Even if you missed viewing the Golden Globes, snippets of the speeches, meme’s of momentary magic or madness, and lots and lots of photos’ of the Entertainment Industry have appeared through social media as well the medium of Cable television. For anyone of the Liberal/Progressive persuasion the Golden Globes often presented a perfect platform for your kind of politics. Seth Meyers reminded us that even though we watch as very wealthy, very elite sit and dine, anointing one another with more gifts, there are REAL average everyday Joe’s and Joanne’s who are also a part of making movies and television, and these people, albeit not making the 6 or 7 figure salaries are a core, a necessary core of and industry that for many seems remote and mysterious. Seth, commented on the dreary news that sexual harassment had top billing this year, and chastised many of us for looking the other way, until there was no other place to look then at ourselves in the mirror. The theme was black, a uniform color to confirm and conform with the idea that women are people too, and that not matter how long women have been considered chattel, NOW, at least in 2018 in the land of Entertainment, all of the sitting in the back of the bus, all of the Jim Crow laws, all of the double standards would cease…perhaps not desist, but heads would roll, names would be taken. There was hope emanating from the Golden Globes. Barbara Streisand counted the decades since she became the first only female director to win an award, and we were provided the opportunity of a standing ovation for Oprah to remind us that our past is still here to haunt us, but going forward, we can exorcise any ghosts of inequality, division, and lack of moral moorings. Chants of Oprah for president rumbled at the Golden Globes, and today, whispers, loud and many remain alive insisting that Oprah consider the opportunity.
Today, the day after the Golden Globes, the state Senate of the Christian nation/state of Texas passed a law the if a woman wants and abortion, she must first purchase Rape Insurance, as being raped might BE the only permission she has to decide what is best for her mental and physical health regarding pregnancy. Today, the day after the Golden Globes, a man accused by at least 14 women of sexual harassment, and perhaps rape, who bragged and seemingly still brag about grabbing women’s private parts, or sleeping with wives of best friends is still sitting in the Oval office. Today, nothing of substance has been done to REALLY try and stop future hacking of our polling places by the Russians…instead frivolous talk about how the Dems may win the majority in the Senate and House, with little to no regard on the fact that if the Russians and the RNC were successful in hacking the 2016 elections, why wouldn’t they be as successful in doing so for the 2018 election…and maybe even so even if Oprah runs in 2020!
We love our show and tell in this nation. We can all wear black, we can wear a ribbon with a certain color to demand justice, equality, freedom, we can provide facts, trying our best to erase anything fake. We are Americans, and that is what we can do…But this year, we have met an enemy that could GIVE A SHIT, regarding democracy, the Republican Party! We must begin to fight a different kind of battle. In a way we are once again facing a Civil War. The GOP cannot find power in their policies, but only in their voter restriction laws/gerrymandering/ and collusion with the Russians. I sit at my computer, and honestly even when a little bit of hope crosses my heart, I still worry and wonder…This nation has lost its checks and balances, and we are teetering on the edge of Authoritarianism or worse Fascism. I appreciate the glamor and glitz provided by the Golden Globes…but what is next and how do win this newest American War?
