“…The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in hate;
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate.
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville - mighty Casey has struck out.” (last two paragraphs of Casey At The Bat/Ernest Lawrence Thayer)
From the Commonwealth of Virginia to the School Boards of Colorado, to the not so hallowed halls of a not so supreme, Supreme Court, it seems that on Wednesday November 3, 2021, the chance for change, the necessity of knowledge, the honoring of history, and sincerity of saving lives has died at the plate. If not completely dead, all of the above is dying a deep and dreadful demise, RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES!
Voters have decided that Critical Race Theory is actually a lesson of history that should NOT be taught, and that facts and truth are not a necessary path forward in helping our youth fight prejudice, bigotry, and bias. Pretend that Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia or Anti-Semitism never existed, of if they did so, it was ALL part of making America great. Voters have decided that an Insurrection triumphed and condoned by TRUMP and his co-coup-conspirators was not a bad thing for democracy, and maybe just maybe the Republican Party should not be blamed for covering up as much of the truth as they have. The voters have decided that “PRO LIFE,” somehow only extends to the zygote of fetus, but once living in the womb is finished, dying from COVID, or LOCKED AND LOADED Guns has nothing with to do with Life…because Liberty to let others die is more of a priority.
The Outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game. (opening paragraph of Casey At The Bat/Ernest Lawrence Thayer)…I am overwhelmed in a very awful way, at the sheer stupidity of way too many people, who somehow, in my point of view look forward to end of Democracy!
