Lost
I feel lost.
How did pledging allegiance to the flag and singing the national anthem become domestic terrorism?
How did the end become justification for the means?
How did mother and father become hate speech?
How did "I dream of the day when we don't judge people by the color of their skin" become "you're a racist if you don't judge people by the color of their skin"?
How did Puff the Magic Dragon become WAP?
How did "government of the people, by the people, for the people" become government surrounding itself with metal fences, razor wire, and armed troops?
Here we are. It's Easter Sunday 2024. The Easter egg roll tradition at the White House has been announced. But, wait a minute. Has it? The official White House "Call for Youth Art" for the 2024 Easter egg roll event says: "The Submission must not include any questionable content, religious symbols, overtly religious themes, or partisan political statements". The President of the United States of America has prohibited all religious symbols and themes as a revised Easter "tradition" at the White House.
How will we be able to teach our children about a religion-free Easter? We won't. And, that's the point.
We are lost.