Issues Under Fire: America is Falling, Plus Slack Slacker Sci-Fi Retro Radio
Well, it's Friday, and most people are at their wits' end, thinking only of putting a period on the negative news of the week. I, too, am in the same mental space, longing for Saturday morning to start anew. However, the challenge before us all is to look in the mirror and face the challenges head-on. We as Americans must admit we're facing a crisis beyond anything we've seen before, or anything we can do about it in the near future. So, let's get to it, shall we?
Over the last eight decades, we've all enjoyed living at the top of the world without understanding it or appreciating the privileges we've enjoyed. But things are changing at the end of the year. Changes that we have no control over. I, Adam First, sitting in for Lee Bines AKA Slack Slacker, have been looking at the numbers that indicate the American Empire is essentially done for. American Exceptionalism, if it ever actually existed, is now a myth.
The world now lives in a new reality. The numbers don't lie. We, the people, cannot compete with the future we face. We can point fingers at the right and the left to assign blame to leadership for allowing policies that brought us to this point, but the truth is, “We the People” should have known better. We’re simply left with the consequences of the choices we made when we cast our votes.
I, Adam First, did some digging and found that there were 35,000 job losses—manufacturing decline for the ninth consecutive month, the dollar is no longer King, but it’s on life support. China, Russia, Iran, BRICS, & ASEAN are holding all the aces. And the Shitheads in D.C. are doing nothing but gaslighting America’s dumbed-down citizenry struggling to make ends meet monthly, while the wealthy elite make off like bandits with a lion’s share of the crumbs left on the table.
Bottom Line: Do I have an answer or a solution for the financial calamity on the horizon? Hell no. If I did, I would be flying off into the sunset to a private island with those rich bastards. And watch the forever wars on a giant flat screen with three fingers of Tequila, not giving a damn.
But I will suggest getting your remaining dollars out of the bank, because when the shit hits the fan, your dollar won’t be worth a dime.
In the meantime, I’ve got a great sci-fi episode of X Minus One attached to this post to take your mind off your misery for a while.
Yours Truly, Adam First sitting in for Lee Bines, aka Slack Slacker. C-Ya Monday. Well maybe! 😎
