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So, How Do We Come Back From This?
When it comes to walking the US back from the brink, you cannot punish enough people, severely enough. And that’s only the beginning.
I’ma be honest with you: We’re probably fucked. All of us. I mean, maybe not you and I specifically, but as a society? The bread’s become toast and you know what they say when bread becomes toast. So a lot of what I’m about to say, really, is just a thought exercise that will vanish into the ether.
How much more evidence do you need? An armed coup attempt at the US Capitol, a pandemic leaving 360,000 dead, an economic depression that feels endless in its own carnage, a president who essentially abdicated his duties, and a massive network of 74 million Americans that’s sorta okay with the job he did.
It’s grim, people. I don’t really feel like I need to tell you that, but I want to tell you that to tell you that you are probably underestimating how grim it really is. I get a lot of comments on my pieces telling me “maybe it’s your attitude that’s the problem” or “sheesh, lighten up” or “relax, everything is working out as it needs to” or “Americans have overcome before, and we will again.”
Respectfully, if you’re one of those people, fuck you. I’m so, so, so over your optimism. Your…
