Here I am again, blathering on “The Gods Are Bored.” And today I am going to be candid. I can’t predict to save my life. Since I was young I have been unable to see the future through anything but a foggy and self-important lens.
In and of itself, this wouldn’t be such a problem. But I have allowed the self-important piece of this equation to make me cheeky and snarky. Nowhere has this been more evident than in my sarcasm about Christian nationalists.
I was writing this blog in the Obama era. I absolutely could not imagine a moment in American history when Christian nationalists would take over the levers of power in government, in the courts, in significant portions of public opinion. To me these people were the butt of jokes for their backwardness and misogyny, their homophobia and doctrine of “pray and grow rich.”
Who’s laughing now?
The Supreme Court is a disaster. Precedent means nothing to these people. And now the dismantling of government protections begins in earnest with Project 2025. The wealthy and the gullible make excellent dance partners. And if Christian nationalism is anything, it’s the gullible tool of the powerful.
Maybe if I predict a dystopian future where only the rich thrive, waited on by a subservient class controlled by repressive religion, propaganda, and AI, it won’t happen. But this time I think I might be correct. Folks, it’s gonna get bad.
Part of me wants to sit back and watch the drama unfold. But a bigger part wants to rage against the machine. I don’t know what that will look like in the years to come, but oh well, la di dah, see this middle finger, Project 2025? It’s all for you.
Baby steps first. There’s a purchasing boycott on February 28. Buy nothing on that day. Not even groceries.
And as for me and my house, the buying boycott will persist. I have made it my calling not to use Amazon. I’ve written about that before. Now I’m adding Target. Walmart was already off the table.
A purchasing boycott seems like low-hanging fruit. I want to do so, so much more. Let’s see what opportunities arise.
The only prediction I make here today? I’m still teeing off against the oligarchy. Here, on this inconsequential blog. As always a vanity project, but hey. It’s where I stand.
One thing I know about Project 2025: In no time at all, 2026 will roll around. What happens then, you smug bunch of rich white bastards? FAFO.
3 comments:
I can only agree with you. It's horrifying. I could never imagine this reality and yet, here we are. I wish there were concrete actions we could take. I don't think protesting does anything. I will participate in a no-buy day, or week, or month... I've always been opposed to Bezos and Amazon and now I'm adding more boycotts to the list. What a fucking mess. FAFO indeed.
The inmates have taken over the asylum, that's for sure. Does not bode well for anyone.
I knew Trump wanted revenge but I didn't think he would decide the entire country needed to be destroyed. Nihilism personified.
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