Two weeks ago, I witnessed the worst in a cascading series of bad elections. You saw it too.
I’m not talking about the outcome; politicians come and go. The election itself was a complete mess. Regardless of your political bent, it was a clusterfuck. Biden may be in the White House without a shot being fired but it’s scarcely a good transition. He’s pretty much the least popular guy to be sworn in since Lincoln. Nobody looks good after this. Even if you’re a Democrat it sucked. If you wanted a strong, respected, person to honorably represent your Democratic Partly aligned interests… you still got a shit sandwich. Hell, even Bush Jr. arrived in better shape than Biden.
A big huge portion (a majority!) of the populace is calling bullshit. A halfhearted basement “campaign” to the White House may create the least popular president anyone has ever witnessed but how can that possibly match with the ultimate recordholder in number of votes?
Can you imagine that? I can’t. I’d like to. I tried. I can imagine a lot. I can imagine talking squirrels. I can see the sun going down and the eyes in my head see the world spinning round. But I just can’t imagine a geriatric potato broke every previous vote record.
Reluctantly, I must digest this new experience. It’s a multi-step process and it’s not optional. Each new time someone pisses on your shoe and calls it rain is either a moment of personal growth or you slowly go mad. (Ask yourself if madness seems in low supply throughout the populace.)
Personally, I always seek the best in a bad situation. If there must be disillusionment I aim to move quickly through cynicism and into stoicism. It is stoic to learn from disillusionment and grow wiser.
Do you remember other steps on the same path? I do. 2020 taught me a whole lot about a great many things. If that’s too radioactive, I’ll mention an experience two years ago. When Epstein was busted (and actually jailed for once) I waved off all the jokes about Arkanicide. I felt reassured. Epstein was in maximum security. The unholy bastard was going to spill the beans so that justice could prevail. Can you imagine I actually believed that? I really did. What a dumbass!
So, is it true? Did Epstein really kill himself? Was 2020 a wise and proportionate response to a new health issue? Did Biden win more votes than any candidate in history?
You don’t have to respond to me. Just ask yourself if the three fit a pattern and if they do, what are you going to do about it?
Back to 2021, the purpose of an election is to determine the will of the people, and thus obtain the consent of the governed. Whatever song and dance we just witnessed utterly failed at that purpose. No matter how the press spins it, consent of the governed was not secured.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. –That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”
More in my next post…