Comments by "girl from the bronx by way of el barrio" (@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288) on "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
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Sounds like what NYC went through in the 1970s and 80s when neighborhoods were literally burning. So hang in there, because things do get better, the pendulum does swing. I think creative experimentation works? For instance, tenants managing their own buildings that had been abandoned by the landlords. Seemed like a wild idea, no one had a better one, situation desperate, so yeah let's try this. That kind of almost desperate creativity. There are people within every department who have creative ideas, but they are not speaking up because they don't want their boss to call them crazy. Find a safe space for sharing those fresh ideas in parks, housing, everything. Education is probably the hardest because it's so complex, but....
I'm not trying to say that NYC is perfect now (we desperately need a new mayor right now) but it's not the 1970s. Things will get better if everyone just keeps on shouting how much they love Philly and keeps on trying new things. Continuing the old things, that's not working, so why not? Hang in there! Loving a whole city is hard, but so worth it. 🌆
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History teaches us many things. The Watergate investigations demonstrate that powerful people absolutely go to jail. In March, 1974, seven of the most powerful men in the administration were charged: Mitchell, Halderman, Ehrlichman, Colson, Strachan, Parkinson, Mardian. Mitchell was the attorney general, certainly one of the most powerful men in the USA. These men received healthy prison sentences and most served at least 18 months behind bars. It was helpful for the nation to see these men in orange jumpsuits. Liddy served the most time behind bars, approx 4 years, and Dean served the least time in prison, 4 months, but that was due to his level of cooperation with the investigation. Nixon was pardoned by Ford, but that was his decision to make, and he paid for it when he lost his election in 1976.
Rich powerful people can absolutely be held accountable, but it takes a highly engaged population to demand it. Enabling a fatalistic attitude, "It's hopeless, things will never change, they always get away with it," that's not engagement, that's called giving up. We have gone through too much as a nation, and so we are tired. But giving up is not an option. Justice does happen, orange jumpsuits are waiting for these guys. We are getting closer everyday. 🗽
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The problem is not that he tricked people, the problem is we have too many low information voters and low propensity voters. Newscasters and pollsters were talking about these quasi demographic groups constantly in the last weeks of the election. And some people feel proud to say, oh no, I don't listen to the news. Really? Go into the voting booth without knowledge, come out with election results that are harmful.
Without civics instruction and accurate history curriculum, we will continue to have "voters" of all stripes going into the voting booth not even knowing who is on the ballot. They knew this guy's name but they couldn't identify him as a demagogue, didn't know that we have met and defeated demagogues at other points in our history, didn't have a good grasp on the 1930s and why that is a time period we must never repeat. Can you imagine anyone in the 1940s being proud that they don't bother to follow the news? Civics instruction in a "Each one Teach one" approach for all generations, all demographics, avoiding the bubbles, in after school programs, public library workshops, museum meet ups, etc. Due to this administration's planned assault on the Department of Education, we probably need to do it outside of traditional classroom settings. BTW midterm elections are right around the corner in 2026. Let's celebrate 250 years of DEMOCRACY with 60 Senators and the House majority so we can pass legislation to repair some damage. Let's get to work. 🗽
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Seth, Seth, Seth....I am not sure I can ever forgive you for forcing me to say this, but actually MTG is not wrong. I wish you had done just a few google searches about whales before writing those jokes. So it turns out that four whales have beached near Atlantic City and Brigantine NJ since December 2022. Two in December, two more in January. Given that only five whales beached in the entirety of 2021, something bad is happening? They have not proven that the wind farms are to blame, especially because they haven't been built yet. But they are doing surveys to research future wind development, and some of those surveys used sonar. Since whales use sonar, that might have confused the whales on their location? But boat strikes are another very very likely cause. Unfortunately, even a broken clock is correct twice a day. MTG, go away, you just confuse and enrage people, even when you are sort of correct. Boat owners, be nice to whales. Whales are cool. The North Brigantine Natural Area and people who love whales are trying to look out for them. Seth, Seth , Seth, tsk tsk. 🌊🐳🌊
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