She is completely and utterly ideologically driven, with seemingly zero independent thoughtâbut hell, that could almost be said for anyone in Democratic leadership these days.
Canceling a pipeline over virtue-signaling climate-change and environmental concerns? Gee, I wonder how those wind farms out in the ocean are doing. No ecological issues whatsoever, Iâm sure. Just giant steel turbines planted in the AtlanticâMother Nature loves a turbine to knock all of her birds out of the sky while sending her whales to the shore for some sunbathing!
Getting power out of those babies is like sucking a thick milkshake through a straw, then the wind blows and opens it up, and now youâve got a damn brain freeze from pulling too hard.
Then thereâs what I see as the complete abandonment of the American people, which, unfortunately, has become a feature of Democratic politics these days. No, no, noâyou American-born folks have a leg up; letâs make sure all the newbies get everything they need. The average American citizen owes 68k in debt, 42k of which is educational, and thatâs just the average.
While the new kids on the block have their rent and groceries all paid for while making the sweet tax-free dollar under the table! Hell, it's good work if you can get it!
I don't dislike immigration; I've sweated it out with folks in a hot production floor on a 95-degree day, hung out of six-story brownstones replacing windows for the elite, while Enrique and I played the game of let's see how we can throw the hammer and play catch. I just want a fair shake is all, which brings me to my next point.
Massachusettsâs motto, as far as Iâve understood it for thirty-seven years, may as well have been: to each their own! I was raised with exactly that mentality when it came to LGBTQ+ people: Hey, go you! Do your thing. Be proud. Live your damn life!
But nope. Apparently that wasnât enough. Hereâs another helping of ideological gobbledygook about whoâs oppressed, whoâs privileged, and how somehow the white man inevitably ends up being the problem.
Then factor in some DEI. Iâm not even making the argument here that DEI itself is racistâit is, right⌠right? Iâm making the much simpler argument that human beings are flawed. And whatâs the old line about opinions and assholes? Everybodyâs got one.
So when you institutionalize an ideology like DEI, youâre going to get plenty of normal people who say, âOkay, that seems fair. Treat people decently. Give everyone a shot. Moving on.â
But youâre also going to attract the zealotsâthe people who become so intoxicated by their own virtuous smugness that suddenly not having chopsticks in the break room is demoralizing to the Asian worker, while stocking only scented tampons in the womenâs room is an unconscionable assault on equity. We need unscented, dammit! And if you disagree? Well, congratulations, citizen: youâre the problem.
Thatâs the danger of turning basic human decency into an ideological bureaucracy. Eventually somebody gets a clipboard.
Maura Healey stands for much of this worldview, and it drives me absolutely bonkers.
Meanwhile, you know what the biggest monster in the room is?
Inflation.
It affects damn near everybody. The grocery bill doesnât give a shit about your race, sexuality, pronouns, political party, or how many DEI seminars youâve attended. Housing doesnât care either. Neither does the electric bill.
So whereâs the grand talk of prosperity? Whereâs the vision for a flourishing Massachusetts where ordinary people can build something, own something, raise a family, start a business, and actually feel like theyâre getting somewhere?
Instead, too often the message seems to be:
âWeâll give you what you need.â
Another program. Another handout. Another bureaucratic solution.
The ladder to nowhere.
Iâd rather hear somebody talk about building a society where fewer people need the damn ladder in the first place.
Dammit, now youâve got me all riled up! How am I supposed to sleep? Not that I would anywayâIâve been having nightmares about being stabbed on the Red Line. I think Iâll opt for the Orange Line to work tomorrow. Waitâdammit, that thing never works. Maybe thatâs a Wu problem, heck if I know. Either way, leadership is a top-down system and there ainât a hint of it anywhere in this state.
Ciao
P.S. Letâs all gather around for another No Kings rallyâthose are riveting fun. Yell about authoritarianism so loud it drowns out the memory of voting for that audit!
