Just when I was feeling great about the choices voters made in my home state, you pull this crap. Your reasons are not the flex you think they are. Federal workers know what’s at stake. The picture is bigger. You are failing your state and your country in this moment. Shameful.
What in the hell?
Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism. - Sam Shepard
One of our favorites!
To say he disappointed in his answers is way too polite. He was just playing the part of a politician (and not very convincingly). He has no plan. She tried to give him an opening to say something meaningful - he failed. So very disappointing.
To me, the math is even worse. We are a country of thirds when it comes to the voting public: a third believe in democracy, a third are either ignorant or fully onboard with fascism, and a third are so selfish and uninterested that they don’t engage in the process. The last third have fucked us.
This was a terrific podcast episode. 🙂
The great works of art are great because they speak to us across the years. This is a masterpiece. It is still in my music rotation today. ❤️
