Dream Of Inequality

I had a dream that Trump was elected...although we get through the 4 years without nuclear disaster, the US has crushing inequality. They close malls to build banquet halls for the rich and powerful. For some reason I'm in one of these halls at a black-tie event...famous people and politicians are everywhere. They all seem so close and friendly.

I take a seat as the lights dim...and an announcement is made, giant screens turn on everywhere and the spotlight beams to a part of the room. A voice announces that Michelle Obama is being sworn in as the next president of the US. She hugs Melania Trump, who is seated next to her. Everyone cheers and cries...I look to my left where Oprah is sitting and she is crying, she hugs me (a complete stranger) because she is so excited, she is about to take the stage because we are also celebrating her birthday, and she is to exchange congratulations with Michelle.

The night continues and I listen to the conversations between the guests, thinking maybe I can get a feel for who these powerful people really are. They are just making small talk, socializing, and the "shop talk" is very practical albeit self-serving. I get bored of the lack of substance in the conversations so I look out the windows of the building where I see shuffling homeless people. As I watch the endless shuffling of homeless people, I catch a glimpse of a "I voted" sticker on the coat of one of them. At that moment it has never been more clear to me that our oligarchy isn't a conspiracy...it is a choice. A choice made by the wealthy and the poor alike. A system we perpetuate under the unifying principles of ignorance and indifference.