Morning mood: the CNN situation makes it pretty clear that as Canadians, we're going to have to think about what it is going to be like living next to a brutal dictatorship with the disappearance of the rule of law, complete compromise of the courts, and probably mass executions, prison camps, and a flood of refugees coming to our border. It seems inevitable that this is where America is headed. We are witnessing the death of democracy in real-time. The media is once again going to aid and abet it's destruction in a race for ratings
As you might guess, I'm in a pretty pissy mood this morning.
I have long been thinking as to what Canada should do when the inevitable flood of refugees starts to cross into our border, seeking safety. I thought the 21st-century would be marked by progress. It's likely to witness the destruction of what was once a great country.
My mood gets even worse as I think about all this this morning. But the CNN situation just crystallized how bad it is and how much worse it is going to get.
I need to stop posting this right now, but you get a sense of my mood
Just one more thing.
In my mind, the only way for America to get out of this mess is through some sort of black swan event
Sometimes the course of history is only altered through some pretty dramatic action.
Otherwise, it's pretty clear it's over
End of rant.
@jimcarroll White American boomers are dying and younger people are voting more and voting Blue. I don’t know if it’s happening fast enough to overcome the structural advantages the Rethuglican Party has in the long run.
@spradlig @jimcarroll it’s maddening the machinations and structures set up to keep these guys in power. Prime example is Florida. It is super easy for people to think Floridians are weird and voted en masse for this current mess- a deeper look shows how he barely won and then redrew the districts…
@Htaggert @jimcarroll DeSatan barely won the first time. But he was re-elected in a landslide, as was Marco Rubio. Biden lost Florida by a larger margin than Hillary. Those are statewide elections, and you can’t blame gerrymandering.
I’ve lived in Florida 23 years, and I think Floridians are indeed “super weird”