After perusal of the overnight news my blog posting for the day changed. It had become clear that I needed to readdress a topic familiar to my readers. Not new, in fact, probably dates from his first presidential run, and it has only gotten worse. It is a very real fear, addressed by over 3 million one Saturday. Now it stands to be addressed by at least five million marching with millions more along the routes and at home, cheering them on. Furthermore, it has been increasingly addressed in specific and general essays, and opinions by many concerned with the same fear in its various presentations.
This parade will mirror another parade, that of an obscenity taking place in DC. Courtesy of the rather outsized ego of Donald Trump, the dangerous child who never grew up. Baby wants a parade and so tantrum throwing baby will get his wish. A parade there will be complete with tanks and helicopters and marching soldiers, overshadowed by an underlying fear within those who have been watching this man very, very carefully. Will Flag Day, June 14th, this Saturday, become a successful January 6th and the day ending with a new flag flying from the Capitol and the White House?
Pushing aside the temptation to crack jokes here, this president is outrageous enough to attempt to do so. And has enough backing from the deluded, the ignorant and extreme right to, in fact, make an attempt. He has already exhibited this policy in soldiers in the standing army at the ready in LA and is actually anticipating doing the same elsewhere. "If they spit, we will hit." "If any protester wants to come out, they will be met with very big force," he said Tuesday." Even as he stumbles, we, the nation, are stumbling along with him. He is dragging us down, head on, point on. Damage already done. With more to follow. That is, unless we make it very clear to this fascist wannabe Dictator/King/Absolute Monarch of this nation, that just as equally serious about this issue are the majority of people of this nation. Democracy is the name of the game in this nation, and it will remain that way. This is a man who was fascistic at heart. but we reject it.
In every atom of his body and missing in action soul, are nastiness, evil ambitions, oversized ego and fatheaded deranged mind with one goal and that is the goal we must prevent from actualizing. We have trouble apace stalking us in this country. We cannot be dismissive of his behavior. It is heavily adult in manifestation and consequence. He is a man both stupid enough and wily enough to think he can triumph over the facts of history. In his ignorance he forgets what happened to those who attempted to run a nation under a nasty thumb but why wait till then.
Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Religion. Freedom of the Press. Freedom of Assembly. Freedom of Petition. The First Amendment. All these freedoms already under attack and more. And the man has the utter gall to stand before soldiers in Fort Bragg like a cheerleader, giving a rah- rah political speech, encouraging soldiers forbidden to take public stands or attend rallies in uniform to do just that. Opposition, anywhere? Both Houses of Congress dead from the neck up. The army dead as doornails. Our national debt breaking the bank and yet, nary a whisper against a $45 million waste of a parade for the dangerous child who emulates his hero idols of the Dictator Club. Mums the word re the cutting of funds for Safety Net programs. Of Culture and Creativity. Of Research. All the while his immigrant targets are tackled and hassled, kidnapped off streets, places of work, from schools, wherever found. Not much is there between the actions of Hamas and the actions of ICE Only perhaps in the level of violence but never long in appearance. Think not that every immigrant or descendant of immigrants in this country is not in danger and that my friends would be you and me and everyone else.
Who will be the next target on Saturday, the recipient of the promise he made to hit in force, destroying America even as he says he is saving it. Does he in fact have troops on the standby? Will he activate thousands of troops marching down the streets of DC? No one knows but the possibilities are there, and in fact, reach a point of probability as per Jan6. Why stop when the possibility of success is right there? Are we that close to the horror of a civil war with our sons and daughters shooting at each other?
With the president so deep in a fast forward dementia there is a true possibility that he will return tear gas for boos and bullets for protest signs, imprisonment for assembly. Will the entire nation be put under emergency military condition should the protest be overwhelming in number, far more than was thought to be? It already is over expectations. This man is so deep in the throes of his ambitious plans that he cannot see the forest for the trees, and the trees for the forest. All he sees is his own coronation.
Were you perhaps expecting rescue from members of the government at present? That would be a hope in vain for this once proud democratic nation served by public servants is now overwhelmed by false leaders crawling in fear and wrapped in cowardice before their already named King.
My thoughts about writing of the meaning of home was not for today - perhaps tomorrow. With all of these troubles I wonder where we all will find our homes and what will be the environment of these homes. Saturday June 14th could be a day that will make or break this nation. It could be the worst crisis since January 6th. Our hopes are twofold. There must be a very strong turnout opposed to this man and his nefarious plans and his awful advisers. Second, we must hope and pray that somewhere in that cesspool of a city there is a brave and honest soul who will screw his courage to the sticking point and talk this nutjob president down. Perhaps. He might actually learn some history and edify his rather ignorant head. Perhaps the inevitable end of dictators and absolute monarchs throughout history will sink in and he will call it all off.
In any case we, the citizens of this nation, must consider ourselves to be the guardians of its democracy and be aware and alert until this man's term of presidency is aborted, negated, comes to an end, is voted out, impeached, jailed, whatever the manner. God bless.
Keep the truth of our yesterdays and the wonderful possibilities of today.
Let us keep our tomorrows safe.
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