The other night, the president gave a speech. And he said some stuff. And as usual, the opposition was oppositional. Back in the BeforeTime, the legislature would generally clap politely even if they did not agree with all of the president's words, and then they would turn to their spox for the official rebuttal afterward.

Today, this point of decorum is no longer sufficient, as protocols must be wrecked in order to collect scalps. Outbursts must be recorded and disseminated, and silence (which once was considered violence by the Left) has to be so obvious that it will become its own story. Because it's not wrong when they do it.

Enter Skynet, that formerly mythical overlord of ones and zeroes that took control of the human race in the movie "Terminator" of so long ago. Apparently, it is real after all and has taken up residence in Washington, D.C. Bots, lots and lots, now sit in the seats of Congress to do what they are programmed to do, which is generally anything and everything to make a point, because getting soundly beaten in a general election does not make enough of a point by itself.

For instance, that night, Court Jester-Bot was expelled from the chamber for repeatedly waving around a cane and interrupting the president with very loud bursts of spitter-sputter. Selected for this task perhaps because he recently threatened yet another round of impeachment proceedings, Al Green (D-TX) had climbed to the peak of a glacier like some Marvel supervillain and monologued that Donald Trump must be removed from power for committing Dastardly Deeds. One can almost envision Jefferson and Washington peering over wire-rimmed spectacles at the Constitution an inch away, saying, "Is that in there? I didn't have any grog...Did you have any grog? Is that really there?" 

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Anyway, Green was propelled from the session by the Sergeant-at-Arms and made to stand out in the hallway to sulk with Vlod Zelensky. Now Trump, whom the Left continuously underestimates for his political acumen, made a direct address to them saying no matter what he did, they would attack him for it. Imploring them, if for just one night, to find common ground with him, he presented the story of DJ Daniel, a 13-year-old child who had beaten cancer. Not unpredictably, but maybe a little bit surprisingly, the Democrat side of the chamber either sat on their hands or waved little signs saying "Resist! " simply proving Trump correct.  

Those were the Drone-Bots. Every large monolithic organization needs them. And the DNC's got them in spades. They all think alike, they all vote alike, and they stick together no matter what. It's politically effective for sure, but channeling lemmings is hardly a respectable practice. It should be noted here, and much to her credit, Laura Gillen (D-NY) did break ranks and joined the rest of the room in a standing ovation for the young man. She will be punished later.

Nancy-Bot, Skynet's Nurture-Bot for her seemingly grandmotherly demeanor, was captured on video gritting her teeth and looking extremely dissatisfied at the president's words. One can imagine, probably without fear of error, that if she had young DJ's ear for a moment, she would very lovingly and carefully explain to him that while he is a cancer survivor of color, he must still understand that the pecking order favors others who suffer ahead of him. There are illegal aliens, there are gang members in whom the Spark of Jesus still burns brightly, and then the entire LBGTQ.......XYZ community, whose needs (and votes) must be delicately cultivated ahead of people like him.

So, while I admit this is a rant, I want to point out that there is something very serious here. And really, it's just an awful thing to have to say. But I call these people Bots because they have surrendered their empathy. They have abdicated their humanity. They have thrown away their free will and their agency to serve some higher power that lives on a server in the Cloud. If you cannot, for one instance, stand up and give a child a standing ovation for having suffered through and then beaten Death simply because Donald Trump did it first, then you've lost your soul. 

Sure, I know many of you will say, "Well, Duh. These people lost their souls in 1973." But while I might agree, at least you could make the point that the unborn don't have any self-awareness yet. I think by the age of 13, you probably have too much self-awareness. "Is my hair ok? Are my clothes in style? Does she like me or hate me?" I think that DJ probably noticed that half of the room maintained its stoicism. Probably hurt a little bit. Only some sort of automatonic robot could sit in that speech and fail to acknowledge and support a kid living with the specter of cancer simply because they hate Donald Trump more than they feel for him.

But they're not programmed for that. And they're not programmed to think freely. It seems that not one of them (save Gillen) thought, "Gee, I could get up and clap now and later say to my press agent that I support this young man's struggle and heroism, but I criticize the president using him as a tool..." or something. But, no. The clones pretty much did what was expected of them, and it just blows my mind. And it makes me afraid of what comes after. If Skynet has this much power, what happens when we get AI-Skynet? In the words of Kyle Reese, It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop... ever...

Not gonna be good.