AMERICA, AMERICA

     Another shooting, another mass murder, this time at a place called Borderline, ironically enough. Why? We are on the borderline and this most recent election has us perched right on that thin line between sanity and righteousness  and on the other side madness, dictatorship, fascism and hatred, a virulent hatred which runs rampant over all who oppose it and its upholders.
     I have long maintained that this is where we were headed and throughout these past two horrific years that opinion has solidified, just as it has done with many others, many distinguished thinkers. Unfortunately so many are still deaf and dumb to the truth, still believe the outrageous lies of Trumpers, and worse, uphold the opinions of haters, of murderers, of people so anti humanity that one cannot believe their presence here in America - and yet here they are.
     Gun control. Nonsense about keeping guns out of the law abiding citizen. Such nonsense, for the law abiding citizen will go through the steps and receive a permit. The mentally unstable, the killers, will not and even the criminals will find it harder to find a black market one as guns become scarcer.
     But guns are not the only issue as countries and people can be killed with words as well. That is where it starts and that is where it goes. Albert Einstein wrote about his fears for Germany in 1922. Today is the anniversary of a most infamous and hideous pogrom, sponsored by the government of Germany - Kristallnacht, wherein synagogues, Jewish institutions, places of business were destroyed, burned to the ground and thousands upon thousands of Jewish men were hauled off to Dachau or killed right on the spot. Does one think that we are so far away from such a deed? I do not and I fear for my children and grandchildren. My heart already breaks for them as the specter of violent anti Semitism right here in America broke over their heads two Saturdays ago. Hell, NO, NO MORE of this. My head and heart shout and I wonder, where is my America, my America of the home sweet home, of beautiful vistas and friendly people? 
     But Tuesday showed us there is still hope. But is that enough with a President who is bringing us closer and closer to a constitutional crisis of mammoth proportions. Revoking the press credentials of a reporter who displeases the wishful would be dictator. The tampering with videos and talk of fake news!!! The last minute step of Sessions, the weasel, to limit the ability of the Federal government to take on corrupt and abusive police departments. The threats to derail our democracy at its very roots - the right to vote and they have started on that already. And the appointment of a fox to guard the hens right inside the henhouse and then we wonder why we are seeing feathers already at the mouth of the fox?!!!!
     America, America, where are we now and where will we be in the future. Michelle Obama has it right in her new book when she states that the message of Trump is "I can hurt you and get away with it." But it is more than that. Hurt can sometimes be erased or healed, soothed, but the destruction of a country, of a way of life, of decency and humanity? Not so easy.  Now the voting is over and the recounting continues. We must fight to make it upright and transparent. We must fight for our rights and we must fight for America, our America. SOC - Save Our Country.