The US is a joke, a cruel and unfunny joke from a bully. It relies on old timey racist tropes that are more played out than the Apprentice as the becoming president or the Fear Factor guy being treated like a person deserving of our attention. This colonial projects as structurally and longevity of a Hollywood movie set (surprisingly long, given the conditions required to sustain it, but still, not real). It’s a subscription service’s one week free trial that’s about to expire. An MLM scam, QVC channel, absolute farce of a nation state,. We’re supposed to believe that the US government is committing atrocities for the good of its’ citizens; that the violence it perpetrates at home, or abroad, is a sign of our personal/collective strength? We can’t ironically distance ourselves from the destruction caused to our shared resources, by these ghouls for their personal benefit. They want to distract us with the “conveniences” of modern life (all of which are just just turned out to be surveillance. Don’t worry about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, babe! Free speech means we can watch actors do impressions of politicians on Saturday night live; we should be grateful; and we don’t know how good we have it. The scolding lectures, and finger waggings. We are supposed to see the declaration of independence as a shield to protect us, even though we know that the people in power are always above the law; the rules don’t apply. We bitterly resent the conditions we’re forced to endure, understandably so, but we fail to not connect the dots between our loss of freedoms and the dehumanization of Undesirable Others (aka acceptable scapegoats). We aren’t able to reach the true villains, so we turn on each other. In order to survive the cruelty inflicted upon us, by our loved ones and strangers alike, we must relinquish any hope for justice, accept inhumane conditions, resign ourselves to the state’s monopoly on violence, and never resist. People get attached to the affirmation of hating disenfranchised groups in because they need someone to blame for their discontents. We don’t want the government to intervene in our relationships, or deciding who deserves dignity. Giving the state increased freedom to surveil us is dangerous. It doesn’t matter if you think transsexuality is real or if you we’re disgusting freaks. The fact of the matter is the government is deputizing civilians and law enforcement alike to determine who is allowed to use a public restroom makes us all more unsafe! Our personal opinions on the idea of abortion are irrelevant. The real question is “do I want the government to be able to eliminate a safe and effective form of healthcare in order to achieve their political aims? I hope your answer is no!