The capital police officer who was shot in the attack on the congressional baseball practice has a gofundme to raise money for rehab, and I just want to reflect on how fucking sad that is.
Someone needing to beg money from the public after suffering injury from defending the US congress is like something out of a hamhanded parody of classic war propaganda. “Don’t lay down your lives for the US congress. US congresspeople don’t care about your sacrifice, they will let you die in disability and poverty and also are fucking your wife.“
What I wanted: US congress ready and willing to die, guns in hand, to defend this nation. National honor.
What I got: Political class both unwilling and unable to resolve the difficult challenges this nation needs to overcome to not only survive but thrive. National shame.
What I want now: A totally new system of selecting legislators that imposes radically different incentives.