This is never going to happen for a variety of reasons, but if it somehow did, I think it would play out almost exactly the way napoleon’s invasion and occupation of Spain did. You have the imperial forces tied up in the east while a puppet government is set up to rule. The citizens, unhappy with this, would rise up in the form of guerrilla warfare and slowly drain the occupying forces of resources and men while the main attention is elsewhere.

Blockade? Don’t we want it open?

That’s all this country does. Whether it’s some cop kneeling on a civilians neck until they die, or talking about asphyxiating the people of an entire sovereign nation, or emitting so much carbon that breathing becomes impossible, we’re on a mission to deprive the entire world of oxygen. We are the strangulation nation.

This is the problem when you create a system where the ultra powerful such as presidents, billionaires, and game show announcers are empowered to feel that they’re above the law.

Gas prices have a clear material impact on everyone in Carland’s daily lives. Conflict in the Middle East is too abstract and carries the baggage of propaganda for most Americans.

It’s all about presence, gratitude, and community. That’s what helped me.

I wasn’t worried until I learned RFK was involved with the case.