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Date: 2025-04-02

A number of snide comments I received on my article of yesterday, where I wanted to give you hope and cheer you on, but apparently, I was throwing you under the bus with “the others” and “it was too late” “You were doomed”. Well then, no more kid’s gloves, because frankly I’ve had just about enough of the whining and hand wringing.

The Ukrainians have been fighting a war for 3 years, being bombed, maimed, killed, their children stolen, and still they fight to save their country against one of the biggest superpowers in the world. Even tiny Haiti has been under the grip of gangs for over 4 years and today hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demand security and it’s the poorest nation in the hemisphere.

But after barely 3 months of a buffoon’s Presidency, what do the citizens of the mightiest country do? Americans are demoralized, defeated, depressed and giving up… the richest country, the wealthiest country, the most powerful army, the Home of the proud and land of the Braves is ready to throw the towel in after 3 measly months of job cuts and other bureaucratic problems.

Are you not ashamed of yourselves? You who always portray yourselves as the saviors of the world in movies and books, are you not shamed by your lack of courage, strength and resilience?

“We’ve already lost” “We’re doomed” “We can’t come back from this” my god how the mighty have fallen easily and quickly, you are folding like a house of cards in a strong breeze. Taken without even putting up much of a fight were you not? Where is this fabled patriotism I’ve heard so much about?

I am tired of your constant whining over the most superficial of things, wall street, inflation, retirement savings, do you still have your homes? Your children? Your spouses? Your nation? Then get the fuck up and fight for them! For fuck’s sakes, the rest can be restored and recuperated after you’ve dethroned your fascists party. And lord you have got to put of a fight and by you, I mean YOU THE FUCKING PEOPLE (I want this to be crystal clear). Stop waiting for heroes and leaders.

You think the US is the first country to face fascism? To be ostracized because of it? I’d like to invite you to read up on Germany, Italy and so many other countries that have gone through this, maybe if you had you wouldn’t be in this situation, but lord no, the arrogance of the US is exactly why you are here. Your refusal to listen to reason and logic because “this can’t happen here” well it’s fucking happening so as you were so fond of telling magas, open your fucking eyes and also get to work. Or else kiss your democracy goodbye and sit quietly under your dictatorship.

I’m tired of most of you acting like babies. You are not at war, you are not being bombed, you haven’t lost territory, if the Ukrainians can keep on fighting for their democracy how the fuck dare you will all your advantages be so fucking defeatists.

As you like to tell the GOP, grow some fucking spine, take some fucking risks and save your country!

If you care for it that is, from this side it’s looking like most of you care more about the economy than the state of the nation.

#ThePoet

Muriel Vieux – April 3rd, 2025, ©All rights reserved

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