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TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?


DJ Snake and Lil

John's song has

very few lyrics.

However, it appears

to be quite apt for

the state of the

US in which I find

myself - confused.


Turnt Up means you

get drunk/have fun

and don't have a

care in the world.


One would think that Turn down means you get serious and get ready

to deal with the the big stuff in life. But, these guys are saying - turn

down for what? Indeed, right? The lyrics consist of this phrase on

repeat with a kickass beat, interspersed with a few lines letting you

know that the singer is dealing with rounds of gunfire.

But, NOPE.. It also means party, and the shots they speak of are of

course, drinks. SO, in 2013, when the song came out, they were

releasing a party song, encouraging. you to keep on drinking and

party. Keep that music up, turn it down for no reason, and party on.


Now, the reason this is so apt for me is our current political landscape

leaves me with those feelings every other day. One day, I think I

ought to keep on keeping on while I can (party). The next, I hear

Trump/Vance say something ignorant, and I realize I should stick with

my over-analysis of words and stick with my mis-interpretation. I

have to get serious, fight, get ready to mobilize and do what I can to

prevent Project 2025 and fascism to take over my country.


Then, I realize I'm writing a blog entry and doing "Deep Thoughts by

Jack Handy" over a Lil John song, and I'm kinda laughing at myself.


But, it's in times like these, when we have a female of color running

for president, and that's the part of her that is being talked about,

not her record, her accomplishments, and her abilities. It's when we

have an orange human being who has indicated you'll never have to

vote again if he's elected. It's when you have a multiple-felon

running for president as the Republican candidate who allowed our

Capitol to be stormed and thought it was funny (laughing in his tent

as he watched)... It is when you have the orange man speaking at an

event telling the "good Christians" he will protect them - THE

MAJORITY - and that there are several ways to say Kamala Harris's

name, so he doesn't care if he says it correctly. Times like these, I

just have to stand up, turn down, turn up, or turn around, and say

to my friends, family, and whomever, enough is enough.


There are no Marxists or Socialists running for president in the US,

despite what the Orange guy tries to tell you. Please educate

yourself on the difference between Democracy vs. Marxism and

capitalism vs. socialism. There are governmental mechanisms and

economic mechanisms. MOREOVER, many of the strongest

denouncers of socialist principles (to me from a lack of understanding)

are those who reap the benefits - Medicare/aid recipients,

Social Security Recipients, etc. These are socialist programs, in case

you didn't know it. There is nothing wrong with some ideas for

social safety nets. They end up costing you less. The problem is, the

socialist/marxist dictatorships that were in existence that made us

afraid are the very ones Orange Dude loves - Russia, China, Cuba..


Let's all take some time to reflect. Let's figure out if we want our

sisters, moms, aunts, friends, to have the right to healthcare and

decision making about their bodies. It's not just abortion, it's

pregnancy and female reproductive healthcare. Let's figure out if

you want to retain a democracy. For all the jabs Orange Dude takes,

he continues, as does his VP choice, to tell you exactly what he wants

to do, which is be a dictator. Turn down, up, or around. and take a

stand.

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