Dwain Northey (Gen X)

Today seems like one of those days … the world is on fire; at least southern n California is on fire, but it just seems to be a flair up of a deeper problem. Sadly, there are too many that don’t see fires and predictable mud slides that will happen as soon as there is a heavy rain are all symptoms of the climate crisis that the upcoming administration will whitewash and completely ignore.

I realize that my generation and the one before me are very much to blame for the climatic future that we set in motion and have ignored. The passing of President Jimmy Carter has for some of us brought that into focus, I know I was only 13 when he left office but there were so many things in his legacy that will only reside in the history books. The tragedy of his passing, even at 100 years old, is even more heightened by the knowledge of the person that is going to take the office in 10 days. Carter was probably the most honest person to hold the office in my lifetime and did more post Presidency than anyone else in history so far. Now the person taking the office is without question the anthesis of Carters legacy, a 34-count convicted felon, who from all count has never thought about anyone but himself and I don’t foresee a Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge Christmas Story turn around in his future. Cruelty and self-aggrandizing are not BUGs in Trumps personality they are features that those features are something that I sincerely hope our Democracy can survive.