I wanted to make this post about the loveliness of November.
I even had it half written. I wrote about how the end of daylight savings makes
me happy. I wrote about how wet, windy, dismal weather is one of my happy
places. I wrote about how November is one the Universe's grand in between times
that gives solace and refreshes the spirit of a tired, busy soul. I wanted to
wax rhapsodic about how the closing in of cold weather makes us all appreciate
our loved ones more and naturally draws us all closer together. But I can't,
because somehow there is a CANCER IN THE AMERICAN SOUL AND WTF IS WRONG WITH
US?!?!?
Why the hell did we go and elect Mussolini 2.0?!?
This isn't a conservative/liberal argument. There were plenty of conservatives
to pick from. We could have gone with any of them. They had experience and
education and all the hard ass bonafides (defund Planned Parenthood, no to the
Dream act, lower taxes, etc. ) that any right wing pundit could love. This isn't an
antiestablishment argument. Bernie Sanders was right there in the wings
allowing any person with a populist bent to Feel the Bern and stick to the man-
with grace and dignity and class. Why the hell did we go for the a-hole who is
a bully and anti-female, anti-immigrant, classist, and racist, and frankly, tacky
besides? At best, he is a bullying narcissist. Quite possibly he is in the
pay of foreign goverments. Quite definitely he is a thin skinned con
artist.
And why, dear reader, you may ask am I harping on
this in a blog about raising a disabled child?? Because of this- my child is
among the most vulnerable in society. People think that the disabled are not
preyed upon by so called good people, but they are . EVERY DAY. It happens when
some jerk acts like my kid doesn't need the accommodations that he refers to
as"special privileges". It happens when some supposedly respectable citizen
complains that they shouldn't have to pay taxes to "take care of her" as if they
don't benefit from taxes I pay every day. It happens when some bureaucrat
tells me they cannot pay for necessary medications or doctors because there is
not enough money in the budget meanwhile cutting taxes AGAIN for some wealthy
a-hole.
Most of all, it happens when the evil starts
creeping in, slowly at first, when those in charge start muttering about the
"takers" in society. When supposedly decent human beings talk about "those
people who just aren't like us". When people continually confuse obedience with
morals or ethics. Or confuse flag waving with real honest patriotism. If it
is not stopped, it ends with discrimination becoming legal. With those in need
first starved financially of needed services. Then just starved period. All
while supposedly "good citizens" turn a blind eye and a cold heart.
It may not come to this. I hope it doesn't. But
it so easily could. I am scared. I am very angry. And make no mistake. To
quote the Texas republican, "There is no honor in being a good Nazi." I am
scared that not only is my child's way of life at stake. I am scared her very
life could be at stake. This is my CHILD. I will go down swinging. The zombies are rising. I am tripping everybody.
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