‘Tis the season for holiday classics!
We find ourselves in an alternate universe, an ugly remake of an American classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Bedford Falls (America), once a welcoming land of open-hearted citizenry working together for a better tomorrow, has morphed into Pottersville (Trumpville), a hateful, racist, xenophobic, misogynistic and divisive place where every man (and I do mean “man” – women, stay in your place for a few more millenniums) is out for himself and no low is too low, where facts matter not and where moral integrity is a quaint notion doomed to oblivion by narcissism, greed, hypocrisy, fear and endless lies.
Mr. Martini (Mr. Martinez) has been deported, his Dreamer children left behind with their lives and futures in the balance; Mr. Gower is addicted to opioids, with no Medicare or health insurance to aid him, and the never-to-be-born George Bailey has left a void filled by a puppet secretary to the mad king, who justifies daily said king’s assault on truth, justice, the free press, the environment, civil rights and the planet.
Clarence, are you out there?
Hee haw! And Happy Holidays!
Lisa Stathoplos
Wells
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.