So states the most dangerous president ever. I have sat staring at pictures of the barbed wire and its installation by our standing army soldiers, and for the life of me, cannot see any beauty in this wire at all. Instead, I see the barbed wire of the countries that were behind the Iron Curtain. I see the new barbed wire going up even now as these countries turn towards fascism. I see the barbed wire of the ghettos and the concentration camps, the death camps, and I wonder at the working - or lack of working - in this man's evidently seriously damaged brain.
There they are, among the most shameful of pictures of our country. Barbed wires. Armed border guards and patrols in overwhelming numbers. Increased nastiness in the treatment of migrants awaiting trials and inquiries on requests for asylum. Screaming and dazed children, damaged for life in their horrendous and often long term separation by force from their parents and the cold attitude of the government who has actually lost children. Yes, LOST! Want to imagine your child in the same situation? Not so difficult, for when one begins with one group as the object of hatred and mistreatment, it is not a difficult segue to another group as well.
Today, tomorrow, we, as a nation, as a people, as a country founded and reinforced by a constant flow of immigrants, we stand before the judgement of the world, of G-d by whatever name one calls Him or Her. Have we totally lost our honor? Have we totally sold ourselves into a contract with the Devil and his representatives here in our country? Have we lost all sense of decency? And how have all these people allowed themselves to be drawn into this poisonous swamp of hatred, of unthinking mob behavior?
We have given away our sense of ownership. Ownership of our country and of our behavior as its citizens. We have forfeited the claims and progress of two and a half centuries. We have bigots such as Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon in seats of power in the White House. We have allowed the bigots armed with guns, multiple guns, to come out of the woodwork, out of the bogs of the deepest sins of mankind, allowed them growing power and as it grows, so do the murderous supporters who then proceed to shoot any and all who offend them - the more the merrier their motto. And goal.
For hundreds of years America has been formed, America has grown, by the influx of immigrants, by people fleeing from pogroms, from riots, from hunger, from a life bare of any hope, from danger and we have welcomed them, absorbing them, adding their accomplishments to ours and have shared pride in each other. Yes, at times we shut down those gates and time proved us wrong. We locked out Chinese even as they built the railroads crossing the country, especially from the west coast. We shut the doors to Jewish refugees fleeing open and obvious murder and cruelty, starvation and torture. Why? Because we allowed prejudice to rule the day. We locked up Japanese citizens and residents for the crime of being Japanese. But our legislators, shamed by this behavior, particularly with the refugees of WWII, vowed their own "Never Again" with the gates of immigration and now, what have we done?
What have we allowed to happen? What overwhelmingly sordid and contaminated well of hatred, of inhumane behavior have we allowed to be tapped within us? How have we allowed this man and his minions of hatred to change some of us so greatly that we look at a caravan of hope, of women wheeling carriages, of little children riding on a father's shoulder, of teenage boys fleeing from the forced impressment into gangs, vicious gangs, if they remained back in their native country, and what do we see? Terrorists. Murderers. Rapists. For that is what Trump has done and what we have allowed him to do. And Trump screams of millions. There are not those numbers. There are several thousand if they even all reach our borders, and we can easily absorb them. What we need is a sane immigration process and procedure but go talk to the Republicans about that. See if they can discuss it without foaming at the mouth. Doubt it! Highly.
His playbook is the same one as that of Hitler. He is no better than any fascist ruler and ruler is what he aspires to be. Make no mistake about that. The lies, the horrendous lies, the huge numbers of lies, over 6,000 already. The use of armed force. The raiding of hospitals, courts, schools, factories in order to drag productive family members, hard working people away. And for what? No one wants their jobs. No one will pick the fruit. Our doctors, especially for rural and underserved areas have gone missing. But no matter, for if up to Trump so many of us will not be able to afford medical care, especially with pre existing conditions that we will not need these doctors, will we? I kind of take it personally as one with pre existing conditions, knowing that if it were left to Trump and his coldhearted minions, I would be dead. Simple as that. Cold as that.
So, is barbed wire beautiful? In any manner, shape or form? Have we lost all our goodness or are there enough of us willing to resist, to fight back, to demand a return to the proper path for the USA? Need encouragement at the same time that you will feel the deep wounds of the past two years and the hope for the future? Go buy Walls, Barbra Streisand's new album. Superb. And whatever you do - get out there and VOTE!!!!Do not let anyone stop you with false statements and requirements. There are poll watchers who will report those attempts. Get out there and VOTE!!!The future depends upon your vote. Every single vote of every single one of you and for my readers outside the USA, our votes are for you as well as only then will we be able to return to a sane world and talk with each other again, as partners, as understanding nations who truly know what we need and where threats have to leave off and reality intrude. VOTE!!!!!!
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