I have to stop listening to politics as it just deepens my already negative state of mind. I'm a negative person by nature, always thinking things are more difficult than they are, always finding a reason NOT to do something. So, the aura of negativity that surrounds politics in America right now seems too much.
However, there are some things that cannot be overlooked. Like ICE and the National Guard walking our city streets like stormtroopers. Like healthcare costs and the government shutdown. But the one thing that would almost seem trivial is what I'll brooch: the Ballroom.
Sure, the White House can be renovated, modernized, redecorated, and even reconstructed within reason but a fucking Ballroom? For a President that can't even dance? Huh? I thought the Rose Garden was going to be the maddening thing but a Ballroom? What is this; fucking Clue? (I buttle, sir.)
And he lied about it. He said it wouldn't touch the East Wing, he said it wasn't going to be as big as it was. Yeah, blah blah, blah. He didn't even have a plan when the walls started coming down. How horrifying it is to see that massive deconstruction of part of a building known as the People's House. How maddening. How sickening. It shows the lack of respect Trump holds for history, for anyone that came before him. How wonderful it must be for Trump to be Trump because he's never wrong, never bad, never ugly, never crude or vile. He won't allow those thoughts in his head despite everyone else seeing it like a supernova.
Not only is this a demolition of the People's House without the People's consent (through their representatives in Congress) but it's also without regard to our History as a nation. Wasn't Trump against all those statues coming down in the South that were Confederate generals and slave-owners? Didn't he think it was wrong to remove them? How is this different?
I really think my head will explode when I try to think about next year; the 250th birthday of the United States of America. It's a tremendous milestone. It's a swelling of patriotism that all of us can feel and share. It should be a unifying moment that brings this nation together. Wouldn't that be great? Feeling that kind of kindred spirit for a good thing rather than a tragedy. Like 9/11 or a devasting Hurricane. We can unify as Americans and celebrate what the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution have established.
We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
We the People in order to form a more perfect Union
I suppose Trump will want his Ballroom done by July 4th. I mean, where else would such a momentous occasion take place but a golden Ballroom. Our beautiful red, white, and blue hanging limply from golden flagpoles as glamorous billionaires step down a red carpet to greet the greatest President in the history of our country. Does anyone else remember a July 4th in Trump's first term when he gave a hours long "history of our country" speech? I mean, he recited history like it was a 3rd grade textbook. First the pilgrims landed then we had a tea party and fought for our freedom then we saved the UK from the Germans...sigh. Hell, he couldn't even put on a good military parade. There was nothing sadder than that military birthday parade. snicker.
But 250 years of anything shouldn't end up like Trump's parade. It just can't. I don't want to think about how he'll ruin it. How he just doesn't get it. He claims to love this country, but he doesn't. He doesn't even understand the principles of this country. That the laws apply to all people and the people are afforded rights that are not his to give or take. We the People are not bound by his Word, not forced to bend a knee to his Will. We are the People. That is the People's House you live in temporarily. We've allowed you it but it is not yours. Just as this country is not yours, it's ours. It's what we want it to be.
If July 4, 2026 ends up being a large ceremony in a golden Ballroom with Lee Greenwood singing "Proud to be an American" at one end, I'm going to puke. In fact, I might just consider that the lowest of low points in American History. But sitting at Trump's Presidential table will be a handful of billionaires and corporate CEOs who donated money to have this place built. How fitting that they will celebrate our Nation in a golden idol ballroom: a ballroom where those wealthy elite will come to worship. Perhaps they will bring golden gifts or fake promises or jets or golf clubs or a peace prize. The President will celebrate a country that is nothing more than a real estate deal to him. He won't sit in the People's House; he will shake hands and dance badly in the house his gold built. In the Ballroom of Gold, a new symbol of America that defines our new reality, the wealth gap.
I hope my vision doesn't come true.
Be careful, Mr. President, the God of Abraham warned about the worship of golden idols. A (People's) House divided cannot stand.
-Wy
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