Peter, you will understand this all too well: Americans have ridiculously short memories and are easily triggered by stupid nonsense to work against their own self interest. As an historian, it is my job to remember, to comment, to remember more, to comment more. Second fact: the MAJORITY of Americans have ceded their political power bec…
Peter, you will understand this all too well: Americans have ridiculously short memories and are easily triggered by stupid nonsense to work against their own self interest. As an historian, it is my job to remember, to comment, to remember more, to comment more. Second fact: the MAJORITY of Americans have ceded their political power because they fail to vote, especially in local elections and midterms. And they do so with a certain level of insouciance that is alarming. This is why we have these [plural expletive deleted] who are in charge of local governance: they were voted in by a small minority of eligible voters and reflect only the wind tunnel that is between their ears. This is why corruption is rampant because the corporations that a certain senator from Utah described as "people" can dominate the political climate. Unless and until Americans start remembering, and start acting on those memories, we will be in this constant vacillation between the forces of evil and the forces of pragmatism (I can't really call them the forces of "good" because the pragmatic option says feed people, educate them, treat them with kindness, be tolerant and equitable and those are all things that should be no-brainers but apparently are not).
The second fact you post articulates what I have felt for a long, long time. Failing to vote locally is something that just stuns me. All politics is local, and if you don't participate, you lose your local control. As for what follows your sentence utilizing one of my favorite words (insouciance), my usual reference is "preferred colorful metaphor" or "profanity, vulgarity or blasphemy of your choosing". I love you use of "plural expletive deleted" and my just add that to my arsenal of acceptable usage of profanity.
Not sure I agree. Americans are harried and scrambling to keep a decent standard of living in place for their families. Many voters did not forget Senator / Secretary Clinton remark, reeking of entitlement to the presidency (i.e., the "basket of deplorables").
Peter, you will understand this all too well: Americans have ridiculously short memories and are easily triggered by stupid nonsense to work against their own self interest. As an historian, it is my job to remember, to comment, to remember more, to comment more. Second fact: the MAJORITY of Americans have ceded their political power because they fail to vote, especially in local elections and midterms. And they do so with a certain level of insouciance that is alarming. This is why we have these [plural expletive deleted] who are in charge of local governance: they were voted in by a small minority of eligible voters and reflect only the wind tunnel that is between their ears. This is why corruption is rampant because the corporations that a certain senator from Utah described as "people" can dominate the political climate. Unless and until Americans start remembering, and start acting on those memories, we will be in this constant vacillation between the forces of evil and the forces of pragmatism (I can't really call them the forces of "good" because the pragmatic option says feed people, educate them, treat them with kindness, be tolerant and equitable and those are all things that should be no-brainers but apparently are not).
The second fact you post articulates what I have felt for a long, long time. Failing to vote locally is something that just stuns me. All politics is local, and if you don't participate, you lose your local control. As for what follows your sentence utilizing one of my favorite words (insouciance), my usual reference is "preferred colorful metaphor" or "profanity, vulgarity or blasphemy of your choosing". I love you use of "plural expletive deleted" and my just add that to my arsenal of acceptable usage of profanity.
Not sure I agree. Americans are harried and scrambling to keep a decent standard of living in place for their families. Many voters did not forget Senator / Secretary Clinton remark, reeking of entitlement to the presidency (i.e., the "basket of deplorables").
"WIND TUNNEL BETWEEN THE EARS."
Memorable description.
Apart from you-know-who, they usually have plenty of hair, a bright toothy rictus screwed onto their faces and baldness under the skull.