It is admirable to see members of our community actively engaged in efforts to improve conditions for the less fortunate among us. Without such dedicated public servants, the gap between the affluent and the destitute would doubtless be far wider.
And yes, it is tempting to take a break from the “daily barrage of trump . . and our political morass.”
But taking a break from trump is just what trump and his supporters want his detractors to do. With his tweets and other public pronouncements, mr trump is seeking to normalize behavior that no society should ever find acceptable.
His statement this morning comparing himself to the victim of a lynching betrays a staggering insensitivity to the issue of racial equality in America. The remark, while utterly disgusting and totally without merit, stands as a clear indication of the deeply-ingrained racism present in this man.
This behavior is anything but normal, and the alarm bells should be sounding far and wide. We should all be acting like our house is on fire, because, in a very real sense, it is.
After posting this today, I received the above photo from a friend in a rural part of the country who wanted to share with me how some of his neighbors in the hinterlands view trump’s impeachment. He said the symbol in the lower left “links to a second amendment bunch of radicals with over 2.7k posts.” He added “just the right twitter post from trump and there will be bloodshed.”
Can you smell the smoke yet?
Tim Konrad
Petaluma, CA
October 20, 2019
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