I blame the mess America is in on Toto the dog.
Remember in the movie when Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow are ushered into the great hall of the Wizard of Oz to ask for help, to ask for direction, to be saved, and in thunderous voice, with flashing lights and loud noises the Wizard starts billowing at them, and then Toto, Dorothy’s little terrier, pulls back a curtain to reveal an odd, portly man operating a panel of levers and dials and switches and speaking into a microphone?
And the man yanks back the curtain and the wizard’s voice booms, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"
But it’s too late.
Because Dorothy and her friends recognize the phony wizard for what he is. An ordinary man.
I used to think that was a great movie scene, but now I know it’s terrible. And I hate “The Wizard of Oz” for allowing those of us who’ve seen the film to believe something like that would happen in real life.
No.
Not in America.
Not since 2020.
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