Good afternoon, Tuesday. It's a lovely one here in the city.
So last night we all watched the RNC and many of my witty, urbane, liberal compadres had hilarious things to say about the whole shebang. From Trump's choice of music (Queen) to Melania's plagiarism to oh, just about everything, we all had a laugh at Trump and company's expense. Because we're liberal. And we're better than them. And we're smug as fuck. And that's our biggest problem.
Because guess what liberal America? This whole thing is very far from funny. There is a real chance that this idiot is going to be the next President of the United States. And I guarantee you won't be laughing then. So instead of amusing yourself with your punchy Facebook updates and viral memes, why not get a little more pissed off that this lunatic is even allowed on this stage? Why are you not more angry? Why are you amused in the way we're amused when the Kardashians make a gaffe or when celebrities dress badly at awards shows? Listen- I'm not above making fun of anyone and often nervously laugh on occasions that call for a poker face, but seriously- it's time for our smug and sheltered take on politics to get to work and stop bantering with our like minded friends.
I was in Delaware this weekend at the beach and saw what the rest of the country looks like and sounds like. While you were in the Hamptons drinking rose, I was seeing tee shirt shops full of Trump propaganda and very real Americans loving him and comparing him to Reagan. I saw that Trump was alive and well in a locale very close to Washington, DC. And to me, that's not terribly funny. At all.
Perhaps you don't realize the seriousness of all of this- why are we choosing to laugh this off when our entire future is at stake? Policemen are being murdered. Black people are being murdered. Innocent people celebrating their freedom are being assassinated and targeted like prey. But because we're better than all of them, we continue to laugh at Trump, create jokes about his hair, and make fun of Mike Pence eating with his family because we can't see his daughter's shadow. Yea, I know. We lambast the Trump/Pence logo because it's easy. It's easy to make fun of these jackasses, I agree. But you know what's hard? Real change. Peace. Tolerance. All the stuff we're not contributing to because we're too busy being overeducated and laughing when really we should be doing anything but. Yea, I know- if we don't laugh, we cry. But enough is enough. Go do something now to ensure we don't have to cry in the future.
You can call me a party pooper. I don't care. Go ahead. But if you fail to see the seriousness of a potential Trump presidency, we don't have much to say to each other. I simply don't find any of it funny anymore. Maybe I will one day when it's a hopefully distant memory, but I'm not there yet. Don't underestimate the rest of this country to elect this buffoon to the White House. As we sit in our summer homes drinking kale juice and practicing mindfulness, you might want to make some room for, oh I don't know- reality. It's getting very ugly out there folks- so laugh all you want at his expense, because he doesn't care about your intellect. I'm simply wondering why more people are not more frightened about November. I'm far from laughing and hoping we can take our collective conscience and truly make a difference. No more memes. No more jokes. No more patting each other on the back because we're liberal and cool with one another. We may all love one another, but there's someone out there thriving in this atmosphere of so much hate, and I hope that some of you smart people out there find a way to point the needle where it counts- like not in Brooklyn and perhaps further down South and in middle America and everywhere Trump is being taken very seriously. And if we keep joking around and not trying to stop him, we're only kidding ourselves.
Phew. I said it. I'm angry and nervous. You should be too. You make think you're taking the wind out of his sails by laughing in his ruddy face, but you're only adding fuel to an already well stoked fire. Kaboom.
Cause that's what's up this all kidding aside kind of Tuesday in the 718. Yours, in serious business.