It’s a NO from me…

I rarely post anything political on my social media. For many reasons. The most important being that I’m not interested in the hateful debate that would be had. And when I say political, I am speaking of American politics. Why, because Americans think that everything is about their country. I don’t say that offensively, it’s just factual.

The other reason I don’t get involved in a political rhetoric is because I don’t really understand how it all works, so I feel ill prepared for any debate that will ensue. Also I am deeply affected by how people speak to each other in the comments.  It’s so disheartening seeing that kind of aggressive hatred.

There is no doubt that at some point my country will follow suit, we are already heading that way, we just aren’t as divided or as passionate about our politics - yet. Once upon a time Aussies were labelled laid back, easy going, that is no longer the case.

I do of course have opinions, in fact what is happening politically in America has only served to add to my existential view of the decline of humanity - the world for me has gone to shit, there is no longer a feeling of hope for the future.

And given that Donald Trump has just been named Time magazine’s person of the year, only serves to reinforce that all sanity has left the planet. I don’t need to list all the reasons why this man should not be receiving this accolade, they are public knowledge. Yet here we are rewarding his belligerence.

A few years ago I was suprised at how prolific the acknowledging of dysfunction had become publicly. All of a sudden people were sharing the things that were once  kept secret, that went on behind closed doors.

People seemed to be meeting the stories with compassion, for the abused and abuser. Which wasn’t such a bad thing, surely being out in the open meant that the acknowledged dysfunction could be addressed. But all it really did was expose just how much dysfunction there actually is, and somehow exposing it seems to have made it acceptable.

For me there is no bigger example of this than the following that Donald Trump has amassed. Somehow the villain has become the victor. It’s like being part of a world wide abusive relationship on a publicly acceptable scale.

Say what you like about the man, but there is no defending his narcissism. Allowing him to hold the position he is and watching the mockery he is making of anything judicial, if not so damaging would be comical.

Surely his Presidential capability should be based on his leadership skills, which have included spurring on hate crimes and civil dissonance, ultimately dividing a nation. Not to mention his ability to gaslight, and his tendency to alter the truth by blaming anything defamatory on fake news. Leading to his followers insisting that an unfair picture of him has been portrayed by the press. But how is that possible when he openly displays his bad behaviours for the world to see.

My views are based on what I have witnessed. A few months ago, I wondered if I had made the wrong decision about this man, given so many people idolise him. So I watched many hours of interviews with him and others regarding him. If anything it made me more fearful of the power he holds. In that deep dive, I also came across many interviews with Elon musk and the part he is playing in, what appears to be a partnership. Superficially from the limited information I had seen, I kinda liked Elon. That very quickly changed with one particular interview where he showed no empathy regarding, homelessness and addiction. He went as far as joking about just throwing a ‘junkies’ dead body out of the way, for paramedics to pick up later, so that the home owner could access their garage and park their car. That someone can have such a lack of empathy is shocking to me. Definitely not the type of man you want to see as the presidents right hand.

So I feel like I did my due diligence in coming to the conclusions I have.

I believe there needs to be a standard that a politician should uphold to even be considered for any type of parliamentary position. And even with my limited lay person knowledge I don’t think Donald Trump’s wrap sheet would meet that criteria.

I try really hard to respect other people’s views and not let that affect my judgements of them. But there are certain things that in my opinion are more than just views. And when you support people that are so blatantly unhinged on so many levels, it makes it difficult to see those people in the light I once saw them.

The pandemic and Donald Trump as President really exposed who people are. It feels like a lot of people voted out of cruelty for others.

There are some things that no matter what happens, we can never unsee.

As a world, we regress…

I don’t write this because I think my opinion holds any weight. If anything sharing my views on President Trump would only serve to offend many. However, I think it’s important that I, even if it’s just for myself, make it clear where I stand.

16th December 2024

15th December 2024

Interestingly enough I made a post yesterday that was not dissimilar to this blog …

“I post this not to sensationalize, but to acknowledge that this is how abusers continue to abuse. I have to be honest, I like the guy, he’s super entertaining and funny. Obviously I don’t condone abuse, but often narcissists are likeable. I guess that’s how villains become cult heroes. From the beginning of his role on this show, it has been glaringly obvious that he has huge anger and addiction issues, the narcissism is blatant. To be fair he’s not the only one, the show was pretty toxic, again to be fair, most reality shows are. Everyone on and involved with the show knew, as would his inner circle. Past partners have as much as admitted it without using his name. Yet he has been protected. He was too valuable as a character to lose, unless of course he was outed in public. In which case he would immediately be cancelled and shunned. Yet in reality they turned a blind eye for ratings. So many dirty hands here…Over the last few years dysfunction has become something that is no longer hidden behind closed doors. I would have thought this would make it much easier for people to get the help needed in order to curb these mental health issues. However, it seems normalising bad behaviour is becoming increasingly acceptable. I don’t know what to tell you, we are regressing and it feels like we are all just along for the ride…”

17th January 2025

And so it begins…