Dear Q, Q Team and President Trump,
I was young when Reagan was President, but I remember those times being much, much different. They were full of hope and promise; people believed in the American Dream because they actually saw it working. I distinctly remember reading an article about the USA vs. other countries–we were #1 in almost everything, #2 in the rest. I swelled with pride that, out of so many countries, we were the best. I remember asking my parents why it was so: "Because the United States is the only one that lets its citizens be free."
Things had gotten so bad during Obama's term I had taken to studying Eschatology. I really felt that we were coming to an end–the signs were certainly lining up. Despite this sense of hopelessness, I prayed before the last election, as many other Americans did. And I believe that our prayers have been answered.
I have always had good ideas–big ideas, wonders that could bring joy to people's lives. I imagine you have the ability–look through some of my emails
and you'll see I'm not exaggerating.
I have always had a sense that I was destined for great things, but every time I've found myself on the threshold, something happens. In many cases, I've come face-to-face with some of the evils you've hinted at. I remember distinctly traveling to a famous, nationally televised competition knowing that I
could win (or at the very least, make a big impression)…but as we got closer and closer to the door, we could hear people above us yelling "how bad do you want it?" I was standing next to an underage, crying teenage girl that had run away from home for this. The people above didn't care about who was best–all they wanted to see was the desperation. Maybe they wanted to feel like all the stuff that they had done to be able to stand on that little balcony was worth it, because they were at least better than us…but there was just this sense of…wrongness about the whole thing. It's hard to explain.
I know someone that actually did make it in today's economy. He had terrible ideas–thought he could get a loan for about a billion dollars for something that already existed. He eventually moved on from that but kept making connections…by becoming a transvestite prostitute and hooking up with investors. We grew up together–we never had a problem with gay people, but we certainly weren't gay ourselves. I saw how the desperation of wanting to take care of his kids wore him down until he acquiesced. Then he started trying to convince me that he had come upon wisdom.
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