IN GOD WE FORGET

 What just happened? Oh yeah, we endured four years of Donald J. Trump at the helm of a racist, xenophobic, mean spirited, greedy, delusional, conspiracy propelled, Republican administration, that pushed American democracy to the very edge of its elasticity. Look at the Trump regime as a TV show. Four seasons of the Trump shit show unfolded before our eyes; four seasons of children in cages, religion based travel bans, wall building, Klan marches, MAGA hats, Trump swag and cameras shoved in the face of some of the saddest most pitiful examples of humanity, in order to understand "the forgotten" white people. Remember? Huh?

    The greatest "attribute" of the American "patriot" is their ability to forget. Two weeks into the Trump administration in 2017 and everybody was falling all over themselves to point out how "statesmen" like the lying war-monger George W. Bush was.  A month later and "Crime Bill" Clinton was being portrayed as the savior of the black underclass. It took a little longer to forget that Obama ordered the assassination of American citizens (murder by drone) and was known by his own aides as the "deporter in chief." But we all got there. Trump made all his predecessors look really good. It was easy to forget their sins and flaws. Now we have "Uncle Joe." Does anybody remember Anita Hill?

    Just posing the question--asking citizens to reach back a little in their noggins--and pull out some historical knowledge of their leaders is met with a scowl. Traditionally Americans have no appetite to dwell in the past. As a people we are akin to the victims of spousal abuse. After a dark, violent night of being smacked around-- trying to see through the slits of our swollen eyes in the light of dawn-- we accept the bouquet of flowers. Forgive and forget. Smile. Ouch. I think I lost a tooth.

    The last season of the Trump Show was the best (worst) of the series. Even with all of corporate announcing that the show had been canceled due to too many unnecessary Covid deaths, true fans would not allow it to be so. Some of the writing and sets of the final episode went a bit far. Nobody believed the noose. And what's with a football team mascot sporting face paint and a buffalo hat leading the charge? Come on people, did you let Jon Voigt write the closer? This ain't Fear Factor. Even with all the outlandish disconnects to reality I think we would do well to remember it all. History may not repeat itself but it will definitely regurgitate. Never forget.