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The last couple of weeks are certain to be wild chapters in future history books and feature any number of scorching memoirs written by insiders in future years, as far as political life in these United States goes. Drama, treachery, double-dealing, lies upon lies, assassination and plots within plots \u2013 a spectacle that we can only watch from the outside in horrified fascination, while attempting to unpick the various threads and figure out what in the name of the wide, wide world of blood sports is going on. That something tremendous is happening, and we can sense that once-solid verities are shifting and reforming under the surface. We conservativish long-time observers of the scene can sense a fresh breeze beginning to rise, the dawn of\u00a0something bright shining<\/a>\u00a0over the horizon, the first rumblings of a preference cascade. In the words of the Bishop of Wakefield\u2019s inspiring hymn
\nAnd when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
\nsteals on the ear the distant triumph song,
\nand hearts are brave again, and arms are strong!<\/em>
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Our hearts are renewed and encouraged, at the very least \u2013 all is not lost. Some national corporations appear to be concluding that a focus on management by Diversity-Inclusion-Equality at all costs is a way to go bust in a big way. The LQBTQWERTY-Celebration month last month seemed to have gone low-key as far as rainbow merchandise went. In pop culture matters, Disney stock prices have dropped, just has family attendance at their parks (although that may just be a matter of rational economics) and the Star Wars universe series\u00a0Lesbian Witches in Space<\/em>\u00a0seemed to be watched only by\u00a0video critics lining up to slam it<\/a>. Sales of electric vehicles appear to be tanking \u2013 the market for such expensive toys might very well be tapped out, at least for now. This and dozens of other indications suggest that a brink of toleration, or grim endurance has been reached.<\/p>\n

People will push back, once they have been harassed beyond enduring; several different blogs and Substack commenters hosted discussions about striking back; the whys and hows, even if striking back in kind and degree was even ethically appropriate.\u00a0(The general consensus of\u00a0this one<\/a>\u00a0was to serve the same sauce with a goose as with a gander, and only escalate to a degree sufficient to make your point clear.)<\/em>
\nOthers,\u00a0like this writer<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 are harsher, and for good reasons.<\/p>\n

So \u2013 is there a new wind blowing? What do you think has changed in the last couple of weeks. What have you observed, on-line or real life? Last week, my daughter noted a massive pro-Trump car parade across the northside, here in San Antonio. Comment as you wish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n