To each and every voter who decided the health of the economy was more important than their own lives, voting against their own interest of safety and well-being again and again, this goes out to you.
We see you. We know exactly who you are. You, yes you, the Trump voter, have continuously and selfishly looked towards your own financial ends to get just a little more ahead than the person next to you, while trampling over the lives of millions of your fellow Americans. Your selfishness, your greed, all those things that make you who you are lead us to this moment in history where families across the country are fighting for their own survival in the richest nation in all of human history.
Closer to home, millions of people in Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana are scared, horrified at the reality that a gust of wind can rip away everything that they built (which isn’t much compared to older generations). Even I—sitting in my small home that I just barely eeked out enough money for—could be picked up and tossed across the city I live in as the climate shifts faster than scientists ever could have imagined.
And that was before they were fired for “efficiency’s sake.” Thanks, DOGE.
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Right now, there are several freezes on absolutely necessary FEMA assistance for those who were hurt—physically, mentally and emotionally—by the toll of weather events across the country, including massive floods in West Virginia (that you definitely did not hear about from the mainstream media (MSM)).
21 states. 21 states currently need help. That’s before the devastating winds and tornadoes rip away the livelihoods of millions here in the Commonwealth and in the Louisville Metro area.
So what does the other side do? Symbolically stand and hold up government for 25 hours? I appreciate the gesture, but civil disobedience means not just making it difficult for autocrats and demagogues to govern; it means taking back the power by any means necessary.
Even our own Constitution (remember that piece of paper, Don?) states that America’s citizens must fight to take back the government that no longer serves its citizens. Ask yourself, honestly, when was the last time it felt like government was serving your best interests?
If you’re in Western Kentucky, you may remember the last bout of tornadoes that ripped through your home four years ago. That may be the last time you felt like the government was on your side, the last time FEMA had the money and resources to help you rebuild.
That was then. This is now.
No one is coming to save you this time. How does that sit with you?
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This article appears in Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2025.
