Random Thoughts

In November of 2016 I wrote a blog post entitled, “Will Trump Presidency Be a Razor Blade in the Hands of a 3-Year-old or Not?” (post link is included below). That post violated what I said I wouldn’t do: write about politics.

I have been an independent and voted for both Republican and Democrat candidates for decades, so a Republican in office doesn’t throw me. But after listening to Trump’s masterful manipulation during and after the campaign and his “snort and lifted-chin leadership approach” coupled with his flagrant abuse of power, my psych background got the better of me and, yep, I am stepping into the political ditch again.

So here we are – in a mess. And here we deserve to be, folks.

Many Republicans behind closed doors actually acknowledge that Trump is wacko. But the desire for personal power has become more important than their character or their ultimate place in history.  Bottom line, the politicians who put their better judgement aside in order to remain in power are now our country’s most visible pimps and most of their constituents their prostitutes.

“You Vaccinated?”

I was in a grocery store this week wearing a mask when a man in the neighboring check-out lane shouted across the way at me, “Hey, are you vaccinated?” I nodded that I was. At which point he came toward me, aggressively yelling that he relied on God to keep him safe and that I was daft to be wearing a mask.

Really? In Whole Foods??? This kind of brazen aggression starts with one’s mouth but isn’t far from ending with one’s gun. It’s what causes me to agree with those who fear there will be blood in the streets before “it” is over.

The Exhausted Majority: How did we get here?

I read a piece this week about our country’s “exhausted majority,” reminding me as did columnist Frank Bruni, that Trump didn’t win the majority of the vote.

So how did we become such an inept blithering complaining powerless majority, so disillusioned that many of us are becoming disinterested?

We could chalk it up to the fact that we are all a bit ADD, but more importantly, I don’t think anyone ever thought the United States of America could sink this low on so many fronts.

A Worthy Consideration

A friend recently suggested Congressional decisions should be presented and debated in chambers that include young children. That is, all presenters and debaters should have to look directly at young children’s faces and declare the policy they are defending is good for each child’s future– and provide the specifics as to why it is. 

It may seem like a limp start – but it’s better than anything I have thought of lately.

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Article Link: https://www.talkingbittersweet.com/will-trump-presidency-be-a-razor-blade-in-the-hands-of-a-3-year-old-or-not/