Today is Labor Day for most of the civilized world. It’s a holiday in many countries, but this year that is pretty much a meaningless concept.
The US, of course, wants nothing to do with the stinking commie day. Hence we celebrate an obscure French battle in early May and Labor Day in September. It will be an excuse to drink Corona, I am sure – but probably not eat Mexican or get stumbling drunk on tequila.
Ever since I left the dark side of the force back around 2002 – by pointing out to anyone that would listen, that invading Iraq was a monumental mistake. Even worse in my mind, then, was the idiotic idea of creating a massive trainwreck in the deployment schedule by putting five carrier battle groups in the Gulf at the same time. Subsequent years proved me right on both points, but I take no real pleasure in it.
And then in 2009, when I started writing about how dangerous the teabaggers were, I took a horrendous rain of abuse on those supposedly “welcoming front porches” of mythical military bloggers. I was repeatedly called a communist or a socialist. ( Sometimes both-but usually these so-called “tolerant” souls could never figure out which). Somehow the idea that Americans should have better lives, decent public transportation and train service, healthcare better salaries, and better roads and schools, really, really, pissed people off.
Nonetheless, I am glad I left that wrong side of American politics. More accurately, the bad side left me as it descended into the madness that is Trumpism and the cult of the vulgar talking yam and his followers.
So hey! It’s time to celebrate. So after playing L’Internationale, I will now sing this famous Pete Seeger song.
Normally there would be a parade, but I don’t live in Georgia or Texas and have no desire to join the walking dead.
Thus I will drink a few of these:
After which I will drift off to sleep dreaming of the travel I won’t be making here – which I was planning to make this month as a matter of fact.
But Thailand’s not allowing travel and neither is where I live since I really can’t afford to be quarantined or worse.
So I’ll settle down and stay socially distant from myself.
Maybe watch some of this:
If you are currently one of the millions of people across the world practicing social distancing, odds are you are probably not engaging in sex. But if you search the word “coronavirus” on Pornhub, over a hundred videos will pop-up. If you need something to do during your self-quarantine, these videos are sure to entertain you. It just depends on whether or not you can get past the facemasks the actors are wearing.
Any port in a storm.
Happy May Day!