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They Are Lining Up to Place Their Lips on His Ass
Bezos, Zuckerberg and others donating generously to Trump’s inauguration. Race to meet the incoming authoritarian.
“Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tolls. The bell tolls for thee.”
With each instance of preemptive compliance, each gentle placing of the chapped lips of nervous little geeks like Jeff Bezos and Mark “Sugar Mountain” — he is the owner of Meta, you know, the kid who stole The Facebook from the Winklevoss twins — the breathing of our maimed democracy grows more and more shallow. We should not ask how or why or express outrage. We should be considering our next steps.
How will we prevent this? Can we prevent it peacefully? Are we united enough to punish Jeff Bezos and Sugar Mountain (Zucker in German means sugar, and Berg means mountain)? Both of those «geniuses» have created products that have deeply permeated way too many aspects of our lives. For the most part, I could untether myself from both of the product offerings of those two weaklings, but admittedly, it would be more challenging at this time of the year. Amazon has become the North Pole, so ordering stuff online is more convenient than running around to stores. Many of us could untether, but how much will that affect the bottom line of those two…
