The Bullies, The Cruel Ones, Hollow to the Core...

Yes. I must admit my personal history & mythology weighs heavily on my understanding & consciousness of the Universe. I think of myself as a bit of an outsider, not really at home anywhere. A Citizen of the Universe. I think I have more in common with the artists, musicians, writers, playwrights, & poets that have inspired me to pursue my own creative journeys, than some of my family & friends, but no doubt, my childhood experiences, my own day to day interactions, helped make me  the person I am today. I mean, it's probably the same for everyone. We are all influenced by everything & everyone we encounter. Who do you gravitate to? Who do you try to emulate? Who & what do you recoil from? I find myself rooting for the outsiders, the underdogs, the down & outers, those left behind, those on the margins. It's just in my nature. I despise the bullies, the cruel ones, those who go out of their way to make others suffer. I learned early on that the bullies are completely scared & hollow people. One solid, very lucky punch to the nose, and they crumble and retreat. The key is to stand up for who and what you believe and embody that to the max. So, yes, today, these American bullies, they look like "paper tigers," stoked up rage & bluster, hollow people. I do not believe they are all powerful, they make a lot of noise, but it's all idiocy, they are weak, fragile, broken. Their cruelty comes from their own fear and inadequacies. There is an elaborate show and spectacle going on right now in America, but it's all bad TV, social-media folly & false bravado. Hollow to the core. I do not think we will be defeated. I believe their ugly vision of America, the cruelty, retribution, idiocy is a dead-end. My vision of America is so much more loving, soulful, inclusive, interesting, welcoming, inspiring...