Halloween is here. And you know what that means. Spirit Halloween stores across the country are more swamped than a Wal-Mart on Black Friday. You could drive from store to store picking through the dregs of near-empty Halloween costume racks. Thankfully, you don’t have to because The Guerrilla Politic has a list of last-minute Halloween costumes that are not only simple, they’re perfect for the United States we are currently living in.
On Tyranny and Tylenol
When the President and his top health officials stand in front of the nation and say that autism is destroying America and we must eradicate it and cure it, that’s eugenics. Because people with autism are people. People with families and jobs and hobbies and skills and talents. Not one word of the press conference where Tylenol was identified as the “cause” of autism acknowledged this. It was utterly dehumanizing.
And then there’s bad change. Change that is definitely unwelcome: the death of a loved one, divorce, getting laid off, being diagnosed with cancer, war, natural disaster, another Trump Administration, the Cracker Barrel logo changing.
Oh, you think that last example isn’t important enough to belong on that list?
Think again.
Rebrand This.
Change is hard. Even change you welcome: getting your driver’s license, buying your first drink without a fake ID, moving out of your parents’ house, going to college, landing your first real job, getting married, having a kid. Life’s milestones are all marked by change. And they all come with stress, uncertainty, doubt, and, if you’re like most Americans, credit card debt.
And then there’s bad change. Change that is definitely unwelcome: the death of a loved one, divorce, getting laid off, being diagnosed with cancer, war, natural disaster, another Trump Administration, the Cracker Barrel logo changing.
Oh, you think that last example isn’t important enough to belong on that list?
Think again.