In a world which seems to survive on anger, there are definitely consequences. There is a plethora of nastiness and yet there are people who stand by their principles, speak the truth or point it out to others, as unpleasant as it might be. Here are a few things that might interest you.
An Air Force general takes Trump to task at his ignorance and lack of understanding and knowledge on the F-35 program.
The path of Rex Tillerson to culmination as a friend to "Putie" and his dealings with him and Russia - and the ethical conflict it poses with him as Secretary of State - not good, folks not good.
A president elect who cannot stay off Twitter - or is that all he is capable of - and who engages in target practice against those who displease him. And this is the person who is supposed to unite us, a severely divided nation that MUST be fixed and not with hate and not with nastiness and not with ignorance but with patience and talking and hearing and listening and hope and help.
A conflict of interest and ethical violations to a degree never before seen. The entire Trump family is up to its neck in Trump business and governmental business. It cannot be. The most recent oops on their part was the selling of time with Trump the day after inauguration for the mere price of $500,000 - $1,000,000. And he whined about the Clinton Foundation! The hypocrisy is stunning and deep and widespread. This cannot remain. This cannot be and they seem never to understand this and try and try again to mix the two - business and the country. And their chosen administration picks are mired up to their necks as well, Fat Cats all. Bad!
We have an important person from Oracle resigning and just read why with these excerpts from his resignation letter.
"...he will seek to dismantle Social Security and Medicare –important retirement security for our aging and disabled population.
Trump stokes fear, hatred and violence toward people of color, Muslims and immigrants. It is well-known that hate crimes are surging as he has provided license for this ignorance-based expression of malice.
He disrespects Gold Star military families, women and the disabled.
He seeks to eviscerate environmental protections, the public education system, LGBTQ rights and women’s rights.
His tax and economic policies will greatly increase the national debt while concentrating wealth –exacerbating an alarming growth of wealth inequality in America.
I am not with President-elect Trump and I am not here to help him in any way. In fact –when his policies border on the unconstitutional, the criminal and the morally unjust –I am here to oppose him in every possible and legal way.
Therefore I must resign from this once great company."
And finally, here is a small smattering of the incidents of hatred and violence that have occurred since the election and yes, there are many of anti Semitic origin. These facts are gathered by the Southern Poverty Law Center and published by the NY Times. My back feels a chill in this and so should the backs of others.
"• A man is accused of attacking a Muslim woman at a Manhattan Dunkin’ Donuts on Sunday, throwing coffee in her face and putting her in a headlock. According to police, he told the woman he “hated Muslims” and was going to kill her. He has been charged with assault as a hate crime.
• On Friday, a post on the anti-Semitic website the Daily Stormer called for a “troll storm” against Jewish people in Whitefish, Mont., where Sherry Spencer, the mother of the white nationalist leader Richard Spencer, owns a building. The post’s author, apparently reacting to calls for Ms. Spencer to sell the building, published pictures of Whitefish residents, including a child, with Star of David symbols and the German word for “Jew.” The post advised readers not to use violence or threats, but several people targeted have received death threats.
• Last Wednesday, a passerby noticed a swastika drawn on the side of a health clinic on the upper west side of Manhattan.
• A Temple University student discovered swastikas, a racial slur and the message “Trump 2016” written in snow on a car near the Philadelphia campus on Wednesday night.
• The sign outside a mosque in Redmond, Wash., was vandalized early Saturday morning. The mosque was also vandalized in November.
• Last Thursday, a man reported to Niagara Falls police that his car had been vandalized, with a racial slur and the phrase “go back to Buffalo” scratched into the paint. The tires had been slashed, the gas cap was missing and an unknown substance, possibly bleach, had been splashed inside the car.
• Police in Nassau County, N.Y., are investigating three recent incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti. On Friday, a professor noticed swastikas in a men’s bathroom at Nassau Community College. It was the latest in a string of vandalism incidents at the college. Also on Friday, a customer found anti-Semitic graffiti on the outside wall of a 7-Eleven. On Saturday, five swastikas were drawn in snow outside a home in Mineola, N.Y.
• Last Wednesday, a student at Western High School in Russiaville, Ind. posted a Snapchat photo of an Indianapolis Colts cheerleader with a racial slur after the cheerleaders visited the school to celebrate a blood donation program. The principal and the student have apologized, and the principal said the student faced “significant and severe” disciplinary action."
The growth of hate, its open appearance and its increasing violence and occurrence - scary - and all since the election of Trump. The haters are out from the woodwork - and so must we. They must be answered and prevented and deterred and perhaps even taught to be better people and to see the truth of history and the results of such hatred. Perhaps. Maybe. If only. I hope. I despair.
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