Well, the elections are over. And the alleged winner was installed into the White House last month. And in the first few weeks, his support of oligarchy is clear and driven hard with 570 executive actions in January alone, with very little viable resistance from the democratic party. Maybe resistance is futile. Or maybe it is their lack of resolve. The legality of those actions are up in the air. But if you throw enough bull poop up on the ceiling, some will eventually stick.
I think the orange one appeals to some individuals primarily who think they deserve more, and
it must be somebody else's fault that they are not getting their just due
(because after all, they know they deserve to be filthy rich like the person they
look up to, and it doesn't matter to them how they get it).
If you feel content with your life, all you see is the predatory ugly self-serving actions of a mean-spirited, desperate, uncaring, loudmouthed sociopath with a bullhorn.
You realize that society is set up to reward that toxic behavior. The predatory actions are accepted (by individuals in awe of the money and power), but also systemically supported by the corrupted political system that protects such predatory and illegal behavior. Time and time again, the legal system intentionally fails to hold politician's accountable for their criminal behavior. Which is why there is always a new crop of maroons stepping up trying to get more than their fair share, and minions who protect them.
Lets be clear, he does not have a mandate, he did not get the majority of the vote (as Get Smart says, missed it by that much). Close but no cigar, no majority, no mandate.
Which leads us to this question - what is the true nature of humans, and a more complex question - what is the true nature of society? Are we a just society, or an unjust society? How much injustice can you have and still consider yourself to be a just society?
William Golding in response to a publicity questionnaire from the American publishers of Lord of the Flies. “The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.” (Golding’s original title for Lord of the Flies was 'Strangers from Within')
Mark Twain said this about reading. "A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read." Changing it to the key of justice, a society that won't have justice is no different than a society that is incapable of justice.
We have at least 6,000 years of human society, and the question is how much have we advanced towards being a just society. An argument can be made that we are a more just society, I just don't think that we can call ourselves a just society.
A poet I know wore a button that said "Subvert the Dominant Paradigm"
As Tom Robbins (who recently passed) said,
The message I wish to impart to the children goes something like this:
The world is a wonderfully weird place, consensual reality is significantly flawed, no institution can be trusted, certainty is a mirage, security a delusion, and the tyranny of the dull mind forever threatens -- but our lives are not as limited as we think they are, all things are possible, laughter is holier than piety, freedom is sweeter than fame, and in the end it's love and love alone that really matters.
~ Tom Robbins, May 25, 2007 (SeattlePI.com)
I hope there is hope.
Signing off but not beaten,
It seems like we have to wait a little bit longer for 'not one more injustice', but we keep going...
The King has no clothes on, his actions are clear, we see through his lies...
King and Queen of Fools
You will never be the one
You will never be the way
You’re full of broken promises
Push hate and fear each day
Though your followers still listen
And think that you’re on top
Some people are now waking up
You will eventually stop
You will be never be the one
You will never be the way
Your tarnished gold won’t save you
No matter who you pay
Your enemy is kindness
And compassion is the tool
That will shine the light to show
You’re an ordinary fool
You think if you divide the world
Into us and them
That people will not realize
You’re a fox guarding the hen
You think that with your money
You can make up rules
But it will only make your king (or queen)
King of the fools
You’re a selfish greedy person
You will never be the way
You’re a Grinch who’s never learned
That kindness is the way
That is why you won’t be the one
You will never be the way
