Eight percent uptake of the much-touted bivalent booster, 75% wrong track sentiment, pretty good night for the party in power. Multiple signs of a total loss of trust and respect for the existing order equals a decision to more or less stay the course.
"... On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur. "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going in for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in."
I think that substack is a bit of an echo chamber of self educated people. In spite of the fact their are probably a million readers on substack we are only a small portion of the US population. The people that are on here are far from representative. Most people live their lives in a social media bubble - their memory extends to last week maybe and the future means nothing. They have no deep hatreds or loves. Only petty grievances and short term lusts. Only today matters.
This has a serious effect on elections. Our leaders are a reflection of the average American.
Man, I'm usually optimistic, but I have to tell you, I hope people get what they voted for - and get it hard - like with a 2X4 sideways in the bungholio.
Potentially with me moving out of the US. It's not about candidates or parties at this point It's about a sizable percentage of my countrymen with whom I have irreconcilable differences. This is far beyond differing policy opinions. A communist cauliflower is going to be a member of the US Senate. The culture in America has changed dramatically and swiftly. I don't think there is a way back,
I'll tell you how this ends, think Rome in reverse. When Rome fell the People of the lands they conquered were freed and regained power in their own country. When we fall, our people who once had their own power will be swept up by foreign nations and subjugated to them. biden isn't working for the American People, and as far as I can see he is joined by many on both sides of the aisle at all levels of American government. From the lowest local office, to the highest office in the land politicians are working in their own self interests and many of those interests are funded by our enemies.
Make no mistake, without a change in direction and holding elected officials to their oaths the end is still the same no matter who is elected. But electing those who will not change the course, and reelecting those who have put us on this course will only hasten the end, and it is coming soon.
I sit here, in the house that my father built, on the banks of a beautiful creek, surrounded by wildlife and trees and light. An oasis in a blue state that just shaded to a deep indigo. How can I leave it? How can I stay? My trust in humans has withered to dust - I see it drifting off on the breeze. It doesn’t really matter if the voters were stupid or the cheaters cheated. Either scenario is gut wrenching and saps my strength and hope. What to do?
It ends thusly: Comrade, you are hereby ordered to report to your local non-cis-gendered Gen Z bureaucrat whom will administer your weekly disinformation vaccine and cricket protein ration. Be sure to keep your cell clean and tidy for daily inspection!
I had to stop watching livestreams, no cable or network tv for me, and get off social media at about 930pm pacific. This is my first taste of whatever atrocity started unfolding last night and I don't have the stomach to look at the results. All the voting issues across the nation are just laughable. I don't see how this country continues.
The governing party of Quebec - the CAQ - imposed the most futile and vicious restrictions and psy-op games anywhere on the continent. At the time they held a strong majority with 74 of the 125 seats in the Parliament.
What did the people do? Rewarded them with 90 seats!
This is the good thing about federalism. I moved away from a state that kept voting for stupidity, to a state that tends not to vote for it (or at least to vote for the less stupid of the two generally available options), and last night was as good a night for me as it could have been. It would have been nice if either of the Libertarian candidates in our state had won, but one of them got ~30% of the vote, which would have been impossible where I came from. And we didn't pick a governor who wants to lock us in our houses or take our jobs away for declining a toxic, experimental gene therapy with no legal recourse for its victims. My old state did. For state-regulated stuff (as opposed to Congressionally-legislated stuff), they will keep on getting what they deserve. As long as there are places where sane people choose non-awful leaders--or at least, the lesser of two weevils--I won't cry in my beer over the folks who chose the bigger weevil. There is not a single one of my friends or family who does not have greater financial means than my own little family; we were the only ones who had the sense to leave. They're all busy rationalizing what happened and how it won't be that bad, could be worse, etc. Whatever.
I'm happy that the third branch of government has decided (better late than never) to do its job of enabling people to refuse the mouse shots without greater sacrifice.
"... On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur. "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going in for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in."
― Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The perfect SNL skit? Biden and Fetterman having a meeting about anything. Then they bring in Hobbs to help them. God help us all.
I think that substack is a bit of an echo chamber of self educated people. In spite of the fact their are probably a million readers on substack we are only a small portion of the US population. The people that are on here are far from representative. Most people live their lives in a social media bubble - their memory extends to last week maybe and the future means nothing. They have no deep hatreds or loves. Only petty grievances and short term lusts. Only today matters.
This has a serious effect on elections. Our leaders are a reflection of the average American.
Great post Chris...but depressing.
Man, I'm usually optimistic, but I have to tell you, I hope people get what they voted for - and get it hard - like with a 2X4 sideways in the bungholio.
Well thanks for the laugh at least! Idiocracy is the most prophetic piece of media since 1984.
Potentially with me moving out of the US. It's not about candidates or parties at this point It's about a sizable percentage of my countrymen with whom I have irreconcilable differences. This is far beyond differing policy opinions. A communist cauliflower is going to be a member of the US Senate. The culture in America has changed dramatically and swiftly. I don't think there is a way back,
It's time for the cheating deniers to stop denying the blatant election cheating.
Every person I know in GA voted for Herschel Walker but only half of those folks held their nose and voted for Kemp.
The other half skipped over the governor's race on their ballot and left it blank. So how did Kemp end up with more votes than Walker?
Cheaters, that's how. No wonder none of the Dems debated -- they knew they'd win regardless.
I has the sadz now.
There are NO words for this utter insanity, except that it’s straight from hell.
I think this is where God ends His humor.
I’m in CT so stuck in Lib nonsense for eternity. I can’t get past MI and how the “majority” wanted MORE of Gov Gretch.
I’ll just repeat what I said repeatedly last night.
Fuck
I'll tell you how this ends, think Rome in reverse. When Rome fell the People of the lands they conquered were freed and regained power in their own country. When we fall, our people who once had their own power will be swept up by foreign nations and subjugated to them. biden isn't working for the American People, and as far as I can see he is joined by many on both sides of the aisle at all levels of American government. From the lowest local office, to the highest office in the land politicians are working in their own self interests and many of those interests are funded by our enemies.
Make no mistake, without a change in direction and holding elected officials to their oaths the end is still the same no matter who is elected. But electing those who will not change the course, and reelecting those who have put us on this course will only hasten the end, and it is coming soon.
I sit here, in the house that my father built, on the banks of a beautiful creek, surrounded by wildlife and trees and light. An oasis in a blue state that just shaded to a deep indigo. How can I leave it? How can I stay? My trust in humans has withered to dust - I see it drifting off on the breeze. It doesn’t really matter if the voters were stupid or the cheaters cheated. Either scenario is gut wrenching and saps my strength and hope. What to do?
It ends thusly: Comrade, you are hereby ordered to report to your local non-cis-gendered Gen Z bureaucrat whom will administer your weekly disinformation vaccine and cricket protein ration. Be sure to keep your cell clean and tidy for daily inspection!
I had to stop watching livestreams, no cable or network tv for me, and get off social media at about 930pm pacific. This is my first taste of whatever atrocity started unfolding last night and I don't have the stomach to look at the results. All the voting issues across the nation are just laughable. I don't see how this country continues.
Want 'please shit on us' more?
The governing party of Quebec - the CAQ - imposed the most futile and vicious restrictions and psy-op games anywhere on the continent. At the time they held a strong majority with 74 of the 125 seats in the Parliament.
What did the people do? Rewarded them with 90 seats!
Here! Govern us harder!
This is the good thing about federalism. I moved away from a state that kept voting for stupidity, to a state that tends not to vote for it (or at least to vote for the less stupid of the two generally available options), and last night was as good a night for me as it could have been. It would have been nice if either of the Libertarian candidates in our state had won, but one of them got ~30% of the vote, which would have been impossible where I came from. And we didn't pick a governor who wants to lock us in our houses or take our jobs away for declining a toxic, experimental gene therapy with no legal recourse for its victims. My old state did. For state-regulated stuff (as opposed to Congressionally-legislated stuff), they will keep on getting what they deserve. As long as there are places where sane people choose non-awful leaders--or at least, the lesser of two weevils--I won't cry in my beer over the folks who chose the bigger weevil. There is not a single one of my friends or family who does not have greater financial means than my own little family; we were the only ones who had the sense to leave. They're all busy rationalizing what happened and how it won't be that bad, could be worse, etc. Whatever.
I'm happy that the third branch of government has decided (better late than never) to do its job of enabling people to refuse the mouse shots without greater sacrifice.