The New Congress: The Absurd Arena – Useful Idiots Discussion Board
For the Useful Idiots who think they can talk back to a podcast.
“Arms dealers over Americans.
Millionaires over minimum wage.
Power over the people.”
Brooklyn’s own Hakeem Jeffries, in an embarrassing attempt to show how clever he is, read an acrostic poem to kick off the new Congress. This legislature, Jeffries will proudly announce, is the most diverse Congress ever to crush the American working class.
As the Dems, with the help of Republicans (different corporations, same class), use this new Congress to continue to sacrifice American and Ukrainian lives to enrich themselves, to steal from workers and nurses, to punish students, to lie to us through state-media like Fox and MSNBC, we watch (helplessly?) as millions of Americans go to absurd length to support and defend the corporate rulers. And worse, ignore seemingly all logic and profess that Jeffries’ substance-less rap was good. With constant news like this, it can be hard to stay positive.
Disclaimer for this next question: I mean it much less melodramatically than it sounds.
For those of you who haven’t given up on it all, what’s the hope that keeps you going?
For those who have, what’s next?
I want to hear your thoughts on all the nonsense. But remember, this is the absurd arena, which means you can talk about anything you want: Hakeem Jeffries’ weird poem, the craziest classified files in Biden’s cabinets, McCarthy’s sad win, your hope for the future, the next book Wilson should read (need recs), or the monster under your bed that tells you it’s your duty to vote.
As usual, the best comments and questions will be read on the show. Here’s the prompt:
What hopes can we look to for the future of politics? Is there a way out of the corporate hole? What other alliterations would fit into Jeffries’ rap?
He said "triumph over tyranny", at this stage in the game, I would have gone with "truth over tyranny ". Honestly, there's a part of me that just wants to disconnect myself completely from politics because it appears to be hopeless. However, if we want a future where there is a permanent jump out of the public hole, we have to stay connected to what is going on in our nation's politics. From there we need to be proactive and engage one another, regardless of political affiliation. Not trying to sound like a resounding gong or clatter here, but the more divided we the people are, the more concerned we are about what we own, the more we stay glued to our technological prototypes... we forget who we can be as a people and nation, we forget that real face to face time spent with others is what strengthens relationships, we forget that when we die we can't take any money or material things with us. What gets me up in the morning? I'm a 37 year old veteran, with a 4 year old daughter. I've seen ugly in Iraq and other parts of the world. We have it so good here compared to other parts of the world yet as long as we find silly and petty things to argue about and fight over, the powers that be will remain the powers that be. So what gets me up in the morning, what gives me hope, is believing that we will all come to our senses, even if it happens in the next generation or the one after that. I will do the beat I can to teach and raise my child to know truth, to think critically and stand up against those that would enslave and take advantage of the underdog. I'm not talking about raising a generation of revolutionaries, but raising a generation who will have the discernment to know when enough is enough and how to go about making sure our nation is run by the people and not corporations.
Usually, Central America and South America are not a place to look when you want to feel hope, but it seems as though the region has (for the most part) finally started an upward trajectory for its broader left-wing. This is where I've been finding hope the past few years.