As a number of you have noticed or commented, I have anger issues. They stem from events in my life that I would prefer to keep private. (This ain’t the Oprah show, folks.) I have worked mightily to try to control the Rage Demon in me. Part of my problem is that I have been plagued by chronic depression for over 50 years. (I’m not asking anyone to feel sorry for me, OK?) Anybody who’s in the same boat knows a fundamental truth: IT’S BETTER TO BE MAD THAN SAD. Anger gives you the illusion that you’re in control of things. My anger has sometimes done harm, which I regret more than you know. I’m way better than I used to be. (Medication helps, I can tell you that.) I don’t blow up at insignificant stuff nearly as much as I used to. I’ve matured. I see things more clearly than I used to. I take full responsibility for managing my issues, and I do not excuse any of my past unjustified outbursts.
I do have my good points, believe it or not. :-)
But in the last few years, my rage about American public life has risen to the point where I am convinced my life is at risk. I am not exaggerating. Watching the grotesque shitshow that our politics has become is quite literally killing me. But I can’t look away.
You see, I have no religion. I reject all rigid ideological systems. I firmly believe our views must conform themselves to reality (as humans are able to perceive it). We must never make the mistake of trying to bend reality to our views. And while my family and friends are uppermost in my heart, there is only one thing I am devoted to above all else:
Country over party. Every. Single. Time.
AMERICA IS MY RELIGION. AMERICA IS MY FAITH. AMERICA IS MY HOPE. AMERICA IS THE ROCK ON WHICH I HAVE BUILT MY LIFE.
Confession: I’m an EX-conservative and an EX-Republican. (I did vote for McGovern, however.) I hate everything about communism and Communist governments. I challenge anyone who has studied the Gulag and the methods of the Soviet secret police under Stalin, as I did for a very long time, to come away feeling any differently. For many years it seemed to me that the Republicans took the Soviet threat more seriously than the Democrats did. But in the 1980s and 1990s, something ugly and sinister began to happen to the so-called conservative “movement”. (I bailed on it in ‘92 and have never looked back.) Things that had been brewing and developing beneath the surface burst forth with terrible clarity.
This started to happen:
And this started to happen:
Tom DeLay: School shootings are Charles Darwin’s fault. He actually said this.
And this started to happen:
From the LA Times’ obituary.
Roger Stone, attacking America for over 50 years.
Roger Ailes, founder of Fox “News”. (Photo from NBC)
Then this happened:
And then this:
Then this:
And this:
Then things really got out of control:
My reaction to all this?
Not actually a picture of me, but it’s how I feel.
I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE RUTHLESS, UNPRINCIPLED RIGHT-WING DRIVE FOR ABSOLUTE POWER HAS BECOME THE CHIEF FORCE THREATENING THE SURVIVAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
And it makes me g-d damned angry.
--I’m mad that there’s an entire Right-wing propaganda infrastructure that does nothing but lie, smear, slander, spread disinformation, and pit Americans against each other CONSTANTLY.
--I’m mad that there’s an entire political party devoted to establishing a Right-wing dictatorship in my beloved country, and that millions of people apparently support this.
--I’m mad that the presidential candidate of this party is even allowed to run. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON THE NIGHT OF 6 JANUARY 2021 AND CHARGED WITH TREASON AND SEDITION.
--I’m OUTRAGED that religious fanatics are trying to forcibly impose their doctrines on me. (This is a HUGE deal to me. I cannot overemphasize this.)
--I’m sick and tired of the Right’s constant g-d damned lies and the constant threats of MAGA violence.
--I’m angry and sick at heart that racism, misogyny, and antisemitism are still flourishing, and are being used as weapons by the Right to attain power.
Nasty, smarmy little pricks like this guy PISS ME OFF.
Elon Musk Makes Shocking Confession on His Plans After Trump Victory
Elon Musk admitted that he knows that Donald Trump’s policies would crash the economy if he’s elected president, but thinks that the price is worth it.
The tech CEO and social media mogul on Monday evening replied to a post on X from right-wing influencer FischerKing64, who posted about how Trump’s plans for mass deportations of immigrants combined with Musk’s plans as a White House adviser to cut federal spending would initially crash the economy, before creating a “sounder footing.”
Musk replied, “Sounds about right.”
This makes me see red:
And I’ve had just about enough of this vicious little “Moses”, one of the worst Radical Right-wingers in the country:
BIG WIN, MY ASS, LITTLE MAN. WE’LL DAMN WELL SEE ABOUT THAT.
Look—
I’m tired as hell. (A lot of you have done a LOT more than I have, so I can only imagine how you feel.)
I’m just worn out.
I’m emotionally drained.
Election years have become sheer psychological torment for me. Fighting these ruthless bastards is utterly exhausting. Knowing that it’s all on the line this year makes it even worse.
I just wish this was all over.
BUT IT’S NOT.
I’m using my anger to propel me through the last six days. I think a lot of you feel the same way.
NO LET UP. WE RUN THROUGH THE FINISH LINE.
KEEP WORKING.
KEEP FIGHTING.
KEEP WINNING.
And stay angry!
