A few points in no actual order; just want to get it off the
mind so I can return to STAR WARS and Wonder Woman and such:
1). We need to STOP. Hillary is not the
reason that the Democrats lost. DEMOCRATS are the reason democrats lost. I
noticed something in our own little petri dish: last election, I know/heard/saw
that there were many of the PNM faithful who were non too keen on Master Keith
being supreme leader, yet [obviously] at Election Day, they all came together
to get out one party and replace it with their own. That tells me that all this
nonsense that “if only Bernie had…” is in fact nonsense. You had one chance to
build on a legacy where people actually started liking Americans again and you
allowed YOUR OWN SELVES to be bitten up and divided; meanwhile the hateful lot
banded together IN DROVES to make their point heard… the effects will
reverberate throughout the etch-a-sketch in time to come.
2). We NEED to stop. Idealism is great but
there’s a level of daftitude (not actual word) to it. “Hillary is corrupt”,
“Hillary is in the pockets of big business” … yes, all politicians are pure as
driven snow. When I think of Hillary, I’m reminded of what Commissioner Jim
Gordon said to the young, idealistic Detective in Dark Knight Rises: “There's
a point, far out there when the structures fail you, and the rules aren't
weapons anymore, they're... shackles letting the bad guy get ahead. One day...
you may face such a moment of crisis. And in that moment, I hope you have a
friend like I did, to plunge their hands into the filth so that you can keep
yours clean!” – that’s Hillary from where I sit. Now I like Mister
Sanders; in the words of Lucas Lee, “he seems nice” but I believed that the
woman who had 30 plus years in the spotlight, who changed her appearance so
that Bill the Phil(anderer) can rise and become who he was, who graciously
accepted a key position in the government of the man who defeated her in 2008…
she could’ve led that country good. (you believe an actual reporter once told
her that it’s because she carried RodHam instead of her married name that Bill
lost points when he was a Governor? THAT’S the reason. You believe Arkansas had
a problem with her because she was too different and they didn’t feel
comfortable with her? Idjots).
3). Surprise, surprise – religion played a
part of this. Only America can rationalize having three and four hunting guns
in your house as part of God’s plan for your life. It’s dastardly for me, mind
boggling even, that white nationalists and such can claim to be Christians. And
yes, Christianity has not always been, nor is it now, a peaceful lot but these
are the kind of people you want to attract as “leader of the free world”?
Really? But it’s not just the alt-right; the average Republican seems to think
that their party is the arm (arm band?) of the Messiah; it isn’t. Just like how
the PNM is NOT the voice of God to Trinidad & Tobago. They’re just people.
You think every Democrat cares about the LGBT community or blacks/minorities/people
– I doubt it, but they seem to have an understanding that humans are humans and
should be treated as such. Shall we then, stop acting like the Republicans are
the purest form of godliness there is? There are gay Republicans; there are
philandering Republicans; there are Republicans who have secretly had an
abortion (secret, until it all comes out) so to think/say/act like a Republican
led party will bring back “strong morals and values” is an affront to my
intelligence since many of you don’t know what that means! And I may not know
how old the earth is really but these religious types deny any scientific
thought about everything from the age of the earth to the clear and present
danger that is climate change. You cannot stand on a pulpit (if the report is
true) and say people will go to hell if they don’t vote Trump. How can you
accept a man who basically says he’s trying to win the election to get into
God’s good books – “It think it’s probably, it may be the
only way that I’m going to get to heaven” - http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-08-11/trump-jokes-winning-presidency-is-only-way-he-ll-get-to-heaven
And listen, there are things I think
are nuts; if a cake maker doesn’t want to make your cake because you’re gay,
forget him and find another; hell, call Duff – HE delivers. Leave them to their
freedom and you live yours. That said, Trump pandering to the religious
conservatives because they fear for their “religious freedoms” is also nuts and
you Americans bought it!
It always amazes me when political
leaders go to get prayed on by the clergy; do you mean it? Do you care about
what it means to be holy or is this just a means to get more votes? What is
worse though, is religious heads preying on souls, spiritually blackmailing
them to vote one way or another.
4). Sit back and laugh – that’s what we in
T&T may be doing (and certain parts of the world) but really you should
cringe and maybe… pray harder. Because guess what? With Trump’s ideologies, how
long before local and regional businesses feel the pinch? How long before the
ever-expanding suckfest hit us all? But laugh. This doesn’t concern you, right?
Guess what hominid, it all concerns you. How will this affect the entertainment
industry? During the campaign, Trump was so upset with Saturday Night Live that
he wished it could be banned… …. I’m not saying he’ll go full Adam Sutler (V
for Vendetta) on you but just think? What happens when Moms against Everything
decide that comic books are the devil and conservatives tell President Trump to
dip his hand in it? Okay, that sounds far fetched, like really – even for this
rant but still, stranger things have happened… oh wait, it did. And now the
Oval office is the new Trump Tower.
I’m going to end now. I’ve ranted
enough and lord knows, people don’t read. Have fun in
this new existence. It
should be a fun eight years ahead. Enjoy the ride.
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