What Matters

It's hard to watch politics sometimes. And sometimes, the fact that it's hard to watch is the reason we have to watch. I think some politicians try to make it as gruesome and grotesque as possible so we'll choose not to see the shitty things they do.

One of the hardest things for me right now is just knowing what a brilliant thing we did when we elected Barack Obama 12 years ago, and then remembering having to watch as the GOP pulled every shitty trick in the book to block the progress he tried to lead us to make.

For most of Bush43's time in office, and for at least the last 6 years of Obama's presidency, Republicans lied to us and cheated us and stole from us, and then gave us Cult45, thinking (IMO) they'd created in us the mindset that would accept the final push to install the full-blown Daddy State plutocracy they've been working on since forever.

Politicians are always using the rhetorical "crossroads" imagery, and while there's usually a kernel of truth in it, it's (also usually) more flourish than reality.

I hope I'm wrong, but I can't stop thinking we've passed through that intersection and the devil is standing in front of us with his hand out.