Prickly City by Scott Stantis for February 09, 2017

A good representation of the fear-mongering in the media.

We are constantly told by Spicer and Conway don’t listen to the President’s* words but what’s in his heart. Well great if you can read minds, but looking at his actions, coupled with his words, everyone has reason to worry. Especially since it seems Bannon, Ryan and McConnell share the driver’s seat.

If Hilary had won, the roles would be reversed. Supporters of both parties have given too much power and loyalty to ‘their side’. Everyone needs to take a step back and look at what’s going on.

At least we’d have a competent cabinet, and wouldn’t be subjected to “news” about “Hillary’s latest insane tweet”. They would be about the business of governing, not running a family’s business out of the WH at taxpayer expense.

And the right would be going crazy about it.

“You want to disappear me” are really chilling words in light of, if nothing else, modern history. It’s acknowledged that one reason teens do life-damaging stupid things is the “It won’t happen to me” syndrome. Why do people in this country seem to think that “it can’t happen here”? That “something” or “someone” will protect them from horrors that have been perpetrated elsewhere? There seems to be no connective thought between “protection” and “law”, and that when the laws are flouted there IS no protection.

When the thugs wear the badges, you are in real trouble. Happened in Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain and so o. Yes Virginia, it can happen here.

While, yes, I do want to disappear coyotes in general, I don’t mean you, Winslow. You’re one of the good ones.