"The only advice I can give is check in, find out what’s happening, don’t tune out completely. They are counting on crisis fatigue to winnow the numbers willing to resist—and it’s a fantastic fucking strategy."
I'm with you, Clare. I can't tune out, even if I tried. US foreign policy is a bloody nightmare for the rest of the world. Both parties have made the world a more dangerous place...
Spot on, Clare! I knew it would be way worse this term, but I wouldn’t have predicted some of the shit that’s happened. I’m just as disgusted with the cowards in Congress as the administration for not letting their stones drop and exercising their power.
I am a retired senior military officer (25 years, USCG)...I have perspectives on this. The "rally" was an abject failure of leadership - both Commissioned Officers and NCOs. For 25 years I made an effort to ensure none of my colleagues knew my politics. I took and oath to the constitution. Sadly I saw, even then moral and political cowardice among many officers - we existed in a "zero-defect" environment - despite great physical courage. Retired Flag / General officers who are not speaking out now are hiding behind the notion of remaining "apolitical" when they are actually demonstrating cowardice.
it sucks. we hear about it all the time over here, getting worse and worse...i remember during the first weeks of the war in ukraine, people in kyiv were holding molotov cocktail workshops. proper ones. veterans, teachers, hairdressers all passing down knowledge like recipes. fighting tanks with bottles and kitchen fire...just sayin 🤷♂️
"The only advice I can give is check in, find out what’s happening, don’t tune out completely. They are counting on crisis fatigue to winnow the numbers willing to resist—and it’s a fantastic fucking strategy."
I'm with you, Clare. I can't tune out, even if I tried. US foreign policy is a bloody nightmare for the rest of the world. Both parties have made the world a more dangerous place...
Spot on, Clare! I knew it would be way worse this term, but I wouldn’t have predicted some of the shit that’s happened. I’m just as disgusted with the cowards in Congress as the administration for not letting their stones drop and exercising their power.
I am a retired senior military officer (25 years, USCG)...I have perspectives on this. The "rally" was an abject failure of leadership - both Commissioned Officers and NCOs. For 25 years I made an effort to ensure none of my colleagues knew my politics. I took and oath to the constitution. Sadly I saw, even then moral and political cowardice among many officers - we existed in a "zero-defect" environment - despite great physical courage. Retired Flag / General officers who are not speaking out now are hiding behind the notion of remaining "apolitical" when they are actually demonstrating cowardice.
Spot fucking on!
…the fight is not the sides in the system…it is the system…i’m so ready for we the people to we again…
it sucks. we hear about it all the time over here, getting worse and worse...i remember during the first weeks of the war in ukraine, people in kyiv were holding molotov cocktail workshops. proper ones. veterans, teachers, hairdressers all passing down knowledge like recipes. fighting tanks with bottles and kitchen fire...just sayin 🤷♂️
I am so very much in agreement. Seriously good work Claire.