But I thought we, including the person who started this thread, agreed that we wouldn't talk about politics so often on this website anymore.
My only defense to that statement is that when I started this thread, it wasn't so much meant to be a political thread as it was a rant about how much the country had regressed back into more closed-minded mentality over trivial things like BEAUTY AND THE BEAST making LeFou openly gay resulting in a boycott of all things Disney (again, much like J.K. Rowling outing Dumbledore resulted in Harry Potter booked being burned) . . . but, that unfortunately was pretty much a political topic in and of itself, which basically opened the floodgates for this becoming the new de facto Trump thread.
But let me say this: I have said this many times before -
I don't like politics, I'm not usually a political person, and politics is something I usually try to avoid as much as I can (heck, I was something of a draft dodger last year, because local campaign offices were wanting me to go out and ring doorbells with them, and I'd make up excuses not to). BUT, with all of the shitaki mushrooms going on all around us as this so-called "Administration" grows, it's hard
not to react to it: it's like Jamie has said time and time again, these issues that are growing to epic proportions are not something we can just turn blind eyes to in hopes that will make it all magically go away . . . I really do wish that was the case, I
really wish the push of a button, the flick of a switch, or turning a blind eye would make all of this go away, but the fact is, it won't. And to paraphrase again, it's almost impossible not to react to the things like what happened this past weekend, especially when this is the exact opposite of what this country is supposed to represent. Jamie can say all of this better than I can, because he's a lot better at saying things eloquently and succiently, and also because he's among the many minorities these hate groups target . . . in fact, by some insane troll logic, I shouldn't even be complaining about anything at all simply because I'm white: some idiot just the other day assumed I was a Trump Supporter because I'm white, which is stupid.
To reitirate: I really would be all for less political discussions here, but as I said at least three times in this post, it's nearly impossible not to react to the $#!+ happening around us in this country that's supposed to represent unity, not division. I wish I could turn a blind eye to it and it would all go away, but as Jamie has said many times before, the only ones who can willfully turn a blind eye to all of this are those who are so disillusioned, disenchanted, and gullible enough to buy the B.S. a spineless Commander in Chief will put out there to get supporters. I mean, if any of you guys have any other ideas of how to ignore all of this, I'm game.