This provides a needed update on the disaster in Puerto Rico. We know we have an illegitimate and incompetent regime in Washington. That is given and it is destroying this nation. If there is no will to do what is necessary to correct that situation now I’m afraid there is little that we can expect for Puerto Rico. Obviously Congress could act but it is being run by a cult dedicated to white supremacy and whatever thin excuse can be found for accelerating the plunder as the national anger rises. That is a only the most obvious and superficial symptom of evil. And there is no better word for this consistent and vicious denial of basic human rights. This is what must be corrected for any hope of rebuilding America.

While anyone affiliated with Congress or the Executive branch will be quickly identified as hopeless panderers looking for money for themselves, at least you made the effort to go to Puerto Rico and talk to people there. This is one of many growing disasters that are already close to being crimes against humanity. It might be good if everyone checked the definition of that. Personally I think Puerto Rico should be looking (I hope they are) for international assistance. I know Germany has provided early assistance and was willing to help with power. That is an international political issue that will soon have to be faced as the other nations watch the rapid failure of this country.

Not surprisingly there were several responses from people obviously representing the forces of racism and ignorance. I was particularly disgusted with the blatant excuse that Puerto Rico should shut up because they “don’t deserve help” or words to that effect. The presentation of people in Louisiana still living in FEMA emergency housing was particularly dumbfounding. Where is the FEMA emergency housing in Puerto Rico?

I can sympathize with the people in Flint who are facing the same racist, criminal conspiracy in the destruction of their water supply and the complete failure to provide essential corrections for life in that region. The reasons for that policy is consistent for fascist regimes as it both cripples populations considered illegitimate and creates fighting between those groups that are being dispossessed, struggling for essential services, and turned into refugees under their own ‘government’.

Tragically it has taken only one year to build a stunning list of disasters that individually would take years to correct but are being worsened for political ends. I and many others see this as approaching a critical mass that cannot be overcome and that threatens collapse. The failure of the USSR is an excellent though ironic example.