There are more of us, Poe
Over the past month or so I was told many things. I was told that America was past saving. I was told that America deserved what it was going through. I was told that if Americans were truly serious about effecting change, they would be out on the streets like the French, burning down buildings, looting, building barricades. That Americans weren't showed that they were a lost cause. After last night, I have just this to say. NEENER NEENER. When citizens turn to violence, it is often said that it's because they have no other recourse left. However, what's roiling most of Europe right now puts paid to that truism. France, Italy, Germany; these are not failed states. These are vibrant, robust democracies. And out of a fit of pique, large swathes of their populations have decided to turn back to darker days. Yesterday I quoted Joe Biden, when he said that there's nothing wrong with America which can't be fixed by what's right about America. And we saw it in spades...
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