Honestly, feeling helpless on the national (not even just) politics front. No one is standing up to say “no”. Not Congress. Not the Judiciary. Not the Democratic Party. Certainly not the Republican Party (which let’s face it, is no more).
Congress and the Judiciary are supposed to be our checks against authoritarian power. It’s literally built in to our form of government. Or, at least it used to be.
There seem to be no patriots left in our government. None. Everyone is just “ok” with the direction we’re heading, I guess. If that does lead to World War III, I guess we’re ok with that.
Congress should be rioting at this point. They are silent.
The Judiciary (especially the Supreme Court) should steer their docket specifically to these questions and concerns. They won’t. They’ll just go on persecuting abortion doctors and LBGTQ+ people. Seemingly, for fun.
It’s embarrassing. It’s saddening. It’s maddening.
Some people look at me with disgust when I stand for the national anthem, but don’t put my hand over my heart. What’s happening right now is why. I’m honestly thinking about not even standing in the future. And before you chastise me for this, read over the ending lyrics again for the nation anthem: “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?”. We aren’t free. We are pawns in someone’s narcistic power grab.
We are not a country we should be proud of right now.
