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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Pavlovitz: The Extinction of the White American Male Dinosaur
The Extinction of the White American Male Dinosaur
January 4, 2019 / John Pavlovitz
I love the look I saw this week.
It was the look of terrified dinosaurs realizing that the meteorite is on its way; the dilated pupils in the eyes of leadened, lumbering prehistoric monsters whove had their run of the house, now finding themselves at the precipice of extinction.
As the most diverse Congress in our history began its session, it was a harbinger of what is coming for this nation, and what it means for their species. America is growing more diverse, and its representative leadership (though still painfully lagging behind) is quickly making up ground. They can see the change in the weather and the light in the skyand they are scrambling to avoid the coming impact because they can sense it will not end well for them.
Its why Mitch McConnell is holding the Government hostage over an ineffective, multi-billion dollar monument to racism of a border wall, that two-thirds of this country doesnt want.
Its why men like Tucker Carlson, rant mindlessly about successful women ushering in the decline of men.
Its why Jim Mattis and Michael Cohen and General Kelly and Mike Flynn, and a perpetually revolving door of men are leaving or being forced out of positions of influence and leadership.
Its why Republican leaders have spent the past year creating a massive straw man out of exhausted migrant families and refugee children, as though they were wealthy foreign adversaries rigging a Presidential election.
Its why Right-wing trolls leaked a video of a high school-aged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing, as if it was a clip of her saying she could grab less powerful men by the genitalia.
Its why Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr, performed embarrassingly contorted theological gymnastics, in order to align with this President over poor people.
Its why Donald Trump spent Christmas Eve bunkered down in the White House behind a smart phone, tweeting scattered, rapid-fire nonsenseinstead of being with his family or reading or God forbid, serving someone.
Its why men like Tucker Carlson, rant mindlessly about successful women ushering in the decline of men.
Its why Jim Mattis and Michael Cohen and General Kelly and Mike Flynn, and a perpetually revolving door of men are leaving or being forced out of positions of influence and leadership.
Its why Republican leaders have spent the past year creating a massive straw man out of exhausted migrant families and refugee children, as though they were wealthy foreign adversaries rigging a Presidential election.
Its why Right-wing trolls leaked a video of a high school-aged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing, as if it was a clip of her saying she could grab less powerful men by the genitalia.
Its why Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr, performed embarrassingly contorted theological gymnastics, in order to align with this President over poor people.
Its why Donald Trump spent Christmas Eve bunkered down in the White House behind a smart phone, tweeting scattered, rapid-fire nonsenseinstead of being with his family or reading or God forbid, serving someone.
It is the white-hot fear that has overtaken them all.
Theyre all in a scalding panic, because they understand that their brief moment in history to have their way and impose their will is quickly coming to a close. The landscape is being renovated, the climate is changing, and as a species they are dyingwhich is why they will do what all frightened animals do when they are backed into a corner and realize the level of the threat: they will grow more violent than ever before.
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John Pavlovitz: The Extinction of the White American Male Dinosaur (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jan 2019
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(22,114 posts)1. And for every action they take to try and preserve their power, they actually encourage our side ...
10 times over. Backlash of 2020 is already started and is getting bigger by the day. Especially in view of the lopsided income inequality issue, environment issues, ACA issues, governance issues, etc., which obviously the gop controlled senate wants to preserve. Remember this.
53 gop senators and the likes of Jerry Falwell are forcing the rest of us to support their rich buddies, and not our friends who don't have health care, who are struggling by to make ends meet, wish to have clean air and water, etc.