Yankee Doodle Eulogy

I consider it as a poor prognosis
rather than a death certificate,
but hey that’s just me, ever
the optimist    

Yeah, I hope I'm wrong, but this time it really looks like curtains for Uncle Sam.

You may sing a different tune after the mass deportations begin.

True enough.  
 
I'm old, and have already had cancer, so I'm ready to start shopping for graveyards, but I fear for the kids. They won't even see it coming, because all they ever do is play video games.  
 
Targeting the most vulnerable among us is what MAGA people do.

Entire generations are now at the mercy of some very heartless ogres, and all we can do is cross our fingers.

Right, and they need training in bad behavior warning signs, which is why domestic abuse people can't connect the dots to form an accurate assessment of whether or not someone is actually awful when it is obvious to everyone else. Some of these people are the ones who are voting for the monsters.

Lots of folks can't distinguish the difference between strength and cruelty.

I absolutely love this. Great imagery and wordplay.  Don't forget, it's all by design! They tell you being desensitized is wrong, buts it's really right. That's the real deception. Stop believing! <3

Thanks, but our entire white supremacist national culture now has the entire national government optimized for people who love to punch down on the most vulnerable among us, which probably won't be an issue for an old honky like me, but it's gonna be the shits for everyone else. Sensitivity is literally the neurological cornerstone for intelligence, but the folks about to assume power in this country just see it as a weakness and character flaw.  
 
That's how horrible they are.

I get where you're coming from. I'm partly native american. I am Choctaw. These so called "leaders" never speak of those people. They are forgotten losers that were conquered by malicious immigrants.  Yet we have other minorities here claiming they deserve compensation from the government that stole this land from a weaker minority.  It's all by design I assure you. White supremacy is a joke. It's minority supremacy that's taking over. When we all know, they're all a bunch of low life immigrants that don't actually belong here.

As a white guy growing up in a white county you'd better believe I heard a lot of white folks mindlessly parroting whatever lame racist jokes they told each other when they assumed it was safe to unload how they really felt.

Add to this that hate is an addiction as surely as from some material substances.  

Yeah I can certainly see the native perspective on this as being way more legit than anything from a European or colonial perspective.

You must understand,  what you experience as a caring and generous person, which is what white supremacy claims they do, is being targeted by jealous less fourtunate minorities. But we all know, even in the everyday workplace, people are always competing with each other. Native Americans were fighting as well, but they at least had a barter system.  Now it's all about government regulations, and taking advantage of loopholes in policies. Being a minority is a loophole that minorities are taking advantage of. And whites are complaining because they can't compete. That's really how simple it is. But the true honest people, are ignored and not ever mentioned or lied about.

I'm sure it takes all kinds, but no one can say we need to deregulate because they are frustrated with the cheaters, and then claim that they are for law and order in the same breath when deregulation is synonymous with lawlessness. How does shit like that not set off everyone's incongruity radar?

That's a perfect scenario for a crime friendly political message, which my fellow Americans just fell for. Sweep away the the old regulations and the cheating just gets easier.

The separation of powers was a great idea by the founding fathers, but inevitably people will find the loopholes. The only way to keep something the way you want it is through dictatorship.  Allowing the people through freedom and anarchy to deal with outsiders and misfits is the most reliable source of freedom.  Unfortunately that is based on popular belief or democracy which is easily swayed by charismatic leadership. It is designed to fail.

Ultimately the character of the people is the last hurdle in the race to evil.

Yes, all types of governance are corruptible, but only Democracy leaves room for the people to correct an error. Dictatorships may be good for communal immutability, but leaving all communal decisions to one person is historically very unwise. What if a change for the better is required? Don't vote for a cultural warden.  

Who have you been listening too?

Yes individualism is the key to success while all the graduates wear identical clothes and have the same degrees and pursue the same goals. I was listening to this guy today because trumps victory speech reminded me of it. He was boasting about having control of the house and senate.  https://youtu.be/hIyzQvZless?si=BoljDMGizbdrVACc

Oh well.

Maybe you can get a job on a MAGA firing squad.  

Haha maybe. The word MAGA has to do with magicians. They are trained to talk in riddles. Smoke and mirrors.  You believe in concepts because of their relevance and not because of their histories. Those who don't know their history,  are doomed to repeat it. Don't trust the federal government imposing on the states rights just because their arguments trigger you. Just like the US constitution claims we should not have allies. Yet we do, and world wars are inevitable because of it. Yet the president's are using war and allies to implement executive orders that diminish individual rights/freedoms.  Caring for people who are abusing loopholes will undoubtedly destroy all peace and security. Only a dictatorship could stop it but the ones attracted to being a dictator, only care about themselves.  It is all smoke and mirrors

Uh, yeah. The first strike mentality. Can't trust anyone so shoot 'em before they get a chance to turn out nice.

There's a place on the Israeli "Defense" Force just for you.

Good luck.

Lol you never have to fear those people.  Karma is for everyone.  Understand the way the world actually works, then you don't have to care about all the crazy nonsense going on in the world. I've had guns in my face and knives at my throat for simply being a girl refusing guys to have sex with me. Yet you fear silly things on the internet that never touches you. Those people are nice people until you back them into a corner.  

It's all for design unless you're Native American or other minority, LGBTQ+, a woman, a single mother, a Dreamer, a seasonal migrant, an elderly person who depends on social security and/or Medicare ( which I now have ), a recipient of the Healthcare marketplace insurance ( called Obamacare ), and/or civil servant who has been dedicated to a job that supports their family regardless of political affiliation. I hate to think of the lost jobs, wages, insurance, and potential income of these millionaires' gutting government. It's so easy for them when they have plenty.

Exactly.

Dear MS,
Good write. Echoing my thoughts in Join me For a Drink. I don’t think it’s alarmist- we have clearly heard the promises like mass deportations and the threats of using the military and government to punish enemies. We have the previous administration and the attempted coup as a reference.

Totally, and that's why I have zero respect for anybody who actually cast a vote for MAGA.

I'd like to be gracious about it all but that would be like trying to be gracious to Germans for putting Jews into ovens.

I want to be an easygoing morally relativistic dude but some things are so far beyond abysmal as to be unacceptable to an absolute degree.

My wife and I were thinking the same, not trying to be alarmists especially with the denaturalization talk. Are we looking at a 1930s Germany dystopian future come alive? Are laws going to require we wear faith and race armbands? I wouldn't put it past them. We'll find out soon how big the hole in the soul this is.

"hole in the soul"...ouch.

Well put, and tragic :(