The amazing power of words. They can encourage or oppress. They can share love and they can spread hatred. They can speak peace or raise the ravages of war. The same words can mean diametrically opposed intentions, and how they are interpreted is the crux of the matter.
John Legend, the amazingly talented singer/songwriter, said at a commencement that "we all do better when we all do better." A rioter said, defiantly, treasonously, "You want war? We got war. 1776 all over again." This from the man whose attorney is excusing him from responsibility for his armed rebellion participation because "This is why he was here. The reason he was there is because he was a dumb*** and believed what he heard on Fox News,". I kid you not. Anything to excuse us from the responsibility implied in John Legend's much more inspiring words. Good, life inspiring words as opposed to the words of a GOP Congressman, words of an overt threat to this country, as he spoke of a united front to do it all over again.: "Where we go one, we go all."
We need to increasingly choose between the rhetoric of both sides. Both are choosing to ramp and amp up the temperature of their words. They both are becoming more antagonistic, as if they are two opposing armies from two different countries, fighting over the bones of the country in the middle.
"at a certain point you have to draw a line and you have to decide what is right and what is wrong."
That time is reached after a long and devastating war of words and their covert or overt meanings. The Texas state Democrats walked out of the legislature as the GOP horrifyingly, ran back to the future, attempting to maintain a majority and power via severe cutbacks on eligibility and ease of voting, all meant to discourage, in fact, make impossible in a massive and dangerous power game of chicken!
These words demand courage, a firm heart and a soul, items desperately to be wished for, to return to those in whom they have gone missing, particularly those of the GOP who man the ranks of the cults of QAnon and Trump. Trump has been elevated through the words of too many, amazingly including supposed religious figures, onto the level and status of a god whose foibles, big and small, are explained away. Well, it does not work. The words that oppose this, that oppose the proposed insurrection's return, will not stand for it.
QAnon held a conference in Dallas, Texas, in that benighted state that remains stuck in the mire of the Big Lie, adding to it, spreading it, endangering the very democracy they say they are protecting. Well, this country does not defend by tearing down and destroying. Never. This country's true patriots do not gather in a meeting where a sign to hang Hilary is made, to cheers, eerily reviving the real one at the Capitol. They do not gather, Congressman and politicians of all levels, to speak, cheer at the thought of overthrowing this country.
"A new Inauguration Day is set and Biden is told to move out of the White House. And President Trump should be moved back in....he should definitely get the remainder of his term and make the most of it."
Frankly, all these people, speakers, politicians, legislators, who attended and spoke and cheered at the thought of another and successful insurrection, all need to be imprisoned as the traitors they are. Always we have a choice. Always, we are responsible for our own actions. The excuse of "following orders'" has long ago been invalidated.
"you can call it an insurrection or you can call it a war and fight."
The choice is ours, yours, mine, all of the individuals that comprise this nation. We are all at a crux that will determine the future for our kids, for this country, for the world which desperately needs the true America. We can choose the words of inspiration, of responsibility of "we all", or we can fall prey to deceit and danger. The choice, again and always, belongs to each and every one of us.
On the other hand, hmmm.... there is a skyscraper size asteroid passing by Earth today. Wonder what G-d is thinking?..... Who could blame Him?!
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