Democracy Upgraded to Stable Condition

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Last Tuesday's elections were historical, as I am told by the punditry and some actual historians. The Democratic Party swept races that they weren't even supposed to win in deeply red areas. Not only did they win or come close to winning races at the federal level, but at the state and local levels. Not since 1995, has Texas had a Democratic governor, and not since 1988, had they had a Democratic US Senator. This is huge, or paraphrase Joe Biden, "a BFD". 

Why this massive swinging of the pendulum? Corruption. Iranian War. AND most of all, the increased prices of living. Our lives were actually getting harder. Of course, I knew it was going to get worse for everyone, including those who voted for him. But, well, Americans are idiots, well, the ones that voted for him. I remember that during the 2024 election many were touting that under Trump 1, gas was $1.92 or something. AND why was gas so cheap then? Because Americans were at home because of a fucking plague. Americans were dying while he called it a "hoax". So if we're all in our homes, and working from home, and the kids are all doing e-learning, and if you apply simple economics, aka, supply and demand, demand goes down, supply goes up, and cost goes down. Do you know where I am going with this point? But yet Americans voted for him a second time as if he was some kind of evil savior. 

And never mind the American Gestapo and the murder of Americans and immigrants. The creation of what could be called concentration camps are a whole new level and another sin that will be recorded in history. The president has increased his wealth by at least 3 billion dollars since taking office in January 2025, this includes his crypto scams and the selling of access to him and pardons. What is sad is as his and his family's wealth has grown, the rest of America is having a difficult time making ends meet.  

And that's not even the worst of it, he started a war with Iran. His reasoning? They were going to get a "nuclear" weapon. It was him listening to Netanyahu and not his advisors. And he and his frat boy Secretary of Defense (I refuse to call it the Department of War because that takes an act of Congress, and from what I know they (we) did not change it.) made the wrong decision and since March (or is it February) we have been at war, and to retaliate, Iran has bombed our ME military bases and closed the strait of Hormuz. This stupid decision has not only cost us American lives and the lives of civilians in Iran, but it is one of the major contributions to the price of gasoline, and especially diesel.

And do you know who uses diesel trains and trucking companies? So, this means our food and goods go up. It's all connected. Now, usually, I can say that the POTUS doesn't control the price of gasoline, but this time I can connect the dots directly in a straight line to the wrong decision to go to war. 

What's really fucking hilarious is that frat boy is probably going to get impeached and thrown out. Ohhh, sweet, sweet karma, tastes so good. And I am still gleaming with hope that all those that betrayed the nation, its institutions, and the rule of law will be held accountable.

This administration has caused so much pain to this country, I lost hope in it ever getting better. I thought, at 55, I would never see this nightmare to end even after he was long gone from this planet. But last Tuesday happened. As I mentioned Texas became Democratic, long shots were winning in the South, with a lot of historical firsts. As if fate was pro-DEI unlike this administration. It was like the White Xian Misogynist Nationalists lost again with a force of retribution to maybe bury it for decades. I can only hope. The confederacy lost again. Hate lost. Fascism lost. Democracy now is showing signs of life.

But let's not get it twisted. Americans want real change, accountability, and a check on greed. That's my opinion from what I have read in polls and the punditry. You cannot be cruel and lawless and not face justice. Finally, I think many Americans are waking up. It took a decade, but the tides are turning against the MAGA movement. The Democratic Party needs to understand that to prove that they are the party that truly represents their namesake, they need to hold corrupt accountability. Unlike what the new House Speaker said about "revenge", I feel that holding those accountable is not about revenge, but justice. I am really fucking tired of Democratic politicians taking office only to tell the American people that we should move forward and then no one is held accountable. We want justice. We can't move forward if justice is not met. It's just prolonging the inevitable. Democracy requires justice for it to work. Yeah, I agree with what the punditry is saying, it's not that the voters were "pro" Democratic Party, but anti-this bullshit. If the Democratic politicians do not understand the assignment, as the kids say, we will be back to the fascist bullshit.

We should:

1. Investigate the corruption and seek impeachment if necessary. (It is.)

2. Justice is not revenge. Without justice there's no peace or democracy.

3. Pass legislation that helps everyday people, not the rich. (Reverse the whatever fuck that bill was that made tax cuts for the wealthy permanent but that "no tax on tips" is going to sunset in 2028. So yeah, they throw us crumbs while the rich get away with the pie.)

And if the Democratic leadership cannot walk and chew gum at the same time, they need to get the fuck out of the way, and find those who will.

Democracy is upgraded to a stable condition, but only barely off of life support. I cannot predict what will happen before January, but I will not be surprised if it's cruel and scorched earth in nature. Donald Trump does not have loyalty to anyone or anything but himself. He is capable of burning and destroying everything around him if it means saving his ego. He will take all of us with him, even his supporters.

I am still pissed about him knocking down the fucking East Wing of the White House without our permission. Again that should have only happened with an Act of Congress, which means us.

Even if you don’t take anything else from this:

Remember, our politicians work for us! We do not worship or bow to them. They are our servants. Donald Trump should be our bitch, not the other way around. This is how a democratic representative republic behaves. It's our power that we loan them. Do not put them on a pedestal. 


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