The “America just got tossed into the abyss” narrative seems to assign very little agency to actual Americans who really do get to decide whether the abyss looks more inviting than the non-abyss.
Certainly there is a pro-abyss contingent, just look for anyone trying to use the assassination attempt of Donald Trump to further turn the temperature up. The abyss is good for some people. There are also people who can be drawn into the pro-abyss faction by fear and frustration.
But I think the abyss is both undesirable and pretty avoidable. Also, pitching the abyss as inevitable feels like a pro-abyss talking point.
This has been my New York Times Op Ed for the day and “abyss” no longer sounds like a real word to me. Abysss. Abyyysssss…
@itsginnydi Pacing is very tough for me. It’s very difficult to determine how long something is going to take, and that’s before we get off track or start late.
the best part of being single is not having a wife, husband or life partner for a villain to tie to a train track or attach a large bundle of dynamite with a timer to
Being vaccinated does NOT mean you can invite three men who you believe might be your father to your destination wedding in Greece without telling anyone.
you're not single because you're ugly. you're simply single because you are just not good enough at video games. if you were good at video games, you'd have that cute artist gf that you want