Of course if we observe someone in Washington to be breaking laws, we should take steps to stop them. This is just to suggest that we stop focusing as much on the shenanigans of the new Trump/Musk administration and return to the legitimate issue of Trump's lack of fitness for the office. The former requires months of litigation, the latter only that we open our eyes and see how absolutely fucking insane Trump has become. I'm not a doctor, but I don't need to be. Let's not forget or lose sight of the fact that Trump has lowered our expectations of Presidential behavior so much that we have become numb to it and are giving him much too much latitude.
I add here that only a crazy person would believe that the insane, outrageous utterances via "truth" social can in any way be construed as reasonable or even remotely connected to reality as we know it. Yet Trump must think this. Or if he indeed thinks we're that stupid, his mental capacity and ability to reason must have degraded by now to a new low normal. Correct me if I'm wrong--could any other American politician in living memory do even just one of the things Trump has done and still be elected and allowed to stay in office?
This has been said over and over until it's kind of lost its meaning and impact, but STILL TRUE.
The other thing: Musk has no more authority to do anything in our government than I do. I don't care if Trump has dubbed him Special Government Secret Agent with a "license to be an asshole." Literally speaking, the only authority he seems to have is what we have willingly given him. I realize it's more complex than that, but that's what it is.
Sorry to veer off into politics. There is so much to debate, I don't want to get into that, but I have to blow off a little steam--just a little--before I go off the deep end.
Totally agree! Not gonna tell others what to do, but I cannot spend 24/7 freaking out about every new stupid or horrible piece of behavior from politicians. I intend to find/create joyful moments in whatever time I have left. This is why I limit my time reading the news & social media. Been reading a lot more books!
ReplyDeleteRefocusing on "the legitimate issue of Trump's lack of fitness for the office". You make a good point! That is where to put our attention, not on all the random comments about stuff he's going to do which may or may not be mere distractions.
ReplyDeleteAll of this is driving me crazy. Every damn day there's some new outrage or idiocy. I don't understand why so many people seem, God help us, to approve. I have to work to not share some new thing that I think Everybody Needs To Know, because as important as whatever it is is, it really isn't my job to tell everyone. Lots of people are doing that already. I want to give it a break but I can't. I really want his supporters to catch a clue and make the madness stop.
ReplyDeleteYeah. *sigh* I think it's part of some strategy that every single f*cking day Musk or Trump is in the news. Every day. God help us.
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