I have two quotes circling around in my mind as I suffer over the deterioration of conditions in the United States. This captures pretty well our current state of affairs:
“When a clown enters the palace, the clown doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.”
– author unknown
If only the circus weren’t so damn dangerous.
I take comfort, however, when I think about this:
“Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky.”
– Ojibwe tradition
I think the only way I’m going to make it through this is to hold onto both perspectives and act accordingly.
There won't be real reforms from Democrats because they're complicit and invested in the system staying exactly as it is. Just "nicer."