting and raving. and push against those statements, refusing to recognize reality. Makes no difference at all to the bottom line. It is what it is, and it is as it will be. We have made it so.
No, we have not yet reached that point but look ahead, not so far ahead and see what awaits us. If we do not stop, take a serious long look around, but not too long and take steps to stop the distortion and the destruction of all that is America, then we will simply have to stand back and accept all that we have brought upon us. We must demand an accounting from all those in the seats of power. We must rid ourselves of the trash who have rooted themselves deeply into the fabric of America, causing it great existential harm. We must find within ourselves moderates who are capable of working with others, who can modify and compromise and keep souls intact. Who will be courageous and stand up to demented would be rulers whose speech is rife with threats and violence. Who will lead us out of the dismal swamp to a land where a future is possible, where hate is not the name of the game.
Senator Slotkin did not call those who voted for Trump and those who did not vote at all as 'stupid'. Correctly, with an analogy of teenagers and the USA she spoke of the not yet completely wired brains of teenagers, prone at this stage, to making foolish errors. Forethought is weak, often nonexistent.
So too is America, a comparatively young teenage nation. We stumble and fall, find ourselves as prey. to our own inadequate thinking, for our own shortfalls. But it is time, past time for us to grow up and accept our rewiring. Set aside excuses and thoughts full of holes and incomplete. Quickly, safely, for the fate of our nation, of all who live within, and indeed the fate of the world, for all rely upon us doing so. No more to be 'dumb”. Now to be wiser and more understanding and better able to recognize truth. To be more discerning of what is and what is not. What is real and what is a false front? What is a truth and what is a Ponzi scheme? To become more proactive rather than reactive, a day late and many dollars short. To develop a better deeper understanding of what lays ahead as well as its ties to today and yesterday.
Our yesterdays are gone.
We have destroyed and handicapped much of our todays.
What will be our words and deeds as we voyage into all our
On the morrows.
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