We Can Laugh Again

I know that there are people who are upset that Biden won the election, but for me and my friends and family it has been a huge releif to have a traditional politician in the White House, one who set about restoring government as we know it as early as the first afternoon he was in office. There is no question that all politicians, regardless of party, are beholden to corporations and big money. The last administration was only about that, and nothing about the people, so it is a relief for those of us who think that good quality health care and public education are the bedrock of what makes our country great. That, and a very diverse multi-cultural population. After all, from the very beginning there were the indigenous people who lived here and the slaves that were brought. So for me the Bernie memes are all about being able to laugh again, to take a deep breath and enjoy something so purely fun. It feels like a very long time since this kind of humor, born not out of sarcasm, which is at it's core immature and sometimes just mean, but out of humor that is for the joy of it. Even Bernie himself was able to laugh at it. And by the way, I have a pair of those felted wool mittens made out of discarded sweaters and lined with fleece. They are very very warm. He was right about that.