Epic Fury

As with many times in recent years, I find myself glued to the news. Stomach in knots, tears welling, tense shoulders. 

Furious. 

I remember learning about World War I and II in school. Shocked by the excessive cruelty, but optimistic that I got to grow up long after they were over. I was a senior in high school during 9-11. I watched as many of my classmates eagerly enlisted. Everyone spoke of fighting for freedom. Some came home broken, some never came back at all. I had a horrible realization then that the wars were still waging on. 

Now, years later, we are at war again. This time, they have entirely dropped the premise that this is about freedom. Amidst the unshakable stain of the Epstein files, Trump has chosen to lash out once again. The predictability of his evil still can't take the shock away. 

Tehran was a beautiful city full of people who just wanted to live their lives. The historic Golestan Palace was destroyed. 168 school girls were killed. Innocent children. 

They called it Operation Epic Fury. 

I am furious because I could see how willfully incompetent he was when he was a reality T.V. personality. I knew it was going to be bad when he went into office the first time. I knew a second time was going to be destructive in new and horrific ways. I am furious at everyone who gleefully voted for him and furious that this brazen corruption has gone on for far too long. I am furious that new damaging information comes out everyday and he still isn't in prison.  

I remember learning about World War I and II in school. Never thinking that I'd get to watch horrors unfold live everyday. That's why they are working so hard to censor all the social media sites. It makes it easier to control the narrative. 

I wanted a peaceful life. One where I could make art, raise a family, and live in happiness. I'm in a country without healthcare, stuck between inflation and stagnant wages. Watching my rights and the rights of marginalized communities get stripped away. Watching innocent people on the other side of the world lose everything. Too many people have paid the price for this horrible man and his administration. 

I am furious. 

I can't wait until the pedophile class crumbles to dust.