And They Can Say, "I Told You So!"


by E. Alan Meece
UU Band of Writers essays by E. Alan Meece
UU Band of Writers, for meeting of Oct.2, 2022
Sept.29, 2022
prompt: I told you so

Secretary General Guterres said what happened to Pakistan because of climate change will happen in your country too. Now he can say to Florida, "I told you so!"

Putin claimed Ukraine belongs to him. Ukraine said no, and as they roll him back they are saying, "I told you so!"

Donald Trump claimed he won the 2020 election. The January 6th Committee says no he didn't, and "I told you so!"

Germany and California planned to close nuclear power plants, but now they will keep them open at least for a while. Mike said, "I told you so!"

Democrats warned that their support would grow after the Republican Supreme Court threw out the right to an abortion. As their support has increased they say, "I told you so!"

Opponents of Reagan said his voodoo trickle-down economics would not work. In 2008 Obama said "pain has trickled up", and said, "I told you so!"

I predicted ever more gun massacres would continue and increase because gun control and an assault weapons ban were not passed. Now I say, "I told you so!"

Astrologers, Unitarian-Universalists and spiritual people have claimed that "all is connected" for centuries. Now quantum theory proves it, and they can say, "I told you so!"