burningbush

I live in Fort Myers, FL. It's located in Lee County. The county is named after Robert E. Lee. In Fort Myers near the county seat there's a statue of Robert E Lee. During the Civil War there was actually a Confederate base here. Was the bust installed after the Civil War to commemorate Robert E Lee? No. It was installed in 1966. If you know your history, you will notate that this is one year after the Selma marches and the infamous Watts Riots. These statues have nothing to do with commemorating the Civil War and everything to do with oppression and opposition to the Civil Rights Movement.

My last post to this blog was back in 2015. I just kind of quit using it and twitter and just use Facebook as my sole social media. Nobody really reads it and it seems kind of masturbatory. The recent events in our nation however have evoked strong emotions and a desire to blog again. I have decided that Facebook is not really appropriate for my rants and opinions in the current climate. So I reinstall the little blogger app, a nd log into burningbush for the first time in a couple years. Imagine my surprise  when I see that my last post from 2015 accurately predicted what is occurring now. We are witnessing the rise of fascism. It i s the curse always being right.