I had the same name at the other place…
The things I write tend to be exercises in creative writing, creativity being in the eye of the beholder of course, sometimes rambling and sometimes short and sweet, and often, directly or metaphorically, a comment on some recent event or situation. One of the things I found disturbing at the old place were these people I thought of as conservative and authoritarian, who didn’t really fit what I saw as the overall vibe of the site. These people would swarm to the defense of the authority, hide rate comments, and often, in an exquisite display of ignorance, demonstrate perfectly the points a diarist was making about them. It was almost like a parody generator. I found that you could poke at them by metaphorically mocking or calling out their actions, and they would attack you, because they were supposed to, and they seemed a little confused, but still knew you were talking about them. It was more pathetic than fun. I addressed them occasionally, and was feeling inclined to do so more recently – too much I’d say. To my amazement, they seem to have taken over there now, and have made it basically useless. If you’re reading this, you know what I’m talking about. To top it off, you have orange boy writing absurd and obnoxious shite dreaming about Warren being VP, or comparing Sanders supporters to Trump’s. The majority of their content is either “Trump” (likely for the clicks and views) or “republicans suck”. (I presume he figures “red meat” like that keeps repug haters like me hanging around) The value for me there were my fellow rabble, and most of the cool kids have been driven out. People wonder if the Dems will want us back; I wonder if orange boy will… I wonder how long Meteor Blades will hang in there; he must find a lot of that stuff pukeworthy.

I’ve been hanging around reading here a bit. While it’s nice to come to a site and write that hrc has all the authenticity and empathy of mitt romney, I’d say maybe you could reduce the amount of writing about H’s emails. Bernie summed that up for me in the debate, and it’s nothing new. As far as I’m concerned, you know all you need to know about her in a few items: she was SOS; she gets million$ from Wall St; and, she worked for Goldwater. In case you didn’t get the picture when the cheney regime was allowed to skate out of town, the status quo protects their own. The big dawg golfs with the bushes. Obama voted in the senate to retroactively make the wiretapping legal. The media props it all up and prevents unapproved ideas from gaining traction. Membership has its privileges. What else is new?

I see this as a time to define the post orange, post democratic party world. I believe there are more important discussions to have than rehashing hillary’s weaknesses and republicans’ crimes. We can determine whether a movement to push back against the forces that have bought our government will continue beyond this election, and, maybe more importantly, continue to have a web presence. We can fill a vacuum if we go about it correctly.

I believe Bernie wouldn’t have happened without OWS, and he expanded exponentially on what OWS started while working via a loophole, if you will, in the existing system: they couldn’t quite shut him down like they did OWS, since he was a legit candidate. And, in doing so, he revealed some very formidable obstacles that are built into the existing system, specifically to defend against campaigns like his (and people like us). We’re not talking ripples, he made a big splash – big enough to shake hillary’s yacht and dump the fancy china on the floor. He’s gained a lot of momentum, I’m behind him all the way to the end, and I hope against hope he can still prevail. Whether he does or not, he has pushed our cause miles further along than it was a year ago, and future efforts will build on his, whether he’s leading them or not. It’s clear it’ll never be a cakewalk.

Well, there’s my two cents worth of introduction. I don’t know how much I’ll post, but I wanted to say hello to my fellow orange refugees. We’ve been set adrift, and I hope maybe we can reconstitute in some form.