Nightmare
So I dreamed it was the Great Depression, right? And I was there in a time machine or something, and all the Hooverites were there, talking about slashing budgets and cutting spending and tightening belts, and I was yelling No! No! FAIL! Here, let me show you this history book from 50 years in the future! And there’s this nice man over in England, Maynard Keynes — listen to him!
And then I said “okay, everybody vote for the other people, vote for FDR” — and then I looked and there was no FDR. The Democratic Party looked exactly like the Republican Party. Hoover on the left, Hoover on the right, Hoover everywhere. There was no escape.
And then I woke up.
7 Responses to “Nightmare”
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Level Best says:
You are so right. We’re (the proles) are all caught up in this nightmare.
June 30th, 2010 at 4:09 pm EST -
SYD says:
Wow. Imagine. Waking up from a nightmare and you are still in it….
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Simon Kenton says:
Now wait just a minute! How can this be true, when BO is our first woman president?
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cwaltz says:
My teen and I were talking about ageism. I mentioned that in another decade or so society would look at our generation as outliving its usefulness. He said “well, you could always be there to tell us about the good ol’ days” I said the stories about the good ol’ days are about to end for a decade or two. Sad. I have no faith in the people who represent us mitigating this disaster.
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a little night musing says:
@Simon #3: OMFG. ::speechless::
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votermom says:
Still waiting to wake up.
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Sophie says:
Hoover on the left, Hoover on the right, Hoover everywhere.
So, it’s not just me. It really does suck.
