for the people

 

how about we don't believe in

science, but accept it's precepts,

practices and outcomes as ways

we humans figure out reality

 

 

 

When we talk about threats to democracy,

it may seem some philosophical argument

without real daily life immediacy.

Think, though -- we are talking about our

long, hard, mortally fought for rights:  our

ability to be who we are and demand more,

hope for better futures, power to speak

our minds, to demand our human dignity,

our possibility to improve the background

rules we live by, to not be helpless

against uncaring aristocrats

and ignorant mobs.

 

 

 

the real thing is, we get to choose

not just between R and D, but who

makes up R and D and how we

define our goals and rules; it's just

that most of us would rather

blame and complain

 

 

 

skyrocketing cynical terror selling

by GOP to lie their way to victory again --

because Americans don't think critically

(and aren't taught to when Republicans

have their way with schools)

 

 

 

 

the irresponsible radical Republicans shout

as loud as they can "It's Biden's fault" and

somehow are believed even when a second's

thought would make their claims absurd

 

 

 

it's not just tax cuts -- that's far from the worst

it's about doing away with the kind of

government that can put controls on

business practices that are harmful to the people

 

 

 

Meanness is a hideous look

which seems to go unnoticed by those who think

it makes them look cool

 

 

 

Not general Republican registered voters,

not all Republican politicians

but those who shove themselves

into the public face

 

 

 

The American Exceptionalism myth

grew out of the superhero myth of

the US triumph in WWII.

Europe had been besieged, was worn

and bombed and needy when US might

arrived.  It was circumstance, not

basic superiority.  Look at the

outcomes of our consequent wars of

convenience -- terrible for everyone.

 

 

 

When we speak of government

representatives working for the

people, we seem to forget that

there are millions of people with

differing needs, opinions, interests.

 

 

 

Try to find those with a proven record

of supporting the values you most

value.

 

 

 

These people aren't evil;

they are living in an alternate

reality.

 

 

 

10/25-11/3/22