Trump--I can no longer be silent

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.