Rufus Wainwright wrote "I am so tired of America" in his song " Going to a town".
American justice has decided to let the states decide whether abortion is legal or not.
Its a step back for women's rights. America may pretend to have avoided a coup d'etat on the 6 the of January but the truth is that tolerance is burning on the bonfires of dogma. Some conservatives think that everyone must agree and think as they , forgetting to respect the views of others, only listening to the bubble of partisan politics.I read warnings that a civil war is coming, especially after Buffalo. The truth is that it is already here. Violence and anger are rife, just as in the days of Dr King. This time, however, there are no American voices calling for calm. No peaceful, meaningful protests. Bipartisanship now means nothing, as some conservatives now seek to take away the fundamental rights of women. These people will come for anyone and anything that doesn't think , look or act as they. They have taken women's rights. They will come for same sex marriage and slavery. Contraception and religious freedom. The right to vote and representation. Boiling it down to the fundamental beliefs in a black Bible.
Biden has been a huge disappointment. It is HIS watch all this happens under, even if Trump sowed the seeds. But the alternative was Trump. However, in the end Trump has poisoned the future of America for decades. In the end, Trump really did win. Voices who say " This isn't over" are fooling themselves and the only escape now is to leave America, once the haven for those running from oppression. The irony. Brexit can't be undone, and nor will this .
The worst is that some conservatives will now say that any reactions to their dogma just proves that they are correct and America needs a voice to heal, or face irreversible and permanent division. States will secede to avoid responsibility and no amount of ink will stop this now. America is over.
America is at war with itself, through the lens of a smartphone. Consumers had a choice, it was better than communism. Now effective monopolies mean your choice is limited and you won't choose whatever is good for your country or even planet, but whatever you are told to by big lobby groups. Guns to kill kids in schools. Drugs to keep us numb. Loss of voting rights, sexual health rights, human rights.
Elvis was great, I saw the film, it's wonderful, tragic. It's the American story. Wonderful opportunities to come from nowhere, success fame , fortune. Loneliness, entourage, addiction and death. American values are now going the same way.
Carrots for Elvis.
The supreme court has people nominated for the posts for life , something that has no place in modern democratic movements. We now see the dangers. All my life I was told "Checks and Balances" but in face it's "Cheques and balances". My American friends beg me not to judge them by the politicians, but in the end, in the very end , it is the population that chooses.
I am so tired of America , such a sick place. American democracy is over and the war has begun. Rufus Wainwright sang " going to a town" and now people will leave the town. It's only now that I realize what happened in January.
European countries now seek to put things in their constitutions but it isn't a solution.
Carrots for Elvis.
I am so tired of America.