Tag: The Resistance

Guest Post: Occasional Words from the Resistance …from the desk of R.E. Vanella.

Filed in National by on November 17, 2016 10 Comments
Guest Post: Occasional Words from the Resistance  …from the desk of R.E. Vanella.

In reply to anonymous; is it fascist fait accompli? Move me on to any black square.  Use me any time you want. Just remember that the goal is for us to capture all we want.    –Yes, I’ve Seen All Good People

Steve Bannon to king’s knight 2…. check.

On Woody Guthrie’s guitar there was a note taped that read, “This Machine Kills Fascists.”  Now, I’m nobody to disparage Woody Guthrie, but throughout history when fascists really needed killing the Martin 000-18 was insufficient.

John R Bolton to queen’s rook 4…. check.

Now that we’ve arranged the pieces just so how many moves will it take the Grand Master marketer and media manipulator to sort it out?

Wraith of Julius Streicher to queen’s bishop 3…. check.

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Guest Post: Occasional Words from the Resistance – The first in a series of remarks from the desk of R.E. Vanella

Filed in National by on November 15, 2016 9 Comments
Guest Post: Occasional Words from the Resistance – The first in a series of remarks from the desk of R.E. Vanella

Unhappy the land where heroes are needed.  –Bertolt Brecht, Life of Galileo

I am in here.  Like many of you I had a painful week.  I think dramatic vacillation between severe emotions has the same effect as ascending too quickly from great depths in the sea.  If I accelerate from rage directly to despondency in, say, less than two seconds I experience significant waves of nausea.

I’ve concluded that the seriousness of this moment requires us to navigate through the storms of the body and the psyche and get on the same page.  There’s been mention of coming together.  So to that end and if you’ll permit me, I’d like to make a few remarks.

What I am going to do, and what I strongly urge you all to do, is whatever it takes to prepare yourself for the fight ahead.  We’ve read polls, and spread memes, and spewed talking points, and told the jokes, and made predictions, and dismissed other people predictions, and also the videos.  It seems a little surreal that there was a game in this space around Republican primary season.  Has anyone else had this thought? Please know I mean no disrespect, but I’m in no mood to play now.

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