General Discussion

I totally get why it’s scary..
I am not saying this is a good thing at all. i think all of this is alarming.

It’s just fatigue which is an effect trump has. No I don’t actually think anyone should be thrown to the wolves or denied due process.

It is all wearisome ;-/…

Sadly it reminds me of a joke about the old USSR my mom showed me in an old Reader’s Digest.

An Englishman, An American and A Russian are sitting in a bar and they decide to describe their idea of what true happiness is.

The Englishman says “I come home home and my wife and I have a cosy dinner and sit by the fireside with our dog reading newspapers. That’s happiness”.

The American says “That sounds so dull. I would like to meet a beautiful stranger, take her out and have a wonderful evening of wine and dancing. I look into her eyes and she smiles. That’s happiness”.

The Russian says “Comrades you both have it wrong! You are sleeping in your bed and it’s 2 am and there’s a knock at the door. You answer it and a man in a black coat and hat whose eyes you cannot see asks you “Is this where Ivan Ivanovich lives?” Happiness is when you answer with a sigh of relief “No. Ivan Ivanovich lives next door.””

I heard that joke some 30 odd years ago as a child. I can’t believe that’s the US these days. It’s like the old USSR more than Nazi Germany I guess. Shocking to see it unfold.

It’s just that with the daily firehose of bad news I have the “Ivan Ivanovich lives next door” reaction to some news items more than others.

But you are right. I guess I meant more that I don’t really like Bolton rehabilitating his image, but yeah any further slide into dictatorship is scary.