DOES IT EVER?

In fact, the complete sentence should be 'does it ever end?' Does it ever stop? Must we be under a constant barrage of bad news missiles detailing all that is wrong in this world. Is it impossible to find something worthy of cheers, good enough, powerful enough, to reassure us that we are not totally lost on this road to perdition? Is there no room in the news for good news? Or is it that the good is so overwhelmed by the bad that we just have given up and given in? 

Why do we have the already limited and censored info bits released under smothering covers of deception and distortion, making a bad situation worse? Worse, the electorate falls for the false feeds and enables those in power to claim emergency or exigent circumstances empowering them to grab more of the reins of control, pervert more of the government, violate more of the Constitution and traditions of this nation. 

Our President, G-d help us -and soon - and his coterie of sniveling craven cowards, then issue forth a stream of unilateral decisions, Executive Orders, which fly in the face of every stated and unstated rule and tradition of the conduct of this nation and its governance. Unilateral decisions and behaviors intolerable, even illegal, under the true structure of our nation. The demand for more power grows, is given or taken, and suddenly we have a pseudo monarchy. Our traditional role as model for workable democracy, falls by the wayside, along with the trashed hopes and dreams of so many.    

A short while ago there was a brouhaha re a series of overflights by drones. Conspiracy theories abounded, from domestic villains to aliens and Iran somewhere in the middle. Despite reassurance from Biden that they were FAA authorized, Trump ramped it up to a feverish pitch and vowed a Day One revelation of truth, yet another component and promise/threat of that deviant Day One behavior.  Well, not on Day One, but yesterday, it was announced - the FAA. Quelle shock!     

Trump's Day One behavior, the Executive Orders from that day and continuing in an unstoppable flow, are unfortunately quite indicative of not the promise of his regime, but the threat of his regime. This nation is under threat by the Army of Trump. Order by Order he is dismantling this nation's government, shredding its Constitution, defying every precept to be found in the Declaration of Independence. Every ounce of decency is being wrung out of this nation and its government. Its   guide is the infamous awful Project 2025, long denied but now quite apparently in play.

Not yet two weeks after Day One, we have already had major upheavals in this nation. We have standing armed forces in our streets. Openly unconstitutional. We have a policy of "domestic resettlement" and deportation of immigrants, a policy which echoes the policies of Hitler and other maniacs and criminals and not to forget our own Japanese internment camps. Have we not yet learned to distinguish between right and wrong, moral and immoral? 

We have created levels and sub levels of mensch and Untermensch, to be held in our new version concentration camps, awaiting deportment or more? Perhaps a source of labor combined. with those immured in the “health farms” of RFK Jr. Waste not, want not - and the children..... Surely a most wonderful achievement! Modern day slavery brought to you by the graces of Trump et al. Think not, think never? All things come to those who wait - and anticipate- and see how well his patient scheming has succeeded. Nothing is beyond this man. 

The ultimate ugliness here that we must see and recognize for what it is, is that we have allowed this. If we would have said no, this would not be in place. Future plans would not be in place. Project 2025 would be consigned to the shredder. We are going deeper and deeper into the trail set by the villains of history. We have returned to our worst days. Racism. Antisemitism. Misogyny. Homophobia. All doing quite well, thriving here in the new America. We have had a major upheaval of this nation's ethos, it's purpose. It's very life and the lives of its citizens. Here once again, is that question. Does it ever end?

Unfortunately, with an almost all but official King Donald in operational place, we are running out of time. What exactly is fueling this bizarre behavior of Trump? Well, the question must be asked, is this truly bizarre? Did we not know about this? Did we not ignore the truth of it? The truth of it, of Project 2025? 

Did we not look ahead and see into the near future of the awful consequences of federal money withdrawn from programs which feed the hungry, the poor, the elderly, the refugee, provide medical care and medicines to those in need? What shall we say when we have bare shelves in the stores as we have no workers, deported one and all. As the areas of disasters cannot be rehabbed for we have no workers. When all medical personnel will be in short supply as we sent them all away. When our techie industry starves for fresh input.  When we can no longer feed our family, and our children cry from hunger. Will we think then that we have done so well, so good for this nation, grateful for our election of Trump?? As we watch the Uber rich go by in their fancy cars on their way to the 5th or 6th home. Even as you shiver in the dark, in the cold.   Will we understand what we have done? Will it be too late? 

That would depend on how far gone our democracy is. Whether the people will have any voice that matters. Will our elections have turned into the jokes of Yes/No of authoritarian countries? Will we be able to throw off and repair the damage done by years of Executive Orders? Will it be possible to revive our withered, useless legislative and judiciary branches, already way down that road to uselessness? Will our children have been already so indoctrinated that to bring them back is a huge project, and can we dissolve the work force atmosphere of informing on each other? 

Will it in fact be possible to rebuild the faith and trust of the electorate. Will they know how to find good leaders. and empower them the right way. Or all we already too far gone.  

 Does this ever end? Can it ever end? Can we defeat those who follow previous dictators and manipulate democracy to overthrow itself? Do we allow Trump to follow Julius Caesar? Adolf Hitler? Any number of dictators of African countries under siege, in South American countries? It is time for us to wake up. Overtime, in fact. We need to recognize and demand honesty, responsibility and truthfulness to be found within our elected officials. We need to wake up to our responsibility. Active participation in the functioning of this government, of this nation. Bob the Builder says, "Yes we can'. I am not so sure anymore. Think I need to go out and read that book my grandson so loved. The Little Engine That Could. With determination he did. So must we.  

Does it ever end? Perhaps if we wake up before it is too late. Hope that this nation lasts until the next national elections. And comes to its senses. Rolling up our sleeves and re-righting this nation. Can we last that long? Will it make a difference? I leave it to you and me, to all of us. We must answer that question and God help us if we answer it incorrectly. No redo. No retake. No curve on the grade. The absolute ugly truth and consequence of it all. 

 We have all got to knock on heaven's door at the same time as we knock on our heads. and get the machinery in there working once again. We must make our needs clear, work towards them and understand the payments we must make in our efforts. Nought is for nought in this world. 

Let us wake up. 

The time is here. 

The time is now.    

 On the morrow.