From occupied DC

magnificent view of arc de triomphe in paris

How does it feel to live in an occupied city? Well, it fucking sucks, man. How does all this feel? It fucking sucks, man.

In case you’re unaware because you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, our so-called commander-in-chief decided that the capital (capitol) city is such a hornet’s nest of criminal activity that it is a national emergency that he had to surge the troops or whatever the fuck he is thinking on any given sundown.

It’s all bullshit. This whole administration is bullshit. Don’t worry, though: it’s all a distraction. The fascism is just a distraction from the other fascism. How can you not call this fascism? He’s literally putting brownshirt asshats all over the capital (capitol) city to show his control.

I am so angry. I am so tired at how angry I am. And I am so unhealthy at how much this anger makes me hate. Something about the dark side I guess.

So I live in a city that is occupied by forces (that [who?] burn crosses). I’m running out of parentheticals. I feel like I am running out of time.

I’m doing fine. I’m a straight, white, CIS, man in America. I will always do fine. I might say the wrong thing to a cop (?) and get thrown into forever prison in a foreign land, but otherwise I’m better off than basically anybody.

So what are we supposed to do? Protest? Sure, I guess. But I don’t know. Seems like a pretty big risk towards the last paragraph. I guess the people who came before me were willing to take that risk, but they were also playing with worse cards. Where are the Democrats? Well, where have they been ever.

A tangental thought about Harry Reid. Democratic senate leader for a long time. You may remember him from getting the Affordable Care Act passed. But, guy busted up the mob in Las Vegas. Went on to a long career in the senate but not celebrated enough. You know somebody tried to bribe him, while he was being watched by the FBI? You know what he did? Beat the shit out of the guy. Despite having the attempted bribe on record. Where is that guy? Chuck Schumer? Nah, he is not that guy. He’s just chasing the Baileys.

Look, this is just a stream of consciousness post about how I’m feeling about living in an occupied city. Never thought I would have to consider that. But back in 2016 when a reality show host won the presidency, I screaming through the streets and started making plans for this. It didn’t happen in his first term (he was to incompetent to actually achieve his dreams—sort of the rest of his life), but this time he’s got a crew around him that wants this to happen. And it’s fucking terrifying.