The Ugly Devil Dancing

Obviously, I attend to the news a LOT, but tonight, with that chemical weapon attack and simultaneous bombing killing so many kids and adults in Syria today, and the suicide bomber in the Russian Metro yesterday, T secretly sending 500 troops into Syria without congressional approval, Congress & T removing our internet privacy protections, T's lunatic tweeting and insane speech recounting (literally!) his electoral college numbers, politicians endlessly lying, approving gun access to mentally ill, and refusing to do the basics of their jobs, etc... Well, it was depressing today. Then an image came to mind, and it is this: we are now reduced to watching the devil dance. Every day. Just one good thing about it: we see it is the devil, some actual embodiment or personification of real evil. But also, recognizing the singular ugliness of the spectacle means that we are holding onto our humanity and rejecting any suggestion that the current administration or those in Syria and Russia are normal. And there are some smart and stalwart politicians and fighters here and over 'there' who do study ways and find means to actually serve ethically and energetically.  That does tend to lift my spirit. But watching the ugly devil's dance is exquisitely depressing.