Recently there have been multiple stories in the news about citizens that are in revolt against leftist incompetence and ideologically driven lunacy by the very leftist mayors and city councils that they themselves recently elected. Chicago and Portland are the prime examples that have been in the news. And that doesn’t even count New York where the FBI has finked on Mayor Eric Adams and has set him up to be convicted of bribery in the near future. In fact, in his case, it seems that he’s being persecuted for not going along with federal leftist incompetence and ideologically driven lunacy (understand, flooding New York City with illegal alien felons).
Someone might think I’d be happy to see these citizens awakening from their stupor and embracing moderation and practical solutions to their problems.
Hah!
Places like Chicago, Portland, San Francisco and New York haven’t learned anything. They will take a tiny step back from the abyss of leftist madness and then double down on it shortly after. They’ll hire a left-wing moderate and then harangue this victim day in and out every time he tries to solve a problem. They’ll discover racism, sexism and transphobia anytime realism intrudes on their make-believe vision of their city and its problems.
No, I’m not seeing their pain as a wake-up call for a return to sanity. They can’t possibly return to something they’ve never experienced in their lives. It would be like expecting Massachusetts to respond to an enormous Democrat produced state budget deficit by electing an actual conservative. No, what they do is elect a RINO like Mitt Romney who works at producing fiscal restraint while being endlessly attacked for his “heartless” cuts in human services. And as soon as the budget is back in decent order, they’ll kick him to the curb and find some blue haired wack-job to come in and start the whole cycle all over again.
No, I don’t care a bit what halfway measures the Leftists take to stave off bankruptcy and prevent their cities from being literally sacked and burned down by barbarians. Truth be told I want them to be sacked. My favorite fantasy is imagining Portland burned to the ground and all of its hipsters eaten by Haitian gangs who run out of dogs and cats.
That would be poetic justice. More than that, I think it might be the only thing that could make the rest of the American leftists really sit back and think about their devotion to “the cause.” I mean, there’s nothing like seeing your brethren char-broiled over an oil drum full of scrap lumber and munched on by the local gang lord to give someone a new perspective on what the reality of decolonization might look like personally. Of course, to different people there could be a nuanced range of reactions. After all there are urbanites that thrive on discovering new cuisine choices. Afghan, Ethiopian, even Mongolian cuisines have each made a stir on the foodie scene. Well, pulled long pork or blackened hipster just might be the next chic menu item. Who knows. For the well-heeled diner one day it might be possible to get Kim Kardashian Ham and Eggs. Or Nancy Pelosi Jambalaya. The mind boggles at the culinary possibilities.
The wife and I were watching Andrew Zimmern “Good Eats” and the featured city was Portland OR, we wondered how many of those places featured are still around today?
Well, yeah. I read a report about businesses leaving Portland because it was
1) Too dangerous for the patrons and the workers
2) Impossible to make a profit with the collapse of normal foot traffic.
“Kim Kardashian Ham and Eggs. Or Nancy Pelosi Jambalaya.”
After eating those, I’d calculate about ten minutes of life remaining,
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URK!
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I seem…to have…miscalculated…
Well, Pelosi is probably well-marinated, maybe 86 proof. So it would be smart to to boil off a lot of the alcohol and she looks kind of tough and stringy. Kardashian is probably kind of fatty. Yeah, not too healthy.
Hahaha. I thought I was the only one who still remembered what “long pig” means.
I like an authentic Mongolean grill. Roasted on swords and all. Ethiopians eat too much raw or undercooked meat. I stuck to tibs, myself, when I was there. Afghani food is halal, so it is generally safe to eat. Their basmati rice is very good and any form of palaw is good, with Kabuli palaw the best.
I’ve been interested in the possibility of cannibalism re-appearing in the western world. And lo and behold, the Haitians have brought my jokes into reality. I’ve seen video of a Haitian gang lord in Haiti roasting the leg of one of his victims on a fire and eating it. Reality outstrips satire all around us.
In their book “Lucifer’s Hammer”, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle feature a cannibal cult terrorizing survivors of a comet strike. One of the things they point out is the risk of disease spreading through improperly cooked long pig. As the cookbooks say: You can eat your beef rare, be sure your pork is well-done!
Toast and Kardashian Butt Jelly sounds like part of a breakfast menu.
Folks, for a few years I made a joke that cannibalism would be the litmus test of when we’ve hit bottom. Well, apparently I was wrong. There is now cannibalism right outside our southern border (Haiti) but no indication that our decay has bottomed out. So I need a new benchmark. I guess it would have to be the loss of fire and the wheel.