Notwithstanding our “dyed-in-the-wool,” Lochean “Empiricism,” we confess to some fleeting thoughts concerning the possibility in symbolic metaphysical significance to the serendipitous confluence of Donald Trump’s Inauguration, and the international commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day (“Yom Ha Shuah”).
Barely one week in office, Democracy’s orange-haired, political hazmat, proved (to unforgivably pervert an old adage) that the arrogant employment of a felt-tipped “Sharpie” is mightier than the Constitution by, among other travesties, commencing the fascistic implementation of rounding up of American immigrants, most, seeking refuge from foreign venues where their lives have been threatened, hired loyal stooges to enforce his fierce appetite for fascistic-style retribution to be exacted against his political adversaries, eliminated the societally essential Department of Education as part of his attack on human enlightenment by, for example encouraging ,censorship and book banning and approval of tactical editing of history, publically evidenced his support for White Christian Nationalist militias, his proclamation of insular and “protectionist” policies (ex, imposing high tariffs on countries doing business with the United States, attacks on the historically, peacekeeping, NATO, and withdrawal from the Paris Accords and The U.N. World Health Organization,) . We could continue thus, ad infinitum, ad nauseum, but, presumably., the reader, has gotten our thematic point; and the understandable source of our fear concerning the balance of Trump’s four-year term; predictably in sync with the horrors of his first week, continuing to the balance of his long and personally agonizing, four-year term.
The gut-wrenching, prayerful cry of the Jewish People (“Never Again!) perennially repeated on Holocaust Memorial Day may, now be empirically, disproven; this time, impacting all of America’s diverse citizenry; by the actions and statements of this, a suicidally elected, delusional despot with aspirations to be a” bobble-head” of Germany’s infamous “Fuhrer;” losing no time in initiating his draconian program of neurotically- self-affirming, dictatorial commands, Mark Twain sagaciously stated, consistent with our present context:: “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”
As the days proceed. and Trump feverously continues to wield his omnipotent “Sharpie,” we predict that many misled voters who love our Nation, but inadvisably voted for him, will be able to perceive the presenting danger to our Democratic Republic and their grave and remorseful error. ( please see : preceding plinyblog. com. # M.208 ” BUYERS’ REMORSE.”
The salient and relevant pragmatic question is:” What should mainstream, traditional, Democracy -loving citizens do? We would humbly suggest the following:
(1) Do not despair or lose hope in the timely restoration of our traditionally democratic way of life which has survived many existential threats in its history,
(2) Do not resignedly acquiesce in the extant program of autocratic (fascistic) invasion of human rights, but eternally retain the traditional American principles of equality and liberty.
(3) Remain well informed on current events, by watching the legitimate news media, viz., MSNBC, CNN, and CBS, and reading legacy newspapers, viz,. the New York Times, The Wahington Post,
(3) Maintain frequent and mutually supportive social contact with other traditional, freedom-loving Americans,
(4) when timely and appropriate emphatically and confidently speak out, write, to express your ardent views on the rectitude and eternal justice of freedom and liberty; vociferously oppose all attempts to inculcate bigoted and autocraticly stereotypical assertions.
In the human experience, we have observed the endurable quality of resilience and the later acquisition of increased support and appreciation following times of societal deprivation.
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