February 12-A, 2023

I think all governments,
and certainly the U.S.
(The fascists are ridiculously without restraint
and gleefully racist/sexist/obscene),
needs to do more to regulate,
oversee,
enforce
human rights throughout the land,
all lands.

Basic decency is not too much to ask/require.

But how we get there is beyond any plan of action
I can come up with.

The people who elect the fascists
are fascist themselves.

How do we make it uncool to be fascist
when it has become the coolest thing imaginable,
hooting and showboating
during the State of the Union address
becomes hooting and showboating
on main street
and in homerooms
in school districts nationwide.

Fascists egging on fascists,
upping the ante,
destroying the social bonds
that hold the country together
because they can.

I am ashamed of all of those
who feel no shame.

Who is going to stop the incivility?
Call it out?
Disappear it entirely?
And how are we going to instill respect
and honor for the common good?

We do it with each of us doing what we can,
when and where and how we are able,
Against all odds.
Not caring what our chances are.
And not stopping until things turn around,
and people treat people with compassion,
kindness
and generosity
from the heart
for the true good of all concerned.

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