I do not relish the words you’re about to read, and honestly take no joy in typing them. I debated about even posting. This was originally going to be much longer, but, to be honest, I don’t like talking about this topic. It tires me out.
But we have to talk about it. So please either click the image, the title or right here to read.
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The news media has most definitely NOT learned from the lessons of 2016. Despite some journalists and editors proclaiming they were going to do some introspection to understand the role the media played in the 2016 election, the news media is falling into some of the same terrible habits that I personally believe helped allow Donald Trump become the current 45th President of the United States in the first place. Spoiler alert, it’s mostly about the ratings.
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With food on the brain, I wanted to look at a brief period in my life where I wasn't sure when my next meal was going to come about. It was actually not too long ago, when I was traveling with the goddess and we ended up landing in New Mexico for a spell, specifically working at a work exchange hostel that turned out to be a bit more intense than anticipated, yet also filled with many lessons.
But, as always, click in the link here, the photo or the title in order to read this post in it’s entirety,
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A common talking point among many Trump supporters (and the current President himself on more than a few occasions) about why they like/tolerate him usually revolves around the economy. In the last few months, I’ve read copious articles where someone essentially says “Well, Trump may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the economy is doing so well with him.” But if you want to find out why this is not necessarily a good talking point, you’ll need to read the rest of the article on Medium by clicking this link, the image or the title.
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Albert Einstein is purported to have said “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.” Of course, Einstein never met my mother during the holiday season. On one hand, I appreciate her persistence in wanting to get things just right to have a near perfect family Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. Her tenacity knows no bounds. But at some point, it just became way too much pressure despite the fact that it felt like something was always going wrong, like that one time during the holidays where literally everyone got sick except for my paternal step-grandfather.
The point I’m trying to make is that in this instance, the United States is like my parents; always trying to make the same thing work despite something always going wrong. This is especially true when it comes to the United States’s relationship status with capitalism, which I think many would agree be best described as “it’s complicated.” If you’d like to discover how complicated things are between the United States and Capitalism, well my friend, you are going to want to read this entire deep dive on medium though a link here, by clicking on the title or image.
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