The old and the young

This year being the absolute shitshow that it is, it seems to me that John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas/War Is Over” should fit right in. I do not know that the war is over—whether you’re talking global pandemic, systemic racism, undercutting of democratic institutions or right-wing thuggery, we’ve still got a long way to go.

Still, back in the day, Nixon was forced to the negotiating table to end that war. And this is the season of hope.