For anyone confused, what actually happened is that the US president ordered a drone strike on an Iranian general in a last ditch bid to stay in office.
Iran wants revenge and has declared 3 days of national mourning.
Trump knows that historically, people have been unwilling to unseat a president in times of war. He wants us to go to war so he won’t be voted out. It’s more important than ever that you vote now, in the primaries and otherwise. Don’t let us go to war because an impeached man wanted a few more years of job security.
I like to minimize politics talk here because this is my happy fanspace. But the real world is going to hell and we can put a stop to that.
The last two and a half generations have been raised on dystopian fiction where the youth rise up and retake the world from the corrupt, destructive, and uncaring.
We damn well recognize this era for what it is. (Killing a foreign dignitary in a drone strike, while he's visiting another country, without the knowledge of Congress, to instigate a war and keep your presidency? Excuse me what.)
But those of us in Gen X & Y (Millennials) tend to think we missed our chance to Fix It. We're far from 14 and we already spent the last two or more decades trying to save the tigers and stop global warming (climate change) and made some headway but WOW the people in charge are in the way.
It's like friggin Captain Planet but we don't have rings to summon the hero to take out the weirdly coiffed environment-destroying warmongering Fiend Of The Day.
But. We are old enough to replace them.
I repeat. WE CAN REPLACE THEM.
And I don't just mean by voting them out. Obviously, start there! Your local elections are most important to help better politicians get a foothold, then move on to DC in the Congress or Senate.
And guess what?
- The oldest members of Gen Z (18-24!) are old enough to vote in elections now.
- The youngest members of Gen Y (Millennials) (25+) are old enough to join the House of Congress.
- Millennials 30+ are old enough to join the Senate.
- Millennials 35+ are old enough to be PRESIDENT.
But wait, you say, the Old Folks are Too Powerful.
- There are about 76 million Baby Boomers
- 82 million Gen X
- 73 million Gen Y Millennials (25-39)
- A good # of voting age Gen Z too
We can outvote them
And we can RUN AGAINST THEM.
Basically, find and support your local AOC, or BE your local AOC if so inclined.
I dunno about y'all but I'm kinda tired of being in a Captain Planet AU where the villains always win.
So, not to be cheesy but. By our powers combined?
You have my sword.
