Last night, when the hearings began, I received literally dozens of texts: “I’m sure you’re watching. I have my popcorn ready.” “Can’t wait to hear your take on this, CM. Making sure you remembered to turn it on.” “You’re watching, right?” “Can you believe this is finally happening?” I answered them all in the same way: “I am not watching. I know how this movie ends. Did you know that today the courts (appointed by Trump) in New York shut down the lawsuits trying to stop the redistricting of congressional seats that are being illegally redefined?”
So very true. When do we feel threatened enough to react? When do we see others suffering as our own? When are we willing to sacrifice our luxuries? Our comforts? Our necessities? Our safety? Our family’s safety? Our lives? I know people who believe in an exceptional America, in the values of the Constitution, yet scorn the reality of those beliefs. These are friends, relatives… no different than swearing an Oath of Office, then behaving immorally, bigotedly, criminally. I fear for our country; for people exhausted by a toddlers with nuclear footballs and racists with AR-15s. My line in the sand is here, now… so we don’t find ourselves careening down a slippery Hungarian style slope on a toboggan piloted by Tucker Carlson.
So very true. When do we feel threatened enough to react? When do we see others suffering as our own? When are we willing to sacrifice our luxuries? Our comforts? Our necessities? Our safety? Our family’s safety? Our lives? I know people who believe in an exceptional America, in the values of the Constitution, yet scorn the reality of those beliefs. These are friends, relatives… no different than swearing an Oath of Office, then behaving immorally, bigotedly, criminally. I fear for our country; for people exhausted by a toddlers with nuclear footballs and racists with AR-15s. My line in the sand is here, now… so we don’t find ourselves careening down a slippery Hungarian style slope on a toboggan piloted by Tucker Carlson.