The Rooster doesn't publish on July 4. But if you're still desperate for content, you're in luck. Here's a classic originally published on Oct. 14, 2020.
"In the meantime, more and more Americans will be pushed to financial ruin. More will be pushed into financial insecurity for the first time in their lives. They will face foreclosures and evictions and be pushed into the street if they have nowhere else to go.
A lot of Americans are going to find out they have way more in common with us freaks in the Bottoms than they ever will with our political elite. They are going to find out that our rotted institutions won’t come to their aid in their darkest moments. They are going to find out that our country’s elite detest them as much as they detest those below them on the economic ladder.
Hopefully it’s a lesson we all retain when we come out the dark end of this tunnel."
This feels so relevant to the current moment. I mean, these words would fit right into an article about the "Big Beautiful Bill" and how bad it's going to fuck over the country, especially rural America.
So well-written. Thank you for the reminder. We can create a better society.
This is excellent. I’m so glad a friend told me to start following and reading you.
Well done. I used to live on Martin Ave. behind the old Florentine.
You should send this piece out every 4th of July to remind us what's important.
"In the meantime, more and more Americans will be pushed to financial ruin. More will be pushed into financial insecurity for the first time in their lives. They will face foreclosures and evictions and be pushed into the street if they have nowhere else to go.
A lot of Americans are going to find out they have way more in common with us freaks in the Bottoms than they ever will with our political elite. They are going to find out that our rotted institutions won’t come to their aid in their darkest moments. They are going to find out that our country’s elite detest them as much as they detest those below them on the economic ladder.
Hopefully it’s a lesson we all retain when we come out the dark end of this tunnel."
This feels so relevant to the current moment. I mean, these words would fit right into an article about the "Big Beautiful Bill" and how bad it's going to fuck over the country, especially rural America.
Again, the Columbus Dispatch sucks. When I actually crave information and intelligent dialog I go to THE ROOSTER. Explaining the obvious.