Dear you,
I blogged weeks ago about that dreaded Texas anti-abortion
law. Lone star women are running to
other states to terminate pregnancies . . . if they have the means to travel. I hear some are even headed to Mexico where
abortion has been decriminalized.
Evacuations are the thing now. We
run away from each other, from Covid, from war; we run away from the anti-vaxer
fascist next door. We run from fires,
tornadoes, floods, and of course, hurricanes. In Seagrove Beach, we are hosting so many
folks whose homes were wrecked by Ida; even if some structures are standing,
power is not returning for weeks in places like LaPlace, Louisiana.
The unit across the landing from me is the temporary home to
a family from LaPlace. The group is big,
grandmother, mother, two adult daughters, a couple of menfolk, a toddler, an
elder with alzheimer’s and a teen with emotional problems. That’s a lot. So far, they have been better
neighbors than the usual vacationers. But
this could change. How long can that
many people stay jammed together in one condo and not lose their minds? Perhaps they are good with it all, just being
together and alive. If their home is not
repaired in time, where do they go next? Where do we all go next? What’s the next
reason to run? Here in the USA, it might be wise to prep for an exit because of
a looming Civil War (part 2). The neo-confederates are assembling in D.C. a
week from tomorrow, rallying to remember their January 6th
insurrection and honor its participants. Hideous people, tarnishing
yet another September day.
Why that date, why September 18? Maybe the neos have a special connection with
that day and its noted celebrations. According to daysoftheyear.com, here’s what
we celebrate on 9/18:
International Red Panda Day
Cheeseburger Day
First Love Day
Locate An Old Friend Day
Read An Ebook Day
Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day
Respect Day
Gymnastics Day
Water Monitoring Day
Coastal Cleanup Day
Eat An Apple Day
The only festivities on that list that seem to jive with
fascist white nationalism are, maybe, cheeseburger day and locate an old friend
day. You know how they love to scream
about libs taking away their beef. And
those “old friends” they want to locate are probably banned from Facebook and
Twitter so they have to meet up at a rally. As for the other days, I am
thinking endangered species, romance, reading, writers, athletes with opinions,
environmental projects and the forever Eve-tainted apple are things they
hate. And forget about their
relationship with “respect”.
These rally types are all over the place now. And they really do want another Civil War;
this is not hyperbole. Non-rally types should probably evacuate.
But we won’t. We still have power.
Running from fires, floods, winds, and war is the sensible
thing to do. But running from fascist
assholes? Not happening. As they like to say, we will “stand our
ground”. And we will look so much prettier
than them while doing that.
Stay.
Don’t evacuate.
Celebrate the best of September 18.
Joyce
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