I feel like the whole country is playing the fiddle as America burns.

[BigBearJohn]

With the ongoing onslaught of daily heinous crimes by this administration
everyone seems to have gone numb. The atrocities are so numerous
we have lost count and have grown numb... indifferent... today's equivalent
of shell shock.

[cyclezealot]

1. To complete your anology.

We have an emperor just like Nero. Only his bombs are bigger.

[Unbowed]

2. But hey, they are interested in the really important stuff.

Like old murder cases and celebrity romances. :sarcasm:

We're ready to tumble like a house of cards and people don't give a sh*t. They are numb. That's the right word. What happened to activism? I haven't been here very long, but I came to find democrat solidarity.

[BigBearJohn]

3. Welcome to DU UNBOWED... hope you stick around!

:hi:

[Unbowed]

4. Thanks.

:hi:

I'm going to try to. I've found most other "liberal" blogs to be a jungle of neocon bushit and bickering. There are some pretty decent posts here. Mostly I read unless I feel like adding my 2 cents.

[Initech]

5. America is definately a sinking ship.

Of course, unlike traditionally, the captain WONT be going down with the ship.