Yes, I know the correct word is 'trolley'; however, in this case it is buoy. A buoy is built to withstand all weathers at sea, giving warning of harsh conditions, of imminent danger, of approaching obstacles. It is most important for the welfare of seafarers and is not simply a cute image of a bobbing thingamajig in ocean waters.
Well, our personal buoy is clanging away, its bell sounding, shrieking, hammering at our ears as we limp closely by in our foundering ship of state. Danger ahead! Danger on the sides! Danger behind and danger all around. So where does our leaky ship go for safe harbor? Is there, in fact, any safe port for it, to spend some time in drydock, as its damages are repaired, hopefully in a permanent, democracy friendly process.
The sad but true answers here are "Who the hell knows?" with an attachment of great shame - "Who the hell cares?" Have you either heard or said yourself in recent days "I am done with it. It really does not matter anyway. It is over." Worst case of dangerous apathy, as with every such statement, with every such deaf and blind citizen spouting these words, maintaining that outlook, the buoy clangs ever harder, a desperate Hail Mary attempt to wake up the country to the most existential peril it has faced since our almost defeat during the War of 1812 and our tragic Civil War, when we were attacked from within, just like now!
Yet another report of more white supremacists planning a riot at a Pride rally, another attempt to pull the country back to a regressive, oppressive time, to infuse even more violence into our already violent society. Hey, what the hell is the response. 5 dead, 27 wounded, a barber shot because someone did not like his haircut, all over this weekend, nearly 20 young people killed this year in Columbia, but what the hell, not in my world - until it is! Turns out there are fewer and fewer ports of refuge, safe haven for our ship on the violent raging high seas. Worse, we are totally unprepared to handle these conditions, to come through intact, better, stronger than ever. Nope. Not at all.
Bennie Thompson, Liz Cheney, are heroes of our times, along with their compatriots on the 1/6 panel. 19 million watched, most with expressions of horror on their faces, as the detailing of the results began, as format laid it all out, disclosing the very well planned too close to success coup attempt upon our nation. Today, this morning will begin the true detailing of Trump's treasonous connections, up to his miserable neck planning, inciting, pushing, as the near certainty of criminal responsibility and prosecution grows. In my humble opinion, for what it counts, if this country is ever to heal, that criminal prosecution of Trump must take place.
Today, more of the ugly truth is exposed to the light of day. The thought of how close we came to a dangerous new world is frightening. Were Trump to have gotten what he wished for, to go to the 'rally' with his violent, armed fellow traitors, the opinion is that the coup would have been victorious. Who knows how many of our legislators would have been slaughtered? Imagine the sight of Pelosi and Pence at the end of ropes, beaten Senators and House members; that is those who were not complicit in this turn of traitors upon our nation.
Expert commentators on fascism, terrorism, said that for a coup to be successful, the leader needed to be there. Trump even had a plan to be taken there, but thankfully the Secret Service refused.
- "coups require their leader to be present to anoint them under a "new order."
Former President Donald Trump's presence at the Capitol during the January 6 attack would have been a critical factor in accomplishing a successful coup that day, "
Are you shaking yet? Do you hear the frantic clanging of the cracked Liberty Bell, this time not stopping till thoroughly broken? If not, please open your eyes and ears to the tragedy we narrowly averted. Intertwine that information with the laying out of Trump's mad desires and plans and his continuing attempts to subvert the system to enhance his power grab, to take office once again - this time till death do us part. Even today he is planning to "attack" all possible opponents to his once again destructive run for office, even more demented than the first time around. Hear, deeply into your brain and heart, what he intended, what he so mightily, frantically strove for, enticing, ordering, threatening others to buy into his nefarious needs and treasonous plot. And continues to do so.
So indeed, "Clang, clang. clang goes the buoy. Up and down our ship of state goes, reeling under the mammoth waves attempting to take it down. It shivers and shakes, the mad clanging deafening, chilling, warning. Will we heed that warning? Will we repair that foundering ship of ours? Will we be able to silence that incessant clanging or will it go on forever as the ship goes down?
The answer is up to you and you and you and me, and all the 'mes' of the nation. Make your horror known to the legislators, to the Department of Justice, to the world. Let it be known that the bells of liberty will continue to sound strong and firm, loud, louder than the clanging buoy.
Again, "G-d shed His Grace on thee". My country, your country, our country. The America we are meant to be.
"E Pluribis Unum" Now and forever.
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