I am reasonably sure that we will see fewer civil rights in my lifetime.
This concerns me.
Because our right wing friends had a point with COVID, at least enough to raise the question should the government have this degree of control in the name of health and safety? Many of us believed it.
Now the same thing is happening. Do you believe the government should have this degree of control in the name of immigration enforcement?
I, myself, as evidenced in this blog, fell momentarily under the spell of propaganda, in a post that remains live to this day. If ever a statement against bodily autonomy has been made, let it be abandoned.
It is simply a rebranding of the same message made palatable to the stereotypical views and attitudes of the audience. Of this I am sure. Give the government more power at the expense of your civil liberties, it’ll be good for you.
Unfortunately at the end of the day, I do not know of any players close to solving this issue.
I read there may be a case coming up that challenges New York Times v. Sullivan. Let me tell you people who don’t read case law for fun, you think the press sucks now? Just you wait until that happens.
The thing you should all know about me is my wildest authoritarian fantasies involve giving people healthcare and paying doctors for their time and education. But, like, if you want me to write that law, please give me enough money to retire? That’s a fuck ton of reading to do for free.
Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely a winner in this system of healthcare. But you know what? I almost wasn’t. And I’ve met a lot people who aren’t. And I know that deep down in the hearts of most people I know if they had infinite money they’d take all that suffering away no questions asked and we’re all quite attuned to the fact and reality that society does not have infinite money. But I do think there is something to be said for this system of legalism and finance that it has not yet come up with an appropriate justification for the advancement of this crucial civil right in America.
Would you not promise every child in America smart enough and with the willpower to do so a job as a doctor in America? Look at the substantial financial commitment involved and the educational bottlenecks involved. We are currently denying children smart enough such a future. And for as long as we cannot build the political will to change this, countless opportunities will be lost to time. Not to mention the suffering of those unserved by the system as it exists. That we perpetuate because change is hard. We can haggle over the specifics. I have love for all the people the system screws, but those whose lives are on the line should take priority over those whose money is on the line if we cannot come to a reasonable compromise that protects the most people like civilized human beings.
I read the top 1% hold 90% of the assets. I pray this was propaganda, but at the same time happy for them. Hope they will spend enough to keep us in business for many, many years. I see no rational alternative. This is with regard to the conceptualization that more of society’s spending will be in fewer hands with time and continued corporate consolidation.
To the propagandists who got us fighting over healthcare as a left and right binary instead of a civil right to be enshrined in law, I salute you. If I had half the talent I’d be a quarter as rich, statistics show™️.
If you have gotten this far my dearest friends,
are you not entertained?