Neither of us are being paid millions to represent the interests of a Fortune listed corporation either. We have essentially zero influence on the national stage and as individuals can be easily targeted by the Maga nuts. Those who do have power and are getting paid accordingly have failed us completely.

Among politicians AOC and a few others shouldn't be so alone when leading the charge against what the fascists are doing. There should be a fucking chorus of people from across the political spectrum, but instead pols, business leaders, law enforcement and the press are mostly busy keeping their heads down rather that speaking up. It amazes me that so many people in our government are blithely ignoring the oaths they took with their hands on a bible. If they actually believed in God those oaths would mean something.

If those paid to do so had been speaking up from the start Trump would have been removed from office during the last shitshow, or impeached after he left office, or tried and convicted for inciting insurgency, or tried and convicted for stealing classified documents and storing them in his bathroom, or dropped off the ballot in the states, or all of the above. Instead we're stuck as the proverbial frog in slowly boiling water.

IMO it's time that we start loudly calling out those in power who aren't using it and are instead pretending there is nothing wrong.

Good luck making it through this dumpster fire with your wife.