It Bears Repeating

     Most US citizens deplore what our government is doing to Ukraine and loath that our president and his men are puppets of Vladimir Putin. History will not forget Republicans have supported what is tantamount to a traitorous act. 

     In a few days, we vote again. Before we do, I reprise my post from the day after this unfit, unqualified president was re-elected. Elections matter. 

     A final thought follows this repost. 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

For they have sown the wind....

 

"For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up."  Hosea                                                        

        "And they shall reap the whirlwind." I have no idea how many times this sentence from the 8th-century BC Jewish Tanakh has been used to respond to dire matters or invoke a sense of doom. The Talmud lists Hosea as the greatest prophet of his generation. It seems appropriate on this day after America changed.

        Democracy worked. The people were heard. The people elected a convicted felon and rapist, a career conman and proven fraudster who promises revenge. He was elected to the office in which he was twice impeached. 

        The people elected a liar, proven liar. Oh what seeds we have sown into the wind. 

        The people elected the first man in American history to refuse a peaceful transfer of power. Mourn our proud history. Mourn our trust.

        The people elected a man who promises to deport millions, perhaps even some who voted for him. The people, including black men, elected a convicted racist. 

        The people elected a man who admires Vladimir Putin, who has manipulated and controlled him. 

        The people elected a man that hundreds of military heroes and devoted security and foreign policy experts says is unfit and would be a danger to America.

        All of the federal charges will now go away, not because they were invalid, but because the Supreme Court majority he appointed said he can operate with immunity.

        Pray for the people of Ukraine. Pray for the alliances that have prevented war in Europe since the end of World War II. Pray for the world leaders who feared this outcome. 

        Pray for the climate. Pray for public lands. Pray for clean air and water. Pray for the safety of children.

        Pray for those who elected him, especially those who believe he is anointed by God.

        Pray for America. Pray for the world.

        Democracy worked. The people were heard. What's wrong with us?

       What have we done?

       "And they shall reap a whirlwind..."

THE POST SCRIPT October 2026

AND SO READERS, VOTERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN A COURSE CORRECTION, TO REMEDY OUR FALLEN WAYS. IF THIS UNFIT AND UNQUALIFIED MAN IN ANY WAY TAMPERS WITH THE ELECTION, OR ITS RESULTS, MILLIONS OF US, YES MILLIONS, SHOULD FIND THE MISCREANT AND DISLODGE HIM, EITHER BY A PEOPLE'S TRIBUNAL, A MILITARY TRIBUNAL OR OTHER ACTION THAT WILL DEMAND SACRIFICE. IN DOING SO WE LIGHT A SIGNAL FIRE THAT A NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION OF SPIRIT HAS BEGUN.  HE HAS BROKEN THE NATION, BUT HE CANNOT BREAK THE PEOPLE NOR OUR COMMITMENT TO A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE. THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH EVIL WE CAN TOLERATE.  

THE FURY OF A PAITIENT NATION BUILDS.  THE STOIC MARCUS AURELIUS TELLS US NOTHING HAPPENS TO US WHICH WE ARE NOT FITTED BY NATURE TO BEAR. NIETZSCHE WROTE THOSE WHO HAVE A WHY TO LIVE CAN "BEAR ALMOST ANY HOW."   

OUR ASPIRATIONAL PRINCIPLES REMAIN. THE UNFIT MUST BE UNDONE.

"Receive what cheer you may; the night is long that never finds a day."

          Malcom to Macduff in Shakespeare's MACBETH

DON'T WE AGREE, IT IS TIME FOR A NEW MORNING IN AMERICA?

SEE YOU DOWN THE TRAIL.