July 1, 2022
The cancerous legacy of America’s disgraced, twice-impeached, treasonous, ex-one-term-president and
failed blogger continues to poison the legacy of America itself. A legacy, I might remind
you, that began with the (still ongoing, albeit in slower motion) genocide of
the land’s original inhabitants, followed by the inhuman kidnapping and brutal
(even by historical standards) enslavement of Africans. Throughout all of this
gaudy freedom, women were given neither respect or rights of any kind. At least
they weren’t slaves…well, not technically. In what can best be classified as
utterly disgraceful, it was decided to count a slave as 3/5 of a person, but
women did not even get a mention, honorable or otherwise.
Eventually,
the genocide of Native Americans slowed down, the slavery of Black people was
outlawed (unless you count the prison system), and women were finally given all
the rights previously reserved for white men…just kidding, they were eventually
permitted to vote and hold office. Oh, and, many decades later, finally allowed
to make 82 cents on the male pay dollar for the same, and often better work.
Women’s
Wrongs
One woman, Rep. Mary Miller (R-ILL), an anti-government libertarian who also gave Hitler kudos in the past, seems fine with all that has just happened and all that is about to happen. The day after the judicial murder of Roe v. Wade, Miller had this to say, “President (sic) Trump (sick), on behalf of all the MAGA patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court yesterday.” Miller’s campaign later tried to walk back what was at best a Freudian slip, saying she misspoke, though she could be seen reading directly from her script as those words fouled the air, and after uttering those blatantly racist words was seen applauding along with the considerably racist crowd who were also applauding and loudly cheering. Miller did not see fit to “correct” herself in real time.
History Lessen
At long
last, America would become what it set out to be – a world for rich, white men
to run roughshod over not only their nation, but as much of the world as they
could get their greedy hands on. Oops, I don’t think that was what was ultimately
hoped for, though it sure was what was originally designed. And we finally
elected a Black president, though he was immediately succeeded by the most
racist white motherfucker in modern, if not all of, American history – a president,
I may remind you, that was only elected on the technicality we call the
Electoral College (also a racist artifact), a feat he thankfully could only
accomplish one time – but don’t tell him that. He’s like the Japanese soldier
who continued fighting WWII several decades after everyone else in the world
agreed it had ended. Unlike the Civil War here at home that far too many think
is still going on. It is unclear how many of these super-geniuses also believe
that the Earth is flat.
Now that
the Extreme Court has done its Medieval Two-Step backwards with their heinous
assault on women’s rights, women’s health and women’s literal bodies, we are living
in a fundamentalist…I mean fundamentally Cowardly New World.
Anyway,
America’s birthday is nigh. Hence the nostalgic longing above. Independence
Day. A day that has been celebrated for more than two centuries (at least by
white folks).
I
know many of you are looking forward to the upcoming holiday weekend as our
great and glorious nation prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July – American
Independence Day. Sure, you might not be feeling quite as gung-ho or patriotic
as in other times, but fuck it, a day off is a day off. But, not so fast hippie
trash, you will have to burn your flags some other day. Rumor has it that the
Extreme Court (ostensibly) of the United States will be canceling Independence
Day – and in short order any semblance of independence – since Independence Day
is not in the Constitution that six of the (in)justices claim to be upholding.
Holding-up something is not the same as upholding it.
“Remember, there’s a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.”
Frank Zappa
I. Mangrey resisting.
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