If you are old enough you would remember the school days of yore when we had ample recess time and we all gleefully rushed out to the schoolyard. Usually, the girls huddled together chatting. And the boys? Most of them ran around playing football, or soccer, or tag, or walking around eyeing the girls. Some donned their Machoism and strutted around flexing their boyish muscles and looking for trouble. A few of those were bullies and fist-fights ensued, bruised body parts, swollen lips, scraped knees and tears from those preyed upon. That’s how it was until the lawsuits and parental complaints mounted resulting in recess times being cut shorter with supervising staff members intervening before any rough play occurred. These modern days there is hardly any more rough play, and boys who exhibit any rambunctious traits deemed to be disruptive are sent to doctors and prescribed medications – most of whom Do Not need them! Anyway, my point in saying all this is that I was trying to be in a Zen State of Being while I was looking at the G20 “Family Photo” and thinking that maybe they should have played “Bring In The Clowns” from the musical Cabaret in the background? Anyway, I was laughing to myself as I pretended to be watching a horror/comedic movie since not one of these leaders has the Wisdom, Perception, Longterm View of the World, or Depth to Peacefully Negotiate the Perilous Path Our World is on. To the contrary, and just like the schoolyard bullies of olden days they simply strut around, flexing their muscles at each other, followed by empty hypocritical words! Really and truly pathetic!
And did you see Genocide Joe wandering off aimlessly into the Forests of Brazil after giving a speech about the environment? And then a few days later announcing a Ceasefire in Lebanon with a speech that he should have, could have, articulated months and months ago regarding Gaza, the West Bank and the Palestinian Catastrophe had Netanyahu not continued jabbing him with his middle finger? I have no expectations regarding this. None! However, it is more proof that Genocide Joe really has Cognitive Issues, for which I have a lot of sympathy, but then shouldn’t Someone be Muzzling him rather than setting him loose to make hypocritical speeches regarding the Middle East plus dangerous political decisions such as dispatching ATACMS missiles to Ukraine that can go deeper into Russian Territory? And Landmines too? Those lethal devices that kill thousands of innocent farmers, children and other innocent Humans? Those same weapons that Princess Diana once tried to eliminate? Moreover, he just forgave Ukraine of 4.7 Billion of its debt to the US? How is he even allowed to continue with these damaging Foreign Decisions? Or, is he adding to the already dangerous situation in our world in order to vengefully screw up Trump by creating more havoc for him to deal with and hoping that he’ll fail miserably? Or, is Trump good with all this? No wonder we, the “Exceptional Nation” are going further and further down the Sewer! Over and above all that Genocide Joe was Displeased that the ICC (International Criminal Court) issued Arrest Warrants for the Unrestrained Savagery, Brutality and Inhumane Behavior in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon executed by Netanyahu and Gallant, whereas he was Pleased when that same court said the very same about Putin? Does he think we are all idiots? That we do not see the blatant hypocrisy? And does this support the “Rule of Law” that he is constantly citing? Honestly, I keep saying to myself that our whole situation in the world is getting worse by the day and, since I, as well as most of Humanity, are Helpless we might as well pretend that we are watching a Comedic/Horror Movie!
As for our President Elect he seems to be done with his appointments, some of which bewilder and scare me! It is very funny when Jon Stewart or other television hosts juxtaposition what Republican Politicians such as Vance, Geraldo, Rubio, Graham, Cruz or RFK, Jr etc. have previously and disparagingly said about Trump and how they then made a total about face and are now adulating, genuflecting and praising him? Hilarious! I hear that Trump is also selling 10K priced Guitars as a side job, while Melania is selling some of her pictures? More Hilarious yet and the Comedic Part of the movie!
Speaking of Trump’s Nominations there were ample television schmucks running off their mouths with non-stop news and vacuous opinions while honing in on Tulsi Gabbard whom I follow and used to send supportive words regarding her posts when she was a Democrat. Then she switched and became a MAGA, which disappointed me! However, I do agree with her on the two issues that she is being condemned for by the sinister warmongers and their shills in the Corporate Media: Ukraine and Syria. I am sure we all remember the Lies, Deceit and Propaganda before the War On Iraq, as well as so many other instances? Lies proven to justify war and more war? Aside from these two issues, I don’t know if Tulsi is a “Russian Asset” (or that even I might be called one?) as the Corrupt Media are saying, or if she is qualified to be in charge of our Intelligence Apparatus? Trump said he doesn’t want any wars, neither does Tulsi, but many War Hawks and some in the Intelligence Apparatus do. How will Trump react? I hope he realizes that we have created so much Animosity and Hatred all over the Planet and that it is time for it to Stop! Can he do that and reverse our warmongering and inconsistent skewed Foreign Policies? I don’t know! The Suspense Builds Up on so many fronts!
Meanwhile, just Zen Everyone, and pretend you’re watching the schoolyard bullies strutting around while it all unfolds and the unconscionable rampaging and savagery continue as we follow this Horror/Comedic movie, because otherwise we will all go sadly into a severe depression, or lose what brains we have left after the Horrors, the Brutality, the Hypocrisy and the Lies, Deceit and Propaganda since October 7!!
You are way more of an optimist than I am. I don’t trust that the party known for inciting violence and fomenting hatred will suddenly stop once they have total power and control..I rather think they will just burn it all down. Not just the US, but the world.
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