I see it every day in my rural community, and the dichotomy between the “haves” and “have-nots.” The ability of the average or lower-wage American to survive this ongoing economic onslaught is unlikely.
And yet…so many are sleepwalking, deliberately or not, as this deliberate dismantling of the American economic engine…the middle class…continues.
We see it in my rural, red area, too. Run-down houses (and more than just a few), with really old cars in the yard, but by gosh, those houses proudly sport felon flags and signs!
There's also a felon/hillbilly sign out by the interstate. It got splashed with brown paint (I hope it was paint) a couple of times, and was tipped over a few times. I don't endorse vandalism, but it showed some change in local sentiment. However, it has now been restored completely. It is directly across from a gas station where the price has risen to $4.499/gallon, so we'll see how long this iteration lasts.
In the meanwhile, the regime's frontmen are telling us all that things are wonderful and improving, all while our county food banks are struggling, unsuccessfully, to keep up with demand, as more people need them and fewer and fewer can support them.
Yep. Keep voting for the people who perpetually deny you basic human rights, and blame those evil, stupid Democrats. The art of projecting has been perfected by Republicans at every level, evidently.
Well, Project Freedom, Trump's bid to have our Navy escort "neutral" ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, should put gasoline on the voters' fire. That "plan" is a recipe for disaster. Iran isn't going to let that happen and we will be back into a shooting war. Don't be surprised if Trump orders troops on the ground. We've got 50,000 soldiers/sailors in the region now, idling. What a shit show. My point is that this will so exacerbate the affordability crisis in America that those numbers in the 60% - 70% disapproval will move to the 80s%. One caveat is that people would be holding their nose to vote for Democrats. They'd do it, take that car for a spin, but if the Dems don't get their acts together and soon, they will have squandered one of the greatest political opportunities in our history. I firmly believe we will sweep the midterms, take both houses. But the prize is 2028. We have to earn the votes, with sweat, purpose and conviction. The policy proposals you cited are good, not great. Surely we can produce a Project 2029 with better heft and efficiency that Project 2025 has used to reconstruct government (with the help of SCOTUS.) Surely we can fashion an agenda that balances the needs of the people with our budget-minded (hello? The Debt) means to provide for them. Surely we can Make America Breathe Again.
Until we fix the inequities built into our Constitution, America will continue to be a country of the haves and have-nots. When our Courts are unjust, when the Executive Branch has complete immunity, and when Congress is controlled by those representing the fewest people, we cannot solve our problems nor continue to be a good and great nation. The lawmakers are too timid and too interested in staying in office to be competent in solving these problems.
I can hear your hesitation about some Dems in Congress not being aggressive enough to go through with the common sense of what Americans want, Steven. That’s why mid-terms are so important. We must flip seats from the bottom up and place people who value our lives and rights first. I think that is quietly (and loudly) happening.
I am appalled that only 66% hate this war! We still have so much work to do…
Thanks Steven: Gas is BC Vancouver yesterday was $.2.35 a liter, There is 3.78 liters to a US gallon. so it hovers around $8.80 a gallon. On good thing is we don't need ID to eat in cafes. Its sad that a man like Todd Blanch can just spread the sewage and none of the hosts such as Kristen Welker don't question anything said. Just imagine going through a drive through at McDonald's and having to produce a passport for a Big Mac.
Woe be unto us if we let the lies this administration tells to overwhelm the facts as they stand. The hope of lower prices…the desperate hope…keeps Fox News in business. It’s yet another tale of telling people what they want to hear instead of the truth. How long will people allow themselves to be duped? I’m going to coin a new word for extreme gullibility…’dupid’. Don’t be dupid. Has a nice ring to it, eh?
Welker is not on Fox Network. Whether MSM or the bloggers, information is riddled with lies and magical thinking. Add racism and fear to the willfully uneducated and undereducated and America becomes a country mired in a stew of hatred and revenge.
Great essay! Great writing. Very informative. I echo others: why do 30% support admin? Despite blatant lies and cruelty. And oh the irony and cowardice of media interviewers. Big salary. Horrid performance. Like lawyer saying, "so youu think my clients guilty do you? Ok. No further questions." Abd finally, technology can drastically reduce cost of social programs. And there is huge abundance fo basic resources. Not expanding them is of course part of the cruelty.
I see it every day in my rural community, and the dichotomy between the “haves” and “have-nots.” The ability of the average or lower-wage American to survive this ongoing economic onslaught is unlikely.
And yet…so many are sleepwalking, deliberately or not, as this deliberate dismantling of the American economic engine…the middle class…continues.
“We have met the enemy and he is us.”
We see it in my rural, red area, too. Run-down houses (and more than just a few), with really old cars in the yard, but by gosh, those houses proudly sport felon flags and signs!
There's also a felon/hillbilly sign out by the interstate. It got splashed with brown paint (I hope it was paint) a couple of times, and was tipped over a few times. I don't endorse vandalism, but it showed some change in local sentiment. However, it has now been restored completely. It is directly across from a gas station where the price has risen to $4.499/gallon, so we'll see how long this iteration lasts.
In the meanwhile, the regime's frontmen are telling us all that things are wonderful and improving, all while our county food banks are struggling, unsuccessfully, to keep up with demand, as more people need them and fewer and fewer can support them.
Yep. Keep voting for the people who perpetually deny you basic human rights, and blame those evil, stupid Democrats. The art of projecting has been perfected by Republicans at every level, evidently.
Well, Project Freedom, Trump's bid to have our Navy escort "neutral" ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, should put gasoline on the voters' fire. That "plan" is a recipe for disaster. Iran isn't going to let that happen and we will be back into a shooting war. Don't be surprised if Trump orders troops on the ground. We've got 50,000 soldiers/sailors in the region now, idling. What a shit show. My point is that this will so exacerbate the affordability crisis in America that those numbers in the 60% - 70% disapproval will move to the 80s%. One caveat is that people would be holding their nose to vote for Democrats. They'd do it, take that car for a spin, but if the Dems don't get their acts together and soon, they will have squandered one of the greatest political opportunities in our history. I firmly believe we will sweep the midterms, take both houses. But the prize is 2028. We have to earn the votes, with sweat, purpose and conviction. The policy proposals you cited are good, not great. Surely we can produce a Project 2029 with better heft and efficiency that Project 2025 has used to reconstruct government (with the help of SCOTUS.) Surely we can fashion an agenda that balances the needs of the people with our budget-minded (hello? The Debt) means to provide for them. Surely we can Make America Breathe Again.
Until we fix the inequities built into our Constitution, America will continue to be a country of the haves and have-nots. When our Courts are unjust, when the Executive Branch has complete immunity, and when Congress is controlled by those representing the fewest people, we cannot solve our problems nor continue to be a good and great nation. The lawmakers are too timid and too interested in staying in office to be competent in solving these problems.
Meet The Press died with Tim Russert..... it is just an acronym now... pathetic
I can hear your hesitation about some Dems in Congress not being aggressive enough to go through with the common sense of what Americans want, Steven. That’s why mid-terms are so important. We must flip seats from the bottom up and place people who value our lives and rights first. I think that is quietly (and loudly) happening.
I am appalled that only 66% hate this war! We still have so much work to do…
Thanks Steven: Gas is BC Vancouver yesterday was $.2.35 a liter, There is 3.78 liters to a US gallon. so it hovers around $8.80 a gallon. On good thing is we don't need ID to eat in cafes. Its sad that a man like Todd Blanch can just spread the sewage and none of the hosts such as Kristen Welker don't question anything said. Just imagine going through a drive through at McDonald's and having to produce a passport for a Big Mac.
Seriously.
All this disapproval but we can't RECALL and Congress won'r Impeach and convict
Woe be unto us if we let the lies this administration tells to overwhelm the facts as they stand. The hope of lower prices…the desperate hope…keeps Fox News in business. It’s yet another tale of telling people what they want to hear instead of the truth. How long will people allow themselves to be duped? I’m going to coin a new word for extreme gullibility…’dupid’. Don’t be dupid. Has a nice ring to it, eh?
Welker is not on Fox Network. Whether MSM or the bloggers, information is riddled with lies and magical thinking. Add racism and fear to the willfully uneducated and undereducated and America becomes a country mired in a stew of hatred and revenge.
Truth!
Maybe, just maybe, “making a fool out of me” trumps “making life worse for the people I don’t like.”
Great essay! Great writing. Very informative. I echo others: why do 30% support admin? Despite blatant lies and cruelty. And oh the irony and cowardice of media interviewers. Big salary. Horrid performance. Like lawyer saying, "so youu think my clients guilty do you? Ok. No further questions." Abd finally, technology can drastically reduce cost of social programs. And there is huge abundance fo basic resources. Not expanding them is of course part of the cruelty.
Valuable information with encouraging statistics on polling against the miserable mistakes and derisive decisions of this regime, in your essay.
And the approach by Progressives to start proposing solutions - somewhat satisfying. (Thank you for the link.)
Any ray of sunshine is helpful. And your proof of the fact that the eye-opening awareness tide is growing, is just that.
It’s all up to us to vote in astounding numbers, and now every day, to keep applying pressure for change.
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