A SLICE OF HEAVEN

The other day, when passing a Chevron station, I noticed the posters on the pumps put there by the company itself, asserting indignantly that California has the highest gas prices in the country, and I realized that it was a deliberate cynical ploy by them to fuel resentment toward the state government as well as sabotage regulation of their industry. And, naturally, I thought "shut up you hosebags, you make record profits in any case, why should you give a damn." Because in the most motorvehicle oriented state people will drive no matter what. California basically invented highways and the suburban strip mall, as well as American car culture. Chevron protesting any rules at all is blatant cynicism.

The other thought that came to mind is that Luigi Mangione is the wave of the future, with many more assassinations of big company executives. Not just the vicious bastards in charge of medical insurance, but a wider and more diverse target group. And remarkably, almost all the candidates for such action are Republicans and major contrigutors to the campaign finances of the robber baron party.

It's just a thought, of course. Far be it from me to advocate political violence. No. I am a bland pacifist more than happy with the splendid state of affairs in a country exploited and drained dry by the enlightened leadership of political whores. I am overjoyed.
It's the best of all possible worlds! Thank you Jesus!

And please don't get me started on the religious rightwing.
Om shanti shanti om, Jesus, om shanti shanti om.
Peace, love, butterflies, and baby angels.

Another thing that came to mind is that the combination of high health insurance costs, fast food chains, and our addiction to hyper-processed junkfoods, probably saves Social Security and Medicare piles of money. We die faster here than in the rest of the industrialized world, and more suddenly. So who cares that clinics and hospitals all over rural America are underfunded and closing down? The savings are enormous!

Things must be really wonderful in Texas.



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