Government by thugs and thuggery, By Hal M. Brown

 

Can I be blunt? Sure, Hal, why not? Another way to put what Trump & Co, have done is put us on the very slippery slope of having governemt run by thugs who delight in their thuggery. From Musk's 20-somethings in DOGE, one of whom brags about what might be a case of Epididymitis (look it up) to the more intimidating J6 insurrectionists who probably will be hired as FBI agents once Kash Patel takes over, they are all thugs.

We already have ICE agents who think they are police officers (who should be protecting and serving everyone) because it says police on their body armor. They even used flash-bang grenades to round up some immigrants. Why, one might ask. Because it was a good show which was meant to intimidate, to send a message. Thom Homan and, of all people, Dr. Phil the bloodthirsty psychologist could have been imagined by Bram Stoker, might as well be weilding bludgeons. Even nicey-nice Goldlocks Pam Bondi might as well be Queen of Cruelty Catherine de Medici.

Add every calculating Jame Bond villain together and throw in steel-tooth Odd Job and we have the cast of villainous characters Trump and Musk (I don't know which one would be Auric Goldfinger), with the help of Stephen Miller and the Heritage Society, have put together to destroy or dominate the world.

I wish this was like a James Bond movie where, with daring do, and in the early movies with a little Walther PPK pistol (which perhaps Ian Flemming meant to be ironic because it was the handgun of the Gestapo and German police) and a little help from his CIA friend Felix Leiter and the Bond girl of the day, because he always prevailed. Anyway, I doubt MI6 will save us now.

This isn't fiction. Jack Reacher isn't going to help us (New series season Feb 20th for fans). The GOP managed to elevate their hero to the presidency. Love him or hate him he sold himself as a superhero and even sold AI images of himself as a muscle bound hero. That, and as someone ordained by Jesus. I wanted to believe Kamala was our Wonder Woman. She couldn't pull it off although in one of the comics she actually ran for president and won. (I had a copy of the cover on my fridge door until she lost.)

Lacking a superhero we have to win the coming battle through sheer numbers and smarts. Being righteous isn't enough. Perhaps we have tp learn how to be ruthlessly righteous.