A few random thoughts for today.
- Another election year, another big defeat in my hometown of Fairfield. The GOP lost the majority on the town's legislative body, the "Representative Town Council". To make matters worse, it also lost the town Board of Finance (1).
What does this mean? It means that going forward, every new big building project proposed will be approved....except for the ones that go against the "woke" agenda (Chick-Fil-A, anyone?). And don't get me started on how the town will see higher taxes. In short, Fairfield will continue to devolve into "Little Bridgeport", so to speak.
Is this what we really want? Do we want a sky-high level of crimes such as car thefts and burglaries? Do we want Democrats to be able to "deny and deflect" any responsibility for the fill pile scandal (started under the previous Democrat First Selectman)? Do we like the fact that town Democrat "leaders" frequently use scare tactics (such as calling all Republicans "Nazis", which they did this year) to intimidate Fairfielders into voting for them?
And do we want our children to be taught that if someone has black skin, that alone makes them superior to anyone else (see Note 1)?
Think about it!
- Lately, it's been rather difficult to "keep the faith".
It's always the same old story after elections; we say we're going to win big, and then we don't. Don't get me wrong, I like the direction that the Fairfield (and Connecticut) GOP is going in. What greatly disappoints me is the final outcome of major races; they haven't really developed in our favor recently. And seemingly, one can't blame me for being disheartened.
Take a quick look around you. Fairfield is becoming urbanized, and losing the small town New England charm that has served it so well. And every day, we lose a little bit more of our rights and freedoms. This is true not just for Fairfield, and not just for Connecticut, but for the entire nation.
There is a song that I sometimes listen to which speaks to this rather well.
If I may, here's a small excerpt of "Broken Dreams" (as written and performed by "Shaman's Harvest"):
"Almost to the mountaintop
You slip and fall just like a stone,
Rolling ever faster
To this nightmare you have sown.
You had it all right in your grasp,
But in a breath, your minute passed.
Now at last the end has come,
You are all alone"
Maybe I'm a bit too traditional in my beliefs, or perhaps too old-fashioned for my own good. Nevertheless, as I see it, people are no longer living the "American dream", but an "American nightmare" (apologies to wrestler Cody Rhodes).
"Don't you look behind the curtain
No one's there, the end is certain" (2)
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