"Why are you so up-in-arms?" an old college buddy asked me. She went on to challenge what FangedWilds.org -- the non-profit I founded -- has to do with politics. My brain went through a spasm of calculations: "This friend isn't the progressive activist she was back in our school days... in fact, she just ridiculed her son as being a 'BernieBro' who was naive to support Sanders. She just said something favorable about Clinton but she may even be Republican now...."
What do you say someone who sees no connection between elections and extinction?
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| Democrats harm the environment as much as GOP |
I sputtered something to the effect that this "Fanged Wilds" whimsy of mine is designed to make us more aware of predators so we tap into our own fierce wildness and take action to save nature. "Climate change; government in bed with Big Oil; stuff like that."
My friend snorted.
Courage isn't always dramatic. Sometimes it's just being honest with someone smug, at the risk of losing her affection.
Yeah, YOU, beotch! Disturb your comfort enough to learn, say, how politicians and their shills are calling for Julian Assange to be assassinated. They're calling him a terrorist Russian spy; Assange is the guy who published -- via Wikileaks #DNCleak -- proof that establishment Democrats took our donations fraudulently and, with the complicity of rigged media, cheated anyone who values democracy or just didn't vote Clinton.
Some of us are still reeling over the fact that the champion of the environment Bernie Sanders endorsed fracking-queen Clinton despite such brazen election fraud. For us Berners, it was like watching our dad get crucified, climb off the cross and join the Roman army. We can only speculate what threats forced Bernie to abandon justice after so many decades of his fearless integrity as a public servant. Powerful bullies' attacks on Wikileaks' Assange -- who's one of the few honest journalists left in the world -- gives us a hint of the viciousness of those political predators.
Yes, predators.
See how it all fits together? We're standing up to tycoons who control the White House, FBI and DOJ, who may even call for our assassination. See why we need lions, grizzly bears & killer whales to adjust our mindset?
But standing up to my old college girlfriend was just as scary. I'm not a lesbian (not that there's anything wrong with that) however I do treasure the love of my gal pals. I'm crushed when they cherish lies more than they value our friendship. If you care about me, at the very least please respect the sacrifices I make for the sake of democracy.
No, I'm not talking about the canvassing, blogging and banking I do: I'm talking about the most YUGE sacrifice I made... of my figure. Fretting, debating and grieving has destroyed my exercise and food control. This year's elections have made my ass fat. If you've ever been in a situation like this, you may understand that I crave women buddies to reassure me that everything is all right; beauty is internal; health is spiritual, yadda yadda...
Trump is vilified for "fat shaming" women. I was a chubby teen and I oppose objectifiying any mammal. However, Clinton surrogates shrieking SEXISM at every turn victimizes and harms girls of all sizes more than Trump's rudeness. Part of Trump's appeal is that he smashes bullshit: it's silly to pretend feminine beauty isn't a power that girls should use when appropriate. Politically-correct hypersensitivity does no good for feminism or anyone. Clinton's opportunistic fake feminism is bloated propaganda.
So, ladies, I'm compelled to shove this in your face... because courage.
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Election Fraud made me a Bernie Bro for #JillNotHill. If you don't like it, bite my copious butt
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V.C. Bestor endorses the People and all other species. She's Director of FangedWilds.org
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