SAY WHAT?!

 Out of the mouths of babes, they say. Or the child (children) shall lead the way. Quite true, especially when people grapple with the truth and understand that change in society has generally been initiated via the protests of the young, those not yet coopted by the falseness of adult society. It is, percentage wise, a majority of the young who will come out in the rain, the heat, and stride on into the face of violent opposition to the protest, parade, sit-in -whatever is the form of the protest. 

Yes, do not shake your head; I am neither wrong, nor denying the presence of adults as well. In fact, it is the adults' presence that lends gravitas to the protest and empowers the legal, official changes as responses to the protests. However, it is the young with the energy to shout for hours, to protest injustice with seemingly endless energy. 

And it is the young ones we once were that we have forgotten or denied, disavowed, termed as stupid kids. Much of what we achieved has now or is now being written off, denied its place in the sun. Too many of us have grown complacent, content, even activist in cementing such backwards steps. 

Thus again, say what? Why are we returning to a benighted society where we once again emphasize that which differentiates via old categorization, become complacent, even vocal in the return of denial of rights based on differences, rather than accepting and understanding how we are alike. Once, we were the kids in the front lines fighting for change, and now, well, now we forget, discount, and mumble and grumble like the older generation we once challenged. 

How, I wonder in dismay, can so many of us back creeps such as DeSantis and wife who hopped ever so disgracefully onto the bandwagon of fascism, albeit an application of a thin veneer of "handsome young Americans" applied to it. How can we accept the immorality, the trashing of all values, within the leadership of a shameful and shameless GOP, as the truth outs and the filth pours out. How do we write off the collusion with enemies of the state, both within and without. All these misbehaviors led to the acceptance, even encouragement, of the pollution of our supposed elders, with the president leading the way, followed by a mob of the deluded, greedy, dissatisfied or those of the outer limits of society. People who craved recognition. Hence, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and violent bigots took their places in the limelight - and tried to dim the sunlight remaining. 

Some found positive within this hateful turn of events, equivalent to Mussolini making the trains run on time or Hitler putting people back to work. Never mind they were manufacturing armaments, all the better to wage the upcoming war, or taking on new ranks for the gangs roaming the streets beating up people and vandalizing with official approval.

Here and now, in our present day society, we are once again beating up, demonizing LGBTQ+, rescinding voting rights and accessibility to voting, encouraging cracks and divisions within the firmament of American society. I fear that when next Chicken Little runs through our yards shouting the sky is falling - well, this time it just might be correct. And woe upon us. A woe we just might deserve.

Today, years after the crooked events and misdeeds took place, we are still delaying in the arrest, indictment and conviction and blessed be, imprisonment of Donald Trump, our worst President ever. Until DeSantis, G-d forbid!

Now we are told, not to worry, for when the first button is pushed, and Trump officially charged, put on trial, the rest of the procrastinators will fall in line and push their individual buttons of indictments, trials, and fashionable orange jumpsuits. Good enough for me, if it happens. No more delays. No more excuses. Justice calls, demands to be heard, and must be heard.

As I look around, I wonder what world, what example we have left for the next generation. We have left them a world looking more and more to dictatorships, one man rule, ruinations of democracies, and a turn to retrogression when society is rigged, when women are denigrated, less than human, where education is frowned upon and limited (hmmm, Florida calling), where welfare of the people is a dirty, banned concept. 

And my thoughts turn to Yitzy once more. A boy, who, G-d willing, will beat the cancer now within, and will then have to join a fight to defeat the cancer without, that is a society confused, torn, conflicted and preyed upon by profiteers, criminals, and plain old nasty people.

And so, yes, Yitzy and his generation will have to be in the front lines of regeneration, reeducation, reformation and a return to a just, striving to be ever better America. To a world which will maybe, finally, hopefully, learn a lesson, take it to heart and reject all those who wish to repeat history of the worst sort.

So here is what to say, to pray for.

HEAL THE WORLD.

HEAL YITZY!

Yitzchak Elimelech ben Chana Sarah

May he be granted refuah shelaymah bimheyrah beyameinu. 

May he be granted a timely and complete healing.

May Hashem hear all our voices raised in prayer. 

Amen. Amen.