Welcome to my A to Z this year where I am covering the theme of democracy.This is your trigger warning. If you are going to be bothered by my descriptions of what I believe America should look and feel like, please stop reading and come back next year when my topic may go back to music or scrapbooking or interesting tidbits. Please respect my space and DO NOT leave disinformation or inflammatory statements in the comments. It's my blog and I will delete them. Thanks for your cooperation.
C is for Constitution over Cult
Constitution | Cult |
We the People Freedom Rights Rule of Law Separation of powers | Great devotion to a person or idea. Worship Extreme Beliefs Psychological Manipulation Brainwashing |
I don't think there will be too many pictures in this A to Z but I did come across something last night that I think perfectly fits here. I was on my way to visit my daughter who lives in the area around the Facebook/Meta buildings. This is one of the street signs:
I know which direction I'm going.
If you want to see Speaker Hakeem Jeffries' speech which is where I got the idea for this year's challenge, you can see it here. Also make sure to visit some of the other participants in this alphabetical endeavor. See you tomorrow!
Hi, Janet!
ReplyDeleteWhat's happening in America today demonstrates the power that can be wielded by a cult leader, the Svengali-like influence a single individual can exert over masses of people, separating them from reality, causing them to abandon their humanity, their values and their common decency. Under this dark spell, their thoughts, words and deeds are driven by fear, anger and hate. This nightmare scenario reminds me of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It is as if we awoke one day to discover, to our horror, that millions of our fellow citizens had their minds reprogrammed, their hearts blackened, their humanity stripped away, and that they are now hellbent on the destruction of our country. They are ready, willing and able to abandon the U.S. Constitution and the principles it espouses, the collection of noble ideals that generations of our forefathers fought so long and hard to defend and preserve. Rejecting the words of Abraham Lincoln and "government of the people, by the people, for the people," they have given themselves over to one man, a slick, power hungry showman who seduces them with false promises and simplistic solutions to complex problems, who uses divisive language to fan the flames of hate and cruel actions to impress his base and bring out the very worst in people. They worship him blindly. Indeed, even as this Pied Piper they follow inevitably leads them into the river to drown, they will still think he's great, still be totally devoted to him. That, my friend, is a cult.
I would also propose that "C" is for Cory - man of the year Cory Booker, who literally stood up for the American people for 25 straight hours speaking truth to power and enduring great personal discomfort in doing so. If I may, "C" is also for AOC - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - who had been doing the same alongside fellow activist Sen. Bernie Sanders in their joint Stop the Oligarchy tour of America.
Hi my friend. YES YES YES to your added "C's." It does give me some hope for the future, although I am deathly afraid we'll be too far gone to come back. The win in Wisconsin by Susan Crawford helped too! I hadn't though of Invasion of the Body Snatchers but you are right there too. Great movie by the way. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWell we're not jumping 3 feet high but we are scratching our heads wondering how the US got to be where it currently is. I hope you haven't had any horrible comments Janet.
ReplyDeleteYou got that right, Wendy. It is quite unbelievable. No bad comments yet thank goodness.
DeleteI saw a meme yesterday about protestors that started yelling "Protect the Constitution" at a crowd of Trump-supporting counter protestors. The report was that they didn't have an answering call. They're used to thinking of themselves as supporters of the constitution, so it caused significant cognitive dissonance. I hope that's a beginning to the end of the cult.
ReplyDeleteYes! I hope that little by little we are starting to chip away.
DeleteWell said, and I love the street sign, very fitting!
ReplyDeleteThanks! The sign was one of those things that just hit you at the right time, know what I mean?
DeleteThis is Birgit…this is eloquent and hits home with the Constitution which the Mega adhere to when it serves their needs, like the gun situation, but will change it in a moment when it suits him..er ..them. Once again, Shady is right on track and he is masterful with his words. Funny…my mom, who is German, always had a hard time saying, “We the people, For the People, By the people” because, in German, people means penis. That seems to suit the Mega way. Perfect street sign!
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear friend BB!
DeleteLOL about the translation. They are pretty much a bunch of dicks. I've seen the sign several times since my daughter moved down there but it didn't quite hit me until I started doing this A to Z. Thanks for stopping by, Birgit.
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