song "Oops, I Did It Again!" At first, I was gong to distance myself from this observation, claiming that it wasn't a reference to myself and therefore not responsible for what had come down the same pike that's carrying Lady Liberty's head impaled upon it, but America itself. But nope, I'm culpable too as are we all in this land we call America, the Land of the (currently) Free and Home of the Knaves .
How the bloody hell did this happen, not once, but TWICE in this lifetime? It's not difficult to decipher since it's not a riddle for the ages like the chicken or the egg debate. If you've had your eyes and ears open, it's painfully obvious and has been since the beginning of this election cycle. Unfortunately, the tunnel vision that exists in this culture has resulted in another crushing defeat....to the same goddamn candidate. Lack of perspective, denial and basic blind hatred has ruined the election day for the Almighty Dems, this time in both the electoral college and the popular. Let me capitalize that word for emphasis: POPULAR. Donny won American Idol again. Can't claim Russian collusion this time around, though some are sure going to try. This is THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, but I reckon it's just not your kind of people, is it?
I wrote out a big rant n' rave to give my un-learned opinions on what went wrong from Day One. Since Wednesday, enough has been written and commented upon more eloquently and insightful that I ever could that whatever I say will be redundant and/or piling on. In the grand scheme of things, my takes don't mean a thing cuz you ain't got that swing state, so I suppose I'll continue to shake my head in derision until it falls off my neck.
Besides, while I'm tempted, you're not supposed to kick anyone while they're down. It wouldn't do any good anyway since no one is listening. And becaus there is no joy in Mudville because Momala Kamala has struck out, there's so much wailing going on because, why, no one saw this coming? The Boogeyman is coming, the same Boogeyman you have created, demonizing Trump that he has been elevated to Thanos like status when he was nothing more than a cheap hood to begin with. Not anymore. You won't, but you should hand it to him. Under insurmountable odds, he has dodged bullets, survived felony convictions and lawsuits and never ending harassment to come out on top one mo' time. Guess what though? He's not indestructible no matter what you might believe.
But if you continue to make excuses, most of them egregious and misguided, you will make the all too apparent divide in this country even wider. Start whistling "The Battle Hymn of The Republic" unless you can't get over the agony of defeat and plan to just roll over and take it.
My advice is simply this: Pay attention. Gain some perspective. Stop listening to celebrities. Learn something from the mistakes that were made. And I'm not going all Rodney King on you with his tearful declaration of "Can't we all just...get along?" The sincerity and naivete of that statement after he was nearly beaten to death by LA's not so finest back in the day didn't hold water then either. Couldn't hurt to try though. And it might be a good idea to fight for something other than your right to party.
Believe it or not, it's not the end of the world as we know it. Not yet anyway. As for when, that's up to you. And me too.
