A Chicano In Paris

A Chicano In Paris

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Mess o' America (get it?)

Mess o' America (get it?)

A love letter to disengagement, Paris, and not giving a damn—for now.

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Rudy Martinez
May 02, 2025
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I waked up in the morning, check the news, hope for a brief moment that he is dead. So far I have been disappointed.

Executive Order after Executive Order after fucking Executive Order it just keeps getting worse. So yesterday I decided to try something new. It was a moment of inspiration brought on by a conversation with my wife, actually.

Wife: isn’t there a rally today?

Me: yep.

Wife: I thought you’d be going to it.

Me: no. I give up on America.

May have meant that in jest, but as I sat with it I began to think a lot about it. I’ve stated before that I can’t see the point in fighting for a country that has decided to lose its fucking mind.

So I want to stop giving a shit for a long while. Let the dumbasses who sat out the last election show up. Let me change my Apple Newsfeed to warm and fuzzy stuff and sports (Seriously, how do I do that?).

I’ve heard Nihilism is a thing. I may try that for awhile.

AI, generate a photo depicting nihilism, please. Looks a lot like ESO Cold Harbour.

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