Last straw is the hardest

On top of the Culture divide, we’ve got the pandemic.

On top of the pandemic, we’ve got the inflation.

On top of the inflation, we’ve got a war in Ukraine (courtesy of Russia and THE Orthodox Church).

On top of the war, we’ve got Climate Change.

On top of the heat, we’ve got…oh well, Friday the 13th.

On top of it, we’ve got Roe 2.0, which circles us back to deeper Culture Divide and upcoming mid-term.

Everything is politicized, from War to Walt Disney, from Orthodoxy to Moron-oxy (my term).

In the 60’s institutions from the Presidency, the Press and the Pentagon ( not Pentacostal which is growing, in South America, along with the Mormons – not the Mennonites) were challenged. Today? It’s the Supreme Court.

Young people, while at it, rebelled against the Barbershop as well. A riot here, a protest there.

Shoot’m. “Why can’t we just shoot’m” (per DoD Chief’s recap).

Today, with digital divide, culture divide and of course, social/economic divide, we face immediate challenges, on a larger scale. Meanwhile, from Murdoch to Musk, the super rich got richer, even Russian Oligarchs after yachts-repossession per sanction (how do they tow those?)

A package of 40 Billion here, a few Trillion there. To prevent Fall surge of the covid variants (in N Korea? S Africa?)

Future earners (today’s students) will get some reprieves from student loan. They can replace us to bankroll Social Security. affect Social change and even agitate (Social unrest) . Hell No, we won’t go.

BTW, I heard the Marcos are back (now that “strong men” States are back in vogue around the world, courtesy of global amnesia – the Hippies are fading and forgetful. What’s going on? Something is happening. What it is, ain’t exactly clear.

But I sense that this summer, with gas price, energy price, pharmaceutical price and food price surge.

We will get slapped with the last straw, be it Roe 2.0, or Omicron (or OMG).

“Why can’t we just shoot’m”.

“No, Mr President, we can’t do that”. “This is the United States of America”, says Number 2 to Dr Evil.

We can’t kill innocent civilians, in the name of God or any other names, Orthodox or unorthodox.

Bible held up high, or under armpits.

Thus far , we have lost 1 million good folks, among them, I am sure, the gene pool could have graced us with another Einstein or Mozart.

What a waste of brain power and man power.

Let’s chant. Let’s dance. Let’s hold hands. While the last straw is coming. I see dead people. There will be blood.

More blood than needed, to bring about change. After all, to stay in place we need to change. Meanwhile, the good died young. Longevity is not in and of itself bad. Desirable even.

Things do come around more than once. And it ain’t pretty. Things like, the politicising of everything (then the monetising of everything else). Grifter 2.0 re-branding.

Amidst a war, there are talks about post-war rebuilding. How about post-waste clean up? So many talks and promises, to curtail and tame the beast. Yet wildfires keep on burning, until there is nothing left. Then we can start clean up and rebuilding. It’s one thing for man to rage – be it M.L. King or Rodney King – it’s quite another for Mother Nature.

I fear it might be the last straw. Let’s hope not. Please, tell me I am wrong. Give those students a chance.

P.S. barely posted this, when I read on the Post that protests are in D.C. and many cities today (Saturday).