Politics

I haven't been blogging much about the unfolding catastrophe that is the destruction of American democracy. Mostly because the new house has captured most of my attention, but also because it is so totally depressing. This country is ruled by bad faith, zero-sum mentalities, wealthy élites, and an electorate that is misinformed, ignorant and indifferent. They know something is wrong, but they can't be troubled to do anything about it. Other than post on social media, I suppose. I don't see this situation improving. I think the trajectory is firmly established. We're being sucked into a gravity well of greed, corruption, incompetence and malfeasance. I don't see a dynamic emerging that will provide enough thrust to alter that trajectory. It's astonishing to me how brazenly corrupt the Supreme Court is. Roberts' protest that they're just "interpreting the law," exhibits gross contempt for our intelligence. We can believe our own lyin' eyes, Mr. Chief "Justice". I watched a video about…