I have
intentionally not written for over a year, dumbfounded by what I saw and heard
happening in this country that I love. I could not believe that someone was
saying out loud the things coming from Trump’s (it is disrespectful to call the
President of the United States an asshole, so I will hereafter refer to him as
Rump) mouth. I could not believe that someone would do the things to women he
did, brag about it publicly, and not be rejected by the people he sought to represent,
especially so called culture Christians. The list is long and has been sufficiently
discussed—xenophobic, homophobic, Islamaphobic, etc. The lies have been proven
false, over and over, beginning with “birther” lies, to climate change is a
hoax started by the Chinese, to claims
of massive voter fraud. Still his supporters turn a blind eye and closed ears
to the world’s greatest con-artist since Adolf Hitler. I do not use that
comparison lightly; only look at his Executive Orders since Friday 1/27.
While Rump
and his minions are the personification of evil, that, sadly, is not the worst
of it. He is only a symptom of the disease that has been emboldened by his
actions. Supporters feel they have been given license to say and do anything
vaguely resembling his persona. Hate crimes increased; vocal and physical acts
of prejudice; “official” acts that violate the Constitutional principles and
moral values this nation are based on. All the while, his official mouth
pieces—Spicer and Conway—continue their charade and endless stream of
“alternate facts.” It is essential that they be labelled for what they are,
lies. Lies.
An attack on
the free press (by Bannon). An attack on any one who challenges his ego (John
Lewis and attacks on estimates of crowd size at the inauguration). An attack on “others,” (the Refugee ban is an
attack on Muslims). It is imperative to resist, oppose, hinder, challenge by
any and all means available short of violence. This is not a partisan issue.
This is a moral, legal, Constitutional issue. If they do it to others, they can
do it to us.
Is there any
moral integrity in Congress and his own party? I am no clairvoyant, but I said,
during and after the first Republican debate, “Just watch. Every one of them
will get in lock step behind him for their petty, juvenile, irrational, selfish
reasons.” He could compare penises, accuse Cruz’ father for plotting to kill
JFK, belittle every other person on that stage, they could all one by one
parade in and out of Rump Tower, be insulted over and over, and they would all
line up behind him.
If you voted
for Rump, own it, but do not claim he and Pence are Christians; do not claim it
was a “Christian” decision/vote. That is pure hypocrisy. It is naïve to
rationalize it as a “one issue” decision.
“The price
of liberty is eternal vigilance.” Stand up! Speak out! Say NO! or live to
regret it.
