We live today in a world where barely anyone takes the time to think things through, to truly weigh and evaluate, to mesh all the principles of life and try to find a middle way. Today we are all about the extremes. We do not talk. We scream. We do not hear as we shut our ears. We do not see what we choose to ignore and we see that which is truly not there. And what we should be is ashamed of ourselves.
I am ashamed at the organization representing synagogues in which I spent my childhood and in fact, most of my life. They seem to be stuck on a one issue theme - Trump and Israel. They state how 'good' he is for it. But can one truly trust him as we have seen him swing on a dime, change ideas on a whim, lie to the heavens if it suits him - and lies evidently do - and if it suits him, he will sell Israel down the river, hey, possibly to Saudi Arabia if that will keep his trade balance the way he wants! The message is wrong here, folks, so wrong. So dangerous.
Trump's message is loud and clear. As far as I am concerned he sends a message belonging to a sociopath. I have seen no evidence of a clear and honest emotion from him. His face pouts, he shouts, he mouths, but there is never a gesture of love, a statement of love, a statement that speaks of humanity. He needs to ask others how he should act in situations which cry out for humanity, for empathy, for understanding. I am truly beginning to believe that he has no capacity at all for it and this is what we have allowed to be our ostensible leader. Shame on us.
We have all become lazy. I, too, am guilty of that laziness when I text or message. It is such a bother to keep hitting different tiny buttons to capitalize or punctuate properly or even type all the letters of a word. So, I, a teacher of Language Arts, a grammar fiend - poor students of mine - I, too, take the shortcuts in sending a message. But I hope and pray that I never take a shortcut away from that which is right and true.
On the other hand, Trump does hit those small buttons with his tiny hands and he chooses those buttons carefully with his improper capitalization, with his lies, with his ignorant misspellings and his messages of hate come though loud and clear.
So we are going to send armed soldiers, 15,000 of them, to the border to 'help' the Border patrol. These numbers are more than we still have in Afghanistan!!We are 'terrorized' by a caravan weeks away, that grows smaller by the day as the exhaustion and difficulty force people to drop off, that has so many mothers and children and I even saw an infant being wheeled in a carriage - such is the determination and hope that these people have. And yes, they are most definitely people, just the same as you or I, or our ancestors who were chased from pillar to post till they were able to find refuge.
What kind of message are we sending to our kids? What kind of message are we sending to our grandchildren? What kind of message are we sending the future? Are we even allowing for a future not of the MAGA country, but of the United States of America? And as for patriotism, well, it is there, as deep and strong as ever. I am just waiting till this MAGA country goes away and the USA returns in its glory and truth, in its bumbling but hopeful way.
Let us seek the messages we need to send. Let us make sure they are correctly spelled out, with words of truth and hope. Let us take a stand as a whole, not nitpick and stand on one issue alone - though, full disclosure, the lies that trip out of this man's mouth, his indecency, his record of tax fraud and economic misdeeds - well, back to the issues. Take all into account, all people into account. I did not like Obama's stand on Israel but recognized the need for his ACA, selfish or not. He was a man that recognized true human emotions and made his mistakes, but this Trump, this man who is an imitation version of a man, of a human being - I cannot accept his message in any manner, shape or form.
His message is one of hate. His words of so called comfort are words that came from the mouths of others, from his court Jews, from his advisers, but not from his soul. His message is so wrong, just so wrong. So sorry, my friends who still say they support this man and his ways, you are wrong, dangerously wrong. Think again, please, before we are all hoist by your own petard. The "small protest" in Pittsburgh that Trump somehow did not see, and the "small" protests all over the country are what we have to see as the true message. Please. Please. And go VOTE.
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