Monday, May 8, 2017

Gratitude Monday: Ribbit

After last week—which I was ready to be over with by mid-morning on Tuesday—here’s what I’m grateful for today: the Internet. Not for the first time, the ability of people to share taking the piss at the expense of those in power gives me hope.

It’s not just that there are amazingly inventive and witty people out there (scattered about among those whose brains have never evolved beyond the amygdala stage), it’s that the worst things inspire them to great work.

The latest example is that an artist from Austin noticed that the Kleptocrat’s chin looks like a frog. Before you know it—we’ve got klepto-frog memes all over the place.









And—as pretty much every media outlet on the planet points out—once you’ve seen it, you can never unsee it.

Thank God.

Twitter, as we all know, is fairly equal opportunity. So, for example, a pathetic, amygdala-frozen git like former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee can use it to spew all manner of disgusting sewage—now that he’s unencumbered by hope of future political office. (He was always devoid of a conscience and scruples.) Viz. his tweet on Cinco de Mayo:


But—as with every tweet by the Kleptocrat—those ready to call him out are legion.


Finally (for today), there are those who otherwise might toil in obscurity, taking comfort only in knowing they did the right thing, even if no one else sees it. Twitter gives them a platform, like the air lifting soap bubbles, so that we may all share in their happy moment.

For example: this true American hero who took advantage of Paul Ryan’s desperate need to smirk into a camera with anyone who doesn’t immediately look like they’re going to punch him. Especially after his cruel performance on Thursday. (You’ll note that he feels the need to write his name in full on his “Hi My Name Is” label. Seriously.)


Thank you, Internet.


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