Is This Really Where We Are?
At some point, we were handed a lie. And we knew we were handed a lie. Then the lie became lies. And then the lies just grew and grew. And we knew it. We talked about it. We protested. We called for action. But at some point, the liars gained legitimacy and de-legitimized truth or speaking against liars. Words that had power began to be thrown around like dodge-balls. Words like treason, nuclear, shutdown, and power. And the more these words were thrown around, the more words like honor, tradition, integrity, and honesty became victims of the overabundance of lies. Until it began to feel as if nothing really matters anymore, and there is no one coming to our rescue. Except, perhaps, ourselves. If we would. But don't look for that any time soon. We have already adapted to the fiasco that is the presidential administration of the last year. We have already begun to realize that government can shut down in a variety of ways, most of which don't effect th