The president, presidential wannabes, lesser politicians, and yappy irritating pundits all weighed in on the killings. Obama closed his statement with, "... We will not give in to fear or turn against each other. Instead, we will stand united, as Americans, to protect our people, and defend our nation, and to take action against those who threaten us. May God bless the Americans we lost this morning. May He comfort their families. May God continue to watch over this country that we love. Thank you."
God better have a handle on this because over the days, weeks, and months to come we will see nothing done by our most trusted leaders to make sure this horrible tragedy is never repeated.
Like I said ... No Big Deal. If our elected representatives could stand idle after 20 six- and seven-year-old kids were ripped to pieces by a f*cking madman wielding a semi-automatic rifle ... they're sure as sh*t not going to do one f*cking thing about the slaughter of a bunch of gay folk in Florida. There are no "safe" places in America anymore. Nursing homes, movie theaters, elementary schools, universities, shopping malls, restaurants, and churches, have all been sites of mass shootings. Who would change that? Sane people would. People that had a modicum of empathy would. But the spineless minions and their psychopathic masters would see a dip in their profit margins so they let the god-awful butchery continue.
Where was I? Oh yeah ... extinction. A somewhat larger issue than answering the question, "Donald or Hillary? Who am I going to vote for?"
Regardless of what the pundits say ... It Doesn't Matter.
Joseph Kishore at The Greanville Post wrote recently, "The impossibility of resolving any of the immense social and political problems facing workers and youth within the existing political framework could find no more conclusive demonstration than the candidacies of Clinton and Trump."
Would I rather have Hillary Clinton do absolutely nothing, or do I prefer Donald Trump do absolutely nothing?
But what about the Supreme Court blah blah blah? What about (Fill in the Blank) blah blah blah? Well I'll tell ya ... the moment one of those gasbags sits down in front of a television camera and says, "Here's exactly what we're going to do in 2017 to make sure the temperature of the oceans do not rise 3-4 degrees," then I'll pay attention. Until then ... I believe I have a picture in my wallet of the rat's ass I do not give.
Donald and Hillary are committed to enriching themselves and their 1% pals at the expense of the entire world, as well as making war anywhere in the world to make money and garner more power. Since I'm slightly smarter than a head of kale I don't think it is wise to vote for either one of them.
From This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein:
"The International Energy Agency warns that if we do not get our emissions under control by a rather terrifying 2017, our fossil fuel economy will 'lock-in' extremely dangerous warming. ... As Fatih Birol, the IEA's chief economist, bluntly put it: 'The door to reach two degrees is about to close. In 2017 it will be closed forever.' ... It is time to turn this around now. Is it possible? Absolutely. Is it possible without challenging the fundamental logic of deregulated capitalism? Not a chance."
I don't worry if The United States will completely become fascistic under Trump or only 98% under Hillary. I worry about what the world will be like when my son celebrates his fiftieth birthday.
"If flying-saucer creatures or angels or whatever were to come here in a hundred years, say, and find us gone like the dinosaurs, what might be a good message for humanity to leave for them, maybe carved in great big letters on a Grand Canyon wall? Here is this old poop's suggestion: WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE SAVED OURSELVES, BUT WERE TOO DAMNED LAZY TO TRY VERY HARD..." -- Kurt Vonnegut
Within this valeOf Toil
And sin
Your head grows bald
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