Relative Something

Take a deep breath and see if you can make it through this paragraph-long opening sentence:

I relish coming upon an online discussion thread shimmering with a shared public expression of fatigue over daily reports of insanity from the cultish acceptance of unhinged statements and behaviors of sycophants worshipping at the alter of one depraved and narcissistic old man campaigning for the Republican party.

Never forget, we are many. We may be exhausted, but we will still all make it to the polls to vote by next Tuesday in the USA.

How many people in the world have questioned over and over how such unsavory and historically abhorred ideas could be finding so much open acceptance in this day and age?

Buddy Hackett and Robert Preston, Warner Bros. Pictures

How is it that ethics guidelines have so easily become arrogantly discounted? Where is the “rule of law” when so many people simply ignore subpoenas, judgments of significant fines, or DOJ warnings of illegalities?

Seems like we should all re-listen to Harold Hill sing to the good folks of River City about “trouble with a capital T.”

What happened to common sense, neighborliness, and adherence to the Golden Rule? How did society allow “do as I say, not as I do” and religious hypocritical lifestyles become the dominant guiding themes?

Is it really that difficult to understand and respect the importance of the separation of church and state?

The majority of us are tired of false equivalency. We are tired of whataboutism. We are fed up with fear-mongering. We are jaded by endless pants-on-fire lies. We are worn to a frazzle by the perpetual whining about being the victim.

How much repeated grifty shenanigans can one country take?

We need a break. We deserve a break.

Hey, billionaires. Pay a fair share of taxes, would ya? You can still boast that you gave ten million dollars to a charity. You can do both!

I suspect that somewhere in all this, there is a lesson to be sussed out. I don’t know whether it will be a unique one for each group or individual or something grand for all the people of the world. (What do you bet it has something to do with love?)

On November 5th, we will cast votes that will determine whether things get worse before they get better or whether our democracy holds together on a course toward ideals envisioned by our best and brightest.

For the common folks of this nation, the decision should not be difficult. This ain’t rocket science.

We need to tune into that generational intelligence we all carry and open our eyes to the snake oil elixirs being pitched. Don’t buy a pig in a poke. Help bring an end to the constant ravings of a pathetic lunatic.

Let’s make the US of A better than it’s ever been.

All of us are looking forward to the possibilities. Vote to keep the outcome out of any courtrooms.

Amen.

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