If It Sounded Good Then, How Does It Sound Now?
Let’s face it. The older you get, the more things you regret. Do you regret how you voted in 2016? If you voted the same way again in 2024, are you regretting it now?
We are both former Republicans, now registered independents, since 2016.
We have no regrets. We are stuck with him for now.
Dreaming helps us survive
Our Protest
Our only choice is our silent protest. Make that “silence.” We simply don’t say his name.
I like the attitude of the writer Paul Theroux. He uses the president or the American president. Anything but his name.
Nancy Reagan has her “Just Say No” to drugs campaign. Why not start a “Just Don’t Say” his name campaign?
Think about it. If we all stop using his name, will he just leave us alone? What happens when his name doesn’t appear in print? Or when the media uses the position name, not his name.
Saving the Country Again
We once saved the country from another out- of-control president. “I will not accept the nomination of my party.” I can still remember his voice.
Do you remember Arlo Guthrie’s anti-war song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.” Maybe we peace loving Americans need a Movement, much like the Alice’s Restaurant anti-war Massacree Movement?
Take about 20 minutes from your otherwise hectic life. Listen to Arlo one more time.
You can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant
You can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant
Walk right in; it’s around the back
Just a half a mile from the railroad track
You can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant
When the man in the White House says something stupid, just sing the refrain.
It may help. But you may be singing it a lot.
Alternatives To his name
Here are a few alternatives to using his name. Media types, please use any or all of these.
These are written as future fake news headlines.
- President’s family buys Greenland.
- White House says neutering dogs is a sex change operation.
- Administration leader denies unvaccinated children are dying of measles.
- Republican leader changes the name Pacific Ocean to Ocean’s 11 because his personal assistant liked the movie.
There are some exceptions.
- He wins a golf game without cheating.
- He falls asleep at a meeting.
- When is he indicted or impeached
- Anytime he demeans women or the disabled.
Turns out, there may be more exceptions to the rule than I first thought.
Here’s a stray thought. Do MAGA hats lower IQ, or do wearers start out that way?
I wonder how many contracts will be issued to remove his name from public view. Kind of like what happens to a dictator once they are deposed.
And what should the media be doing?
His refusal to give them direct access leaves little choice but to speculate. If he thinks news is fake now, wait until reporters lack facts.
How can you join the movement?
Pretty simple. In your everyday communication, use the name of the office or other noun. Or use a common unflattering name for him. A name that you might use for any other bully.
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