{"id":4205,"date":"2022-06-30T19:13:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/?p=4205"},"modified":"2022-06-30T19:13:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:13:04","slug":"the-circle-game-is-happening-in-our-world-and-its-not-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/?p=4205","title":{"rendered":"The Circle Game is happening in our world, and it’s not good"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TERRY MOSHER<\/p>\n

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TOP OF THE TOWN<\/strong> \u2013 As I think about what is happening to us I come back to 1966 when Joni Mitchell wrote and sang \u201cThe Circle Game\u201d which Tom Rush made famous in his 1968 The Circle Game album. The song talks about how we as kids explore the wonder of life and dream of what is ahead for us. We can\u2019t go back but can look back at where we came from. This song is germane to what is happening to us today and we wonder what is going to happen to us in all the tomorrows. We are firmly in the grip of the far-right extremists from state legislatures to Congress to federal and district courts and, yes, from conservative evangelicals who claim they are the true followers of God but for me are phony baloneys.<\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/em>Yesterday a child came out to wander
\nCaught a dragonfly inside a jar
\nFearful when the sky was full of thunder
\nAnd tearful at the falling of a star<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And the seasons, they go round and round
\nAnd the painted ponies go up and down
\nWe’re captive on the carousel of time
\nWe can’t return, we can only look
\nBehind, from where we came
\nAnd go round and round and round, in the circle game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court\u2019s decisions the past few days, overturning Roe vs Wade and restricting the power of the EPA\u2019s ability to fight climate change are damaging to humanity and I\u2019m afraid there is more to come, especially on voting rights. This court with its 6-3 conservative majority is showing itself as we feared it would. But they are even more frightening than I could imagine. We will be living in Afghanistan if the court continues down this strict right way path. What is even more frightening is the cult of 45 that has taken over the Republican Party and washed over state legislatures in most red states. Our election system is under attack from them, reminding some of us of the early days of the Nazi takeover in Germany and the rise of Hitler and the following World War II.<\/p>\n

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Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
\nSkated over ten clear frozen streams
\nWords like, “When you’re older” must appease him
\nAnd promises of someday make his dreams<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And the seasons, they go round and round
\nAnd the painted ponies go up and down
\nWe’re captive on the carousel of time<\/em><\/strong>
\nWe can’t return, we can only look
\nBehind, from where we came
\nAnd go round and round and round, in the circle game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What is really happening is we are in a revolution, although most of us don\u2019t know it. The court, 45 and his allies and the Republican Party along with the extreme evangelicals are transforming our governmental structure, or attempting to do so. So far they are winning. There have been behind the scenes efforts to reshape our election systems to make it easier for Republicans to win. Or, I should say, easier to cheat and make sure they win.<\/p>\n

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16 springs and 16 summers gone now
\nCartwheels turn to car wheels through the town
\nAnd they tell him, “Take your time, it won’t be long now
\n‘Til you drag your feet to slow the circles down”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And the seasons, they go round and round
\nAnd the painted ponies go up and down
\nWe’re captive on the carousel of time
\nWe can’t return, we can only look
\nBehind, from where we came
\nAnd go round and round and round, in the circle game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The revelations revealed in the last public hearing of the Jan. 6 Select Committee that 45 and his allies planned the invasion of the Capitol in a coup aimed at keeping 45 in power was devastating to 45 and added horror to most Americans who take for granted democracy will always be around. This hearing showed how fragile our democracy really is. Nobody had tested it like 45 did, and continues to do. Nixon didn\u2019t attempt a coup. He tried to stay in power but when exposed he gave up and resigned. This man (45) will not quit, he will not say no to anything. As was exposed in this hearing he could have cared less about his vice president. He wanted to send his armed goons to the Capitol to kill his vice president and any of the Democrat lawmakers they could find, especially Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n

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So the years spin by and now the boy is 20
\nThough his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
\nThere’ll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
\nBefore the last revolving year is through<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And the seasons, they go round and round
\nAnd the painted ponies go up and down
\nWe’re captive on the carousel of time
\nWe can’t return, we can only look
\nBehind, from where we came
\nAnd go <\/em><\/strong>round and round and round, in the circle game
\nAnd go round and round and round, in the circle game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m old enough that I could escape the coming gloom and doom by dying if this far-right trend continues and if 45 or somebody like 45 reaches the top spot, the White House. That helps me, but you may be in trouble if this plays out as it looks like right now. \u00a0It\u2019s pretty clear to me Joe Biden will not be reelected if he still chooses to run, so that leaves the field wide open for a new person to make a power grab besides 45, who should be in prison not readying to make another run for President. I think some of his followers are tired of him and if I was to bet, and I\u2019m not a betting man, I would bet Ron DeSantis will be the next President. The Florida governor is not a good guy. He is like 45 only smarter and smoother, but is still dangerous. But, then, just about everything I see on the horizon is dangerous from a radical Supreme Court to a Nazified Republican Party that has more weirdoes in it than a clown show. But, hey, don\u2019t take my word for it. Do your own research. And try to stay safe.<\/p>\n

Be well pal.<\/p>\n

Be careful out there.<\/p>\n

Have a great day.<\/p>\n

You are loved.<\/p>\n

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