Thread by @Scribulatora

You know what? I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.

I’m angry at the misinformation, the disinformation, the out of control “spin”, the profoundly disturbing pretence by the partisan press that it’s not their job to keep their own side to account.

I’m angry at the whataboutism that shifts focus from real issues to imaginary ones, the gross salivation at petty things while the house is literally on fire, the “look here, shiny thing” delivered with all the righteousness of a prosperity gospel preacher.

I’m mad at the so-called mainstream media, pretending that ignoring the house on fire is an honourable display of neutrality while they use an abacus to count up their “hits” with no regard for the necessary triage they are professionally obligated to perform.

I’m mad that I sit here, watching our society descend into a post-truth hell with no recourse, no “911” to call, no first responders to do their freaking jobs, reading nonsense takes about nonsense things better suited to an internal email.

I’m mad that calling out the terrible things going on - why isn’t what Poilievre is doing FILLING the media-scape? Because that would offend our weird Canadian sensibilities and feel punitive or unfair?

I’m just really mad.

And I’m not going to be that person who wrings her hands and clutches her pearls and settles into her comfy chair to await the end of the world as we know it.

No, I don’t know what I’m going to do.

But I’m damn well not going to willingly be a passenger on the Titanic.

Apologies for the rant-related sentence and structure torture.