I started the day looking at the landing page of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need.
That's the banner. I didn't change the size; it stretches from edge to edge on the full screen. It also comes in a red version.A survey wondering how satisfied I was with the website, right there in the bottom left corner. I filled it out, strongly disagreeing and strongly dissatifying wherever I could. I mentioned the banner and the Hatch Act in the Comments section.
I looked at the Submit button and I froze. I hadn't given my name, but even a luddite knows that nothing stays private if it's on the interwebs. So, I clicked on their Privacey Policy.
Click through. It's a three column, densely packed with tiny print. It's page 68647 of the Federal Register. It's incomprehensible. It also has no redirect button to allow me to opt out of anything.
So I sat and I thought.
I was right. The banner is inappropriate and probably illegal. I do feel less comfortable in thinking about HUD than I did yesterday, and I'm certainly less likely to do business with them should the need arise - and it's all because of that banner.
It's also an inaccurate framing of the issue, but nuance has never been this Administration's long suit so why bother bringing it up?
I had a long talk with myself about Freedom of Speech. I laughed at myself at first but went quickly to frightened before leaping to outrage. This is The United States of America. I'm not inciting violence or preaching revolutioin. I shouldn't have to think any further than that.
I clicked Submit, feeling like a warrior for democracy.
Isn't that sad?
The Republicans control ALL branches of the Gov't. They own this mess. Period. Full Stop.
ReplyDeleteAnd CNN went on and on about the Dems refusing to budge. Seriously?????
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Just when you think they can't stoop any lower....aargh! Our entire federal government is becoming warped and cruel.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm sure there's more to come, Little Cheese.
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ReplyDeletetrump knew what he was doing when he immediately replaced all of the heads of the departments with his lackeys. Now everything is corrupt. All we can do is continue to be warriors for democracy, and hope we are not important enough to be targeted.
Thank you for this. You said what I feel (and more concisely, too!)
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