DAYS OF INFAMY

     FDR had his day of infamy, December 7, 1941, and we too have our day of infamy, a day when the United States began to shut down, when our basic principles were thrown in the trash, when advances we had made were rolled back and when the future is not looking too healthy for us. It was one slam after another and where will it end?
     Well, according to a poll just released, fully 1/3 of Americans believe there will be a civil war. Damn!!! I have been saying that for some time and some have cautiously approached this statement, but 1/3? Damn again!
     Civil war will not be conducted within the halls of the government. It will not be contained within the halls and courtrooms of the judiciary. Nope. It will be fought in the streets, the alleys, the very cities and buildings of the country. It will induce a chasm within the country such that has never been seen here other than the first Civil War. And think how many we lost then, the damage to the infrastructure and now we have even more terrible weapons.
     But what else to expect when the Supreme court, stacked by the almost illegal placement of Gorsuch on the bench there, has okayed prejudice and bias. The United States of America will no longer not discriminate by religion and those who think that not to worry, it is 'only' the Moslems, think again. Jews, batten down the hatches. Catholics, do the same, for it appears that the evangelical church movement that supports Trump and his insane, yes, insane policies, will become the official church and religion of the country. Think I am nuts? Think again and take a look back at the year and a half under the Trump thumb.
      Not done yet, are we, for the Supreme Court dealt what could be a death blow to unions and workers throughout the country. We already have had safety regulations rolled back, work rules rolled back, and now we are told that they have no right to collect dues from all. Really? How are they to function? Well, that is exactly the point. Hopefully, for Trump et al, they will fade away, choked by a dearth of funds, choked by a country that will hound leaders of the opposition.
     Now Trump has another chance to throw in another awful person for SCOTUS. Disaster!!! Honestly, I do not feel there will be a chance of avoiding that Civil War with another such backwards leaning Justice (a misnomer if I ever heard one ) sitting on the bench and simply cutting away all the progressive advances we have made. Already there are vows of fighting, of going back to courts and yet, what happens when the Supreme Court turns it all down? Again.
     What we now have is a nasty world, a country where the extremists of hate and white supremacy, of the Klan, of the Aryan Knights are not ashamed to come out and publicly chant their hate mantras. Why should they be when the President does the exact same thing!!!
      And should one think of escaping to Europe, think again. There was a warning yesterday that the world could be in for big trouble due to the machinations of Trump. So nowhere to go, nowhere to turn.
     What bothers the hell out of me is how people can turn a blind eye to this demented and dangerous man. They now admit that he lies, incessantly. That he does stupid things - their words. That he is fickle and needs help in relearning proper etiquette, particularly with women. They admit that he rants and raves like a lunatic. Educated people cringe when they see his unedited, misspelled, illiterate tweets and who the hell runs a government on tweets!!
     And after all this, all the danger to their own lives, for make no mistake about it - all are in danger - they say, but still. But still what????? When did it become fashionable to resign one's dignity, to ignore the truth, to allow authoritarianism into our government, to allow dementia to rule the country, corruption, selfishness and all else? 
    I cannot give all the answers, but I can join with the 1/3 of the country who believe the war is coming. G-d-damn!  Can we stop all this before it is too late or will we look towards a future where we have divided the United States into different countries and we all become Third World countries at that!! Don't know about you guys, but in my mind,, yesterday was the beginning of the end. And evidently a whole bunch of people believe the same way. Damn!!