I'm back! I found my old blog and have decided to start again. I have dusted off the cobwebs, stretched out my fingers, and climbed out of my temporary paralysis to once again talk about the things that matter to me, whether the world notices or not.
I begin with a reminder. Be kind. It seems simple enough, but the world of Man is filled with unkindness. America under Trump, in particular, has become obsessed with rejecting kindness altogether. I see nothing Christian in that. Just as I see nothing democratic in ignoring the slender but profound document upon which the United States were founded.
Name calling goes nowhere. You may think I am naïve, while I might think you're bull-headed, but saying either out loud immediately shuts the door on useful exchange. Unfortunately, rational discussion with reasoned arguments no longer seems to work, either, but it is far better than the alternatives.
And yet, as I write these words the President of the United States has declared protests to be an insurrection after having stated the January 6 insurrection to be a peaceful protest. He is working hard to suspend the safeguards provided in the Constitution in order to make an enemy of anyone who disagrees with him. He is entrenching his power and no one seems able to stop him.
On Saturday there will be a massive parade in Washington replete with tanks and missiles in a saber-rattling, North Korean or Russian-style show of strength that “happens” to fall on Donald Trump's birthday. It is also Flag Day. I will fly my flag, in honor of all the things this government is setting about to destroy.
So I return to speak out. My audience is small, but I have to say my piece. I have to join those who came before me to warn. Fascism is real. As George Orwell and others have said, when you see soldiers goose stepping down your street, it's too late.
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