The Republicans, the Right-Wingers, the Hard-Right Christian-Nationlists have lost their minds, and we all are suffering for it. They are declaring war on the rest of us. Seems they will continue to double & triple down on their lies and stick to their story. You know, they have lost their minds for a reason: Power. And the lies, the relentless lying, the denial of reality, has been a very useful tool for them. Looks like they are fanning the flames of violence, revenge & retribution. Just because. Their Outrage Machine is well-oiled, and powerful, and they want to steamroll anyone who actually clings to any semblence of Truth & Reality. It's kind of text-book Authoritarian. Divide & conquer. Pick on vulnerable Human Beings, bully them, make examples of them, and basically terrorize the rest of us with their displays of oppression. Hard to believe it's come to this in America, but really it is sort of a culmination of their world-view. It is boot-strapped via a very malignant & toxic, racism, misogyny, white supremacy, a distorted & decadent form of evangelical idiocy, and power-dynamics.
What to do?
Resist. Cling to Truth & Reality. Refuse to be terrorized. No matter what. Right now the opposition is sort of unfocused. Many of us still live with an older picture of an America that is a bit less crazed. We want to hold things together, even as we watch evertyhing breaking apart. Yes. We vote. We march. We protest. We insist on fact-checking, and seeing clearly. Not sure that is enough. General strikes? Mass mobilization in the cities? Blue State Governors banding together as one solid and firm entity of resistance? Are these actions enough to turn the tide? Not sure. The violence is clearly, predominatly coming from the Right-Wing. Even as they lie about that truth. I suppose, we must promote an active, peaceful, non-violent movement. It is the only sensible, sane, and soulful way forward. But it needs all of us to wake up. Now.
