All sorts of shit is going on now and it is getting a little weird. What troubles me is not that I think that all of these things will pass, but what sort of world would exist if they did, and what sociopath would push for such a dream? Quick bullet point list:
- Defunding Planned Parenthood
- Defunding PBS (ok, I get defunding Elmo...)
- Defunding NPR
- Whatever the fuck is going on in WI: War on unions (rather, those who did not suck Scott Douchbag Walkers ass), teachers, universities and other non-trolls
- Tearing down Social Security
- Significant Defunding of many state schools
- Authorizing the assassination of medical providers (see prev post)
- And So Much More!
On the other hand, the same federal congressional brain trust voted to continue having the US Army spend more than $7 million a year to sponsor NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Ryan Newman and several million more as part of a partnership with NASCAR. Since I lack many of the essential social boundaries that lubricate our "normal" interactions, I will indeed ask: what did Ryan have to do to who to get such an excellent contract???
This is life in new america folks.
If you are not in, you are out in the cold of some sort of Dicken's novel. Except without any hope of a good ending. Just a cold angry fearful place. Just in case I am planning on re-reading The Handmaiden's Tale for homework.
As an antidote to the bile that I have been choking down, I offer you this:
For the first time in a while I am actually proud of the people who live here. Tens of thousands of people have gone down to the capitol building for days now to protest the absurdity of our current state governor. The mighty Mrs. set.element and I are dragging thing1 and thing2 down there to provide a little demonstration of participatory democracy. Now that makes me happy.
s.e.
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