it needed to happen to wake people up

Nobody ever "wakes up" because none of this ever endures in the public consciousness. We're doing a repeat of Katrina, of the Haitian Earthquake, of the Kentucky flooding, of the Ashville NC flooding, of the Flint Water Crisis, of the California fires, of the Minnesota bridge collapse, of fucking 9/11.

The lesson isn't "let's come together". It is always "it's get even with people we hate and maybe siphon off money from the government spigot while we're at it".

It's always and forever about shaming people and then getting that bag.

The damage caused in the first months of this presidency will be staggering and generational.

I thought the same thing after Bush took office. Four years later, I watched the TV screech at Americans until they accepted Bush for a second term.

Now it feels like everyone is just some reincarnation of George Bush.