At about 4:30 am I woke. Looking out to see if the sun was rising yet and grabbed my phone by by bedside. It had just lit with an alert. Husband of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, second in line to POTUS, attacked in their home. Nancy was not present. Paul Pelosi expected a full recovery.
In my haze, it all seemed like the turning point. Later realizing, it’s just another indication that we have failed and we are lost. We have lost the democracy and must get it back. Keith Olberman is a great resource for courage in the face of fear. So is Heather Cox Richardson. Keith’s podcast, Countdown, the podcast, is free as is Heather’s daily writings, a history professor’s take on the day is graciously available for free, through Substack, the same platform on which this is written.
Fear is, from what I’ve been told from one who faced the mortal tests (and haven’t we all) is not a sign of weakness, it is what you do with it. Fear can be crippling. Fear can drain the strength from your legs. It can cloud ones mind with Panic, Fear’s helper. Fear is the response the bully is looking for. Let me repeat in another way. When there is an insurrection and the Capitol is breached, the main stream media, afraid for their profits says there are good people on both sides ask it was a tour, right? Ooh, ooh, another way: When the Supreme Court takes away privacy rights affecting the literal lives of all women in the United States, it’s just something to work out state by state and democracy? The will of the people? Where is the outrage in the media today? Moved on or captured by Putin just wants a little piece of Ukraine, Ye cant sell his shoes, will Musk allow Trump back on Twitter? Forever asking questions that as so stupid… you can’t slap a moron anymore, can you?
The GOP Cult is a criminal enterprise that has managed to stay out of jail through fear tactics, intimidation and threats of violence. How much more violent must it get against us? Yanking democracy and shaking it till the guts fall out. THEY DON’T WANT TO GO TO JAIL. THE MEDIA IS HELPING THEM STAY IN POWER. The media can’t vote but they can push you and your thoughts into believing the deal is done.
Last straw. Camel crushed. We do have a chance to survive as a country, but not under Republican rule. It’s clear. It’s ok to think it. It’s ok to say it. It’s ok to say no to whomever needs to hear it. Say it and think it at every possible time until we have extinguished this horrid political movement that has infected every aspect of life. Defeat the Fascists. Vote Blue. We will sort out the fine details another time.
November 8, 2022. Last chance to vote. Make it count. It’s a Tuesday.