A couple of weeks ago I decided my “looking ahead” post would declare that 2024 would be “The Year of the Silent Scream.” I felt like someone watching a slow-motion car crash trying to scream to make it stop but unable to be heard. I felt it when I read the morning news from Gaza and Ukraine, two wars with increasing misery and no end in sight. Donald Trump, despite the attempt to overthrow the government and his many indictments, is poised to take the Republican nomination with little opposition. Even worse, he and his Myrmidons have been open about their radical plans to go full fash. On top of all that I have the knowledge that the electoral college aided by voter suppression and third party candidates could yet again invalidate the will of the majority. Biden’s anemic poll numbers, support, and appeal made my feelings of dread worse. I was already screaming in my head, I wanted to put that scream into worse on this site.
Don't Let 2024 Be The Year of the Silent Scream
Don't Let 2024 Be The Year of the Silent…
Don't Let 2024 Be The Year of the Silent Scream
A couple of weeks ago I decided my “looking ahead” post would declare that 2024 would be “The Year of the Silent Scream.” I felt like someone watching a slow-motion car crash trying to scream to make it stop but unable to be heard. I felt it when I read the morning news from Gaza and Ukraine, two wars with increasing misery and no end in sight. Donald Trump, despite the attempt to overthrow the government and his many indictments, is poised to take the Republican nomination with little opposition. Even worse, he and his Myrmidons have been open about their radical plans to go full fash. On top of all that I have the knowledge that the electoral college aided by voter suppression and third party candidates could yet again invalidate the will of the majority. Biden’s anemic poll numbers, support, and appeal made my feelings of dread worse. I was already screaming in my head, I wanted to put that scream into worse on this site.