Wednesday, July 29, 2020

The Great Trump Killing: 151,000

Yep, at least another 1,000 today, at least. 151,098 at this moment per NYT. Ruined the eerie symmetry of 1776 in the Death number in the remaining days to Inauguration. As Bill Kristol often asks Republicans of some Trump outrage, I'll ask Democrats,"You okay with that? Watching 151,776 more die until we hold our little election and get around almost three months later to regime change?"  Where is our von Stauffenberg? Alas, we have none. We are a race of hypocrites, bullies and cowards.

Does anybody hear the Battle Hymn of the Republic "In the Air Tonight?" I don't. Do the terrible muffled drums of Death grow stronger, more chilling as the drummers get closer to Washington? I don't hear any muffled drums. There is no sight or sound of a second American Revolution. Pshaw, you can't even get people to protest this American carnage outside the WH. I bet not a single American has "Revolution" marked on his calendar for the upcoming week, am I right? Not one of us. Not me either. We are armed to the teeth; violence is the American Pastime, but it's not happening. Very well. What shall we have the Band entertain us with as we play on? "Nearer My God to Thee"?