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Blame DEI: Donald, Elon, and Insurrection
Does anyone really know what the “I” stands for?
Roaring Rivers
Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD.
Remember that time DEI started the L. A.fires? Or, that plane crash? Or all those dead pets in Springfield Ohio because radical terrorists wanted to include legal immigrants into working communities?
DEI is indeed the Bogie man of our age. What’s strange is that the Bogie man himself is not called a Trans man, which if you think about it, it’s probably because some marginalized LGBTQ+ person — maybe even a woman — is trying to pretend to be a man. A Bogie man.
This is curious on many levels.
Maybe it’s improbable. Incredible. Impossible. An “I” word that explains, who, what, or why, DEI has nearly extinguished our world, what’s the indignity that is consuming all we know and love of formerly lovely Earth?
Maybe the source of all these troubles is a psychological conditioned response called “projection.” It is possible, even if highly bizarre, to think that rather than clearly see it is not Pete Buddigige who derailed those crashing, toxic trains last year, maybe it was poison policies accepted by Don, Elon, and ____? Imbecile?
The “I” in DEI could be almost anything: Intolerables, Irritating, Idiot, Incompetent, Indulgent, Inflated, Inhuman, Inflammatory, Insufferables, Intimidating, Insensitive, Ingrate, Imposters, Implosion? Ill-advised? Intolerant…
“I” could even stand as a pronoun, (GASP! I thought we eliminated those!?!) such as “I am the best person.” or “I alone can fix it,” or “I am a stable genius,” or I m a arrogant rant” because words are not my best, folks, maybe, some are saying, but maybe they are…
“I am an arrogant rant” sounds almost like “immigrant”. Maybe we hear wrong? Or, maybe the I is for: INARTICULATE? Instability? Incoherent? Impossible? Inferno? Itchy?
Let’s all admit we’re tired. Exhausted really. And broke, and sad, and not even cheered one bit with all the new additions to the new United States of America: Canada, Panama, Greenland, And, now, from the Riviera to The Holy See: Pope Emperor’s gift of Gaza.
Given all this and god forbid, Tomorrows edicts,
I think the word is just plain “ICKY,” It’s just Donald, Elon, and Icky.
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