"We all want to break our orbits, float like a satellite gone wild in space, run the risk of disintegration. We all want to take our lives in our own hands and hurl them out among the stars."—David Bottoms
Given the heinous state of the planet, the U.S. being no exception, it is my wish to write a compelling blog that might influence the way people vote in the next election. However, until my visit to the local post office this morning, I couldn't come up with the metaphor or example of what a Trump presidency would mean for this country and indeed the world.
It should be obvious that he would support the imperialist tyrants like Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, and even the flailing Turkish president, Erdogan. But I only had to look at the post office and the onslaught of political machinations about how bad it is and how it should be privatized! It's not the fault of postal workers and the post office, once the pride of U.S. service to the general welfare. It's the result of being undermined and economically ravished by both Democrats and Republicans over the past 20-30 years.
In 2020, then President Trump appointed Louis DeJoy, the 75th United States Postmaster General, for some reason that I can't fathom. Then, left in office by President Biden, he has been slowly and steadily implementing crippling policies leading to poor service and undermining public confidence in the post office. He, along with his political henchmen, have been paving the way for privatization. He has waged a war on the general welfare and the best use of our tax dollars.
It's just one example of many: privatization of prisons; deregulation of airlines; union busting of air traffic controllers. It's not the scariest by any means, but perhaps the one that affects us all. We cannot turn our country over to those few who consider the majority of Americans as grist for their money machine and tools for their personal use.
When the post office is no longer a public service, will your taxes go down? No. Will service improve? No. Will the private suppliers of our postal service get richer? You bet.
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