In the face of the United States crumbling, people have questions:
If you haven’t already figured it out, I’m here to tell you the following:
The new administration has been screwing you – the 99% – over for the past 54 days
Yes, you’re screwed (and probably always have been) if you are:
A worker/laborer/blue collar/in poverty
Relying on Social Security or Medicaid
A Federal worker or veteran
A farmer
A woman
An LGBTQIA person
An immigrant
A person of color, regardless of immigration status
A parent (actually, it’s your kids who are screwed, and supposedly that’s what most parents don’t want to have happen to children… unless they sold them out to Trump, of course)
Not a billionaire (and last I checked, you are not one of the 3 billionaires residing in Nebraska, or one of the 756 in the United States)
Why Is This Happening?
Returning to our initial question, let’s answer it, shall we? This is happening because of we, the people.
1. If you voted for Trump and realize it was a mistake, own up to it, already. Admitting you made a mistake is a sign of maturity, responsibility and integrity.
2. Yesterday, ten Democrats sold out our country. That doesn’t mean the party itself is a problem. It means those ten people are part of the problem.
3. In November, one-third of voters chose Trump, the obviously wrong choice even then. One-third of voters chose to stay home. Both groups of voters sold out our Democracy in November.
4. For those claiming they never saw this coming, you. Had. Your. Chance. Throughout all of 2024, you had your chance. You chose to either only listen to propaganda from Fox, Newsmax, Breitbart, other alt-right websites, or disinformation on social media; bury your head in the sand and ignore everything; or claim you “didn’t like Kamala” for no logical reason (or do other mental gymnastics that defied logic to justify voting for Trump), and therefore “couldn’t” vote for her.
And now people are asking where the Democrats are and what they’re doing about all of this. I have six words for you.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Is that clear? Good.
Last night at an event here in Nebraska, a wise person reminded me of something: The Democratic party has one main goal: get Democrats elected. We’re not activists. That’s not what we do.
And that’s what the Democratic party did during the last election. They went out, they supported Democrats, they asked you to support Democrats. That’s what they do.
A political party affiliation does not automatically mean someone is focused on fighting the oligarch class or the Republican platforms and policies that have been harming the American people for decades.
It’s not up to anyone – Democrats, Legal Marijuana Now, enlightened Republicans, Libertarians, Non-Partisans, or No Labels to show up on your behalf and fight for you. It’s not up to them to go out and fight and resist and reverse everything and help you. Just as you don’t owe these parties any allegiance, they don’t owe it to you.
You’re the voter. You voted for this. Or, worse yet, you stayed home and didn’t bother.
Blame yourself.
The choice is yours. And if you choose to resist, you are welcome in this space.