Bleak, Stupid & Unnecessay...

All the news is bad. No doubt. Especially on the home front in USA. So, I parcel out my time indulging in the news in tiny doses. I dip my toe in the pool, stir it around a little bit, get a decent sample of the worst of the worst shite, and then gracefully exit,  dry my toe, & turn to other things. It's the only way to keep somewhat sane, and the only way to minimize the effects of the poisoning. Sure a body can handle a tiny dose of the poison, just to know what's out there, but then the rest of the day is pointed towards health & balance. There is only so much toxic doom & gloom one humble Pilgrim can tolerate. I am amazed how quickly & easily recent events have basically spun out into visions of total dystopia. It was not my scenario at all. All signs point to a deep decline in the prospects for our Democracy & Good Government. Those ideas now seem under assault from all corners. WTF? That is still my go-to mode: WTF? My fellow Americans are truly baffling to me. I wonder if they have just given up? This decided turn to the Toxic Clown and his disgusting minions seems like the worst self-sabotage imaginable. What happens next? Who knows? It all looks very bleak, very stupid, very unneccsary.