But beneath the light, beneath the dreams, there are piles of dirt, a darkness which seems never to go away. It is a place where a bigot, a sexist, a disrespecter of all laws, of contempt for working men who are denied their wages and fees, is supposed to be filtered out and yet here we are, 2017, with such a man, such an alleged criminal, moral and otherwise, a liar from the get go, installed in the Oval Office where he is in the throes of making it a most tawdry looking place, physically and otherwise.
Some people are confused by all the terms being bandied about so I am going to summarize a small lexicon from the Times for those who are a bit at sea. Sorry for any language and expressions, but they are part of understanding what we face.
alt-right - A made up term used as a coverup for racist far right movements. Sounds nicer does it not. But it comes with the same bigotry and hatred. It espouses nationalism and is anti immigrants, anti feminism, anti gay and transgender, anti Semitism and espouses violence in the search for its victory.
alt-left - no such thing! Made up term to provide an equivalence between a violent right and those who oppose it. As real as "fake news".
alt-light - those of the far right who moved a tad towards the center and who are despised by their former friends. It disavows some of the excess hatred and fight with the alt right re anti Semitism over the "fact" that Jews manipulate the world, its governments and the media. Wow!! Would have thought that things would have been a lot different if that were the case.
antifa- short for anti fascists. It was formed decades ago in Europe to fight against the growing rightist movements and unfortunately has had to continue the fight. They do not believe in running away from a fight and do engage in trashing some windows and doors but will not attack people unless they are attacked.
cuck - short for cuckold, an insult coming from cuckold, and used by the alt right on anyone, especially conservatives who are not rabid supporters of anti Semitism and racism in general.
S.J.W. - social justice warrior, meant to be an insult from the right to the left but personally I believe it is an honor to achieve that title.
Blood and Soil - come from 19th century Germany, means that the blood has a mystical tie to the land and used by the Nazis as well.
Globalism - short for globalization and an insult from the right wingers. Unfortunately they do not realize that the world is one, all are affected and one cannot stand alone. Hence Trumps stupid raves and hypocritical rants and never mind that all the junk from his hotels are all made elsewhere!
White Genocide - the whole world is out to get every last white male. That is their premise and their theme is the number 14 you will see on their items and stands for the 14 words of this sentence - "we must secure the existence of our people and a future for our white children."
Their signs are the following:
Fasces - the ax and rods used in Italy under Mussolini and till this day.
Black Sun - Germanic symbol that Himmler loved.
Blue Dragon's Eye - an ancient symbol for choice between good and evil and too bad they chose wrong!
Black Cross - symbol meant to evoke the flag of the Confederacy.
Othala Rune - from a pre Roman alphabet used by the SS and others of similar ilk who preferred - to put it mildly - the color of white.
Okay, scary terms, scary images, but lesson over, even as we understand that our not president has just spoken in favor of these 'very nice people, fine people' and has literally shouted it aloud, looking like a new version or reincarnation of Hitler with his shouting face, that awful, ugly face filled with hatred. These are his private conversations and statements coming forward, and he believes he will get away with it and you know, he may be right. He is reported to be exulting in his 'glory' over what he said even as his aides are describing themselves as numb, dismayed and the armed forces, all five of their heads sent out a message against neo fascism and Nazis. Have his fellow Republicans actually condemned him or just his words? Big difference. By not doing so and continuing to accept him as a leader, they are condoning hatred, racial, religious, gender, orientation and anything else you can think of. No longer the golden state are we? And what is worse is the fact that Pence spoke out and said he backs up Trump!!!!! Bravo to those who called out on Trump and may they continue to be brave and righteous in their dealings with Trump. And some Jews who know better are either quiet or serving as self hating Jews thinking they are safe by siding with the Nazi lover. Doesn't work that way. We know that. Better to read or listen to the comments of the late night hosts. They got it right.
Once more, the choice is ours. Do we condone all this hatred, accept him as Our Leader as Ann Coulter says, approve the praise of David Dukes and Richard Spencer, the violence of the haters and the inevitable bloodshed or do we stand up, stand tall, stand proud and be Americans.
If we are to be swayed by words, led us heed the words of Judge Katzmann, a federal appeals court judge, the son of a German Jewish refugee. He said, "How fortunate we are to have you here, contributing your hopes, your aspirations, your skills, your heritages, your music, your culture, your literature, your food to the tapestry of this nation. The American story is your story."
The man in the WH who now claims his father came from a Scots background, all warriors, is denying the German heritage of his grandfather. Why? There is much there to be proud of and if he wishes, he can signal that he does not agree with the worst of it. He certainly is not a warrior, other than for the wrong and the unjust, for blood and hatred and violence. Listen to Judge Katzmann and let us all say Amen to that and the hope and plea of so many to love, rather than hate, to accept rather than spurn - to be American and human in all that it means, the very best one can be.
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