American democracy has always been a schizophrenic expression of inflated theory and repressive practice. So the current efforts to suppress voting rights through registration procedures and policies is a “back to the future” action intended to keep the body politic crazy—you know, debating a range of false positives, tilting towards windmills and otherwise assuming that the changing picture projected on a treadmill screen represents world travel….
Add to that an educational system that rationalizes structural inequalities as the price of progress and you have a perfect storm for feudalism. And why are two of the new network shows shaped by fantasy? Grimm’s fairytales meet Alice in Wonderland, or, is it “Make them stand in fear” and stupidity?
Just a mo(u)rning thought as we gird our loans for another week of adventure….
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