Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Deconstruction

I seldom use the term "deconstruction," because it reminds me of its place of origin, a moated castle of impulse-driven epistemological terrorism. But the term rhymes with Reconstruction, the historical era most like what we are now experiencing.

Andrew Johnson remains a contender for America's worst President. He was Trumpish. He tried to stop Reconstruction, which was what we call our attempt to rebuild the nation after the Civil War. Johnson tried to deconstruct. Congress attempted to integrate the newly-free people of color as full voting citizens. President Johnson said no. 

With Trump we have another half-man attempting to turn back the clock on our already shaky race relations, health programs, social support efforts, peace treaties, climate problems, justice system, gender issues, etc.  Trump wants, in his mindless way, to deconstruct anything positive his little fingers can probe.  

We impeached Andrew Johnson and elected Grant (who crushed the original KKK), and we can do the same to Pres. Spanklyn T. Borderline and the degenerate family he rode in on. It's time for a change.

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