What new world? This is the same old world, is it not? A very tired Earth. Wobbling around the sun. Wondering how long it has until it implodes or explodes. Whichever comes first? Whichever, cancels out the long-term problems with which it has been plagued for ever so long, and increasingly problematic and resistant of solutions.
Well, yes and no. This is the same physical planet, though clearly not at the same grade level. Between natural deteriorations contained within Nature, and their glaringly obvious, increased rate of occurrence and the level of their strength and impact, the problematic compromised ozone layer, the increased lack of water resources and disappearing other natural resources and add to that the damage inflicted by mankind upon this poor besieged planet. what have we got - major existential problems which, mind you, we are not so eager to fix at the moment. But ignoring a problem is never an answer.
However. Be that as it may. As it might. We do have some people understanding that the physical problems of the Earth must be addressed. Perhaps it will be later rather than sooner. Most probably there will have to be some major adjustments of life, possibly not particularly pleasant, as we live in a changed planet.
However. A huge, however. That is not the problem that is eating away at my soul. That has me shaking my head, banging my head, saying how could this be? This cannot be. Being aware of a problem, certainly helps to address that problem, does it not? Making believe it is not so, does not make it go away. And accepting it as a matter of truth, as a given =NO!!
No. I cannot, I cannot accept this. It boggles the mind. Beyond any kind of level of belief and understanding. How could this be happening? We all attended similar schools. Covering similar content. We studied the American Revolution. What led up to it, and what followed? We read of the. Movements throughout the lands of the globe, throughout the centuries. Edging, pushing, yearning, fighting for Democracy. For freedom to raise their voices, to cast the vote. To run their lives and the country in which they live. Enough. With the rule of the elites. Enough. With the ever-growing distance between the haves and the have nots. Just as always, The United States of America stood in the forefront of these movements. Lending their enthusiasm, their expertise and their resources. Standing tall and proud when the American national anthem came on.
Not so today, is it? And if we continue on this path, it will only get worse and worse. Until we are finally not to be living in the same nation. If that nation even continues to exist in whatever manner, shape or form. We will no longer be living in a democracy. We will no longer have the choice as to whether we will stand up at the national anthem. Or remain seated. In fact. we will have nary any choice in our lives. All will have been taken away by an autocratic. dictatorial political machine in a man eats man world. The leader of this fractured nation will be a Leader for Life, or a Monarch, or the Great Leader or some such accursed term that will have been foisted upon us.
Let's get a bit more into specifics. Via our Constitution, we know that war must be made with the acquiescence of Congress. At the very least. they must be notified, along with the people of the nation at the same time, as did FDR and others during our history. Not this time.
This lack of transparency, lack of including the people within the government of their nation is growing by the second. It seems that more and more, the business of the government is conducted in secret. Decisions are made in secret. Opinions are not solicited. Nor is the political structure of this nation concerned with their positions. They could care less.
No, what only is cared for here is what the master wants. Who is the master? Donald J Trump. This is a man who should never have been elected to this office. This man is a consummate liar. And a fascist at heart. He has no concern for anything, for nothing, for naught, unless it somehow works for his benefit. Not the country's benefit, his benefits. Increasingly so, this nation is being run as a private fiefdom, and he is the Lord of the Manor.
What the hell are we doing in Venezuela? They did not attack us. Perhaps they enable some drug shipments, very possibly could be so. But to invade a nation? An independent integral nation? On a flimsy accusation along with a false one that the head of it was the leader of a cartel which actually never was, never existed? This, my friends, this is a violation of international law.
To compound the offense. this man then struts his butt in public, his prissy gleeful smirk on his face, so pleased as he pulls yet another illegal action, so proud of his accomplishment. Then adds salt to the wound by boasting that we will "run" Venezuela. I don't want this nation to take over another nation, nor do most people. One of the benefits, we are told, will be that we can take all their shipments of oil. Folks, that is highway robbery. On both sea and land. And an obscene step to take. There are other Ways and Means to impose pressure on a nation if it offends and harms our nation.
That is the purpose of diplomacy. There are also limits on both sides crossing those lines, and we did so, escalating the situation into war. Nothing more, nothing less than war. A totally unjustified war. A war in which you can be sure that none of Donald Trump's grandsons, or granddaughters for that matter, will be on the frontline. For sure they will probably have the same bone spur that he had.
However, we are not done yet. Trump and his baa, baa black sheep will not be satisfied until they force that war upon the nation. And in fact, upon the world. But this war will be different. It will be foisted upon us via blatant lies of a crooked man. Because this man talks of running a foreign nation, stealing their oil, and then stating how we will be able to use that money. This is merely the same old crap that comes out of this man, day after day after day. Year after year after year. Obscene as ever. Where do you think that money will end up? Not in your pocket, not in mine. Not into a plan to improve the health situation. Not anywhere other than into his pockets, his family's pockets. And those who enable him to commit these crimes, these moral and legal crimes to which he has never been held to account. In fact, he should be in a cell right now if justice was upheld.
Venezuela is not enough for this greedy, immoral man. No, he needs more. He is the little piggy who turned into a big piggy. Whose appetite is never sated. Always, this piggy has an eye out for more and more and more. No matter the consequences to others. So why does our little piggy sing? He is seeing Greenland. Whose image he warps. on a map. And states it really belongs to us. How, in the name of all that's holy, or in the name of all that's not, does Greenland belong to the United States of America? It does not. It never did. And if we remain true to our ethos as a nation, it never will. It is open hijacking of a piece of a nation. Another nation. No different and no less than the intentions and actions of Putin with Ukraine. No different in motivation and deviant behavior than Hitler with Sudetenland and Austria and Czechoslovakia? No different than China and Tibet or Nepal. Are we presently to send boots on the ground into South America and say these countries belong to us too? Because they are close in distance? Are we going to do that to any other islands out there that touch upon us or we say, well, we're including it within our sphere of influence? Tough!
Along with his warped vision of the world. this fascist at heart talks of cancelling elections because his sheep might not be elected. He deems all elections wherein he or his lose as crooked. He continues to deny his loss in 2016 and is grossly attempting to wipe clean the stain of his attempted rebellion, his treason, against this nation. He has pardoned some of the worst felons, white collar buddies, and the traitors who broke into the Capitol with blood and violence in heart and twisted soul, to hang several people who had displeased Trump and to reinstate Trump as president, even though he had clearly lost the election.
We all must wake up and smell all the multiple urns of coffee being brewed. We must understand how close we are to the edge of that crumbling cliff. This man has no end to his chutzpah. To his megalomaniac plans? He is a mega narcissistic person who bodes no good for this nation. And G-d willing we should get a new Congress finally honest and willing and courageous enough to opposes this man and do what should have been done years ago. willing to follow through and punish him for his crimes. His treason. His perverted sexual behavior. His stinky deals with banks and businesses and alleged extortion of money for access and influence even as he now damages our nation and its history with his lowlife changes in Federal buildings sacred to the nation.
Yesterday.
Today.
Tomorrow.
This is not who we need in office, in position to serve the nation.
Our political structure is presently mainly benefitting those who go along with the man who calls for the death of those who oppose him. Who just called for the death of a senator. Who frightens those who disagree with him into "retiring.” forced out by pledges of retribution fierce and real enough to frighten them off.
No, this man must be impeached. Sent out to pasture. He is a huge threat to the soul of this nation. Would that we can find among the members of Congress, those with the courage to do what should be done, what should have been done. Those who will not fall by the wayside, subdued, cowed by his threats. Come into the open. Let people know what he does. Save this nation from itself.
Unless we act, the future of this nation does not bode well for its inhabitants.
Donald Trump. I appreciate what you did to help Israel in its moments of dire need, and for the release of its hostages brutally stolen from their lives. I will forever be grateful.
However, it does not excuse nor make up for the plans for this nation and its citizens, for the destruction of our democracy, nor for the shameful manner in which immigrants were rounded up as cattle. And sent away as if all were criminals. As if there were no criminals before they ever even arrived on our shores.
Denying the truth of the Emma Lazarus poem. upon the Lady of the Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, wherein we welcomed immigrants to our shores. Including your grandfather.
We are a nation of immigrants and/or the descendants of immigrants.
And blessed for that fact, that blessed truth.
You, too, Donald. Even you.
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