The once ubiquitous phone booth. Once, they were all over the place. Now, they are a rarity - especially wooden booths. And this one was spotted in Bethel, CT about a decade ago in a small theater. At least we know of one place where Clark Kent could change into Superman without problems.
Why do I mention Superman? Well, there are many people who want a strong leader to deliver us from the morass we have been in. Although the economy has been improving for most of us, there are many people being left behind - and many of these people are Trump supporters. As a TG person, this bothers me a great deal. The social coalition which supports this wannabe tyrant consists of people who'd impose their brand of theocracy on the whole nation - and put people like me at great risk.
It's hard to believe that DC comics once had Superman reminding us that America is supposed to be a pluralistic society. Today, a message like this would be dismissed as leftist propaganda, and not a statement of core American ideals. This is so sad. Maybe, we need a real life Kal-El to become a modern age immigrant from another planet and remind us what our core beliefs were and should be again. But then, I'd bet that half of this nation would label him as an illegal alien.
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