Last Best Hope  George Packer  four Americas

                                                  that made him feel a little better   better than two

“Free America celebrates the energy of the unencumbered individual.

“Smart America represents intelligence and welcomes change.

“Real America commits itself to a place and has a sense of limits.

“Just America demands confrontation with what the others want to avoid.

“Each offers a value that the others need and lacks the ones that the others have.” 

                                                                                       a skillful vivisection

the patient wouldnt die 

                        he immediately identified with one  selected a descending order 

down-home menu items not just regaled rurally  Don own down-home

wha woud he eat

wha coud he swallow 

he was grateful to Mr Packer 

                               he capably astutely eloquently laid out 2020 America like an All-You-Can-Eat buffet

reasonably priced

he was invited out for Easter a buffet

at the restaurant  $65 

                        he declined

You can’t say no, what will the family think?

Letem think whaever they want Im headin home set my shaving mirror up across from me on the table have a bowl of Cheerios with blueberries tossed on top an converse with myself 

if he tried to bring up four Americas on Easter  Jesus Christ man, what are you thinking of?

                                                                                                  theyd holyroll him 

theyd force his hand hed scoff Stop  Yaint pious

 

Theyll be better able to digest their banquet if I aint there Trust me

You’ll be missed.

Like a hole in the head

1400,  Sunday,  16  4. 23

an America  https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/1170295326/at-least-4-people-were-killed-in-a-shooting-at-teens-birthday-party-in-alabama