The New American Cold War

The last full scale unilateral United States military action that affected me was Bush Senior's invasion of Panama.  It took me several decades to realize that the military's mobilization for war is vast and all encompassing.  When this was happening I was in the throes of clinical depression for several reasons.  It was no joke, and these reasons were tangible.  The core of depression is you seem to have no immediate solution for your situation.  It takes time and effort to regroup and plan your future.  How many times in life are we required to do this?  I am at such a juncture, but luckily I mostly am free from the depression.  I have some stability, which provides me a buffer from that stark and brutal mental and physical illness.  Unfortunately Covid has filled in those gaps, and fighting continued long Covid is equally as challenging considering America's current political climate.  We are on the cusp of losing democratic rule, rule by the people.  Probably all ready we have lost it, because politicians are completely ignoring the needs and desires of the populace.  The court system is the only thing stopping a complete authoritarian coup in the United States.  Seven million Americans did protest at the "No Kings" event, but with the military and National Guard engaged in our cities, rapidly a civil war seems to be encroaching.  Are we as Americans willing to pick up arms to defend our democracy.  On the PBS News Hour tonight it was said that the fervent philosophy of our military was anti authoritarian.  That means if our President as their Commander in Chief issues immoral unconstitutional orders, they are tasked with denying these orders.  Will they do that?  Many of the military are Trump supporters, and we cannot rely on that.  That is why the Constitution ensures the right to bear arms and establish a militia as the last line of defense against such a maneuver.  Trump has all ready crossed the line, and now he is plotting a similar invasion of Venezuela.  Most savvy pundits understand this move is against regime change in that nation, not drug trafficking.  It is disheartening to see this happening in real time, and the C-130's flying over my house are en route to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.  Dwight Eisenhower spoke against a war time economy, but America, with her take over by Big Tech and Big Pharma, has no real economy.  We have become oligarchical and a handful of companies and people having most of the money need to circulate this money to make our economy work.  Not only are they  accumulating, they are paying little to no federal taxes.  Prices continue to rise in America and much of it is because of Trump's tariffs.  With a thirty trillion dollar debt our convicted felon President is creating a diversion to keep the Epstein affair sidelined.  Truly this is one thing he will not be able to escape.  Having sex with under aged girls is something Americans will not tolerate.  We are lax morally in many areas but draw the line at getting a blow job in the White House. When the list does come out the entire establishment will be exposed.  It will be crystal clear how Trump achieves his goals with the tool of blackmail.  I remember the Viet Nam war astutely and the darkness the enveloped the nation for ten long years.  Consequently, although I now understand the hypocrisy of Ronald Reagan and him being run by a few California elites who told him what to do, the decade of the 80's was a positive era for America.  I don't believe much in Trickle Down Economics, but I did see it first hand.  The money that the upper class made after Reagan changed the tax brackets favoring the rich, was invested back into the economy through commerce.  Brick and mortar stores were at the pinnacle of their existence, and the nation had solidarity as a result of these products unifying consumers through pop culture.  I watched the John Hughes film "Career Opportunities" last night, and this movie captures that decade perfectly.  That Target store was a Disneyland of commerce, with products that were well conceived and appealing to American life.  We have nothing like that today except sports betting and wireless communication.  Fashion and glamor are nonexistent.  We don't have interesting hair styles, appealing apparel, or quality music.  It is almost like we have exchanged places with the U.S.S.R.  We are living in bleak times, and with these tariffs making products less available and more expensive, America is no longer.  We are just trying to survive like everyday citizens of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.  It is chilling, depressing, and untimely.  Will America be strong enough to oust our current dictator to ensure the long lost America Dream?  I think not.