I’m suffering from “old man’s syndrome.” Everything was better when I was younger. The music was definitely better. News reporting was far better. The clothes were more interesting. The schools taught civics. The Supreme Court followed the Constitution. Congress took its duties seriously. The Presidents–even Ronald Raegan and George Bush–definitely better. No question there.
I suppose you could argue that medical care is better now, but give Robert Kennedy, Jr.,a few more months, and you will be nostalgic for 1970 when people routinely were vaccinated and there was no Facebook to spread conspiracy theories and no Fox News to amplify bullshit.
I do want to pass on some of the best advice I have heard. It was in today’s editorial in the New York Times. I am sure that many people are apprehensive about the “No Kings” demonstrations scheduled for Saturday. Trump’s threats and the call-up of the military are certainly cause for alarm, but here is what the Times said: “Those who want to live in a free country may be scared, but they shouldn’t be cowed.”
See you Saturday.
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