We have been at war, undeclared and hidden, but a war all the same, for the last four years. Their leader is defeated but they fight on and leave in their wake damage and propaganda. We have stormed the beaches, but the war is not over. We are still dying, the camps unliberated, the war crimes continue, the traitors still in the government buildings.
We have marched into Paris, but not yet gone house to house.
I am not exaggerating. So much has been lost. That we have not seen swords, tanks, soldiers shooting, is just a matter of a modern war, different sorts of deaths and casualties. We saw assault vehicles here when peaceful protesters met police with white supremacy goals, and helicopters waging psychological warfare on the populace. Shortages and hoarding. Corrupt legal systems with preemptory sentences. Extrajudicial murders on our streets, shooting insurgents. Disrupted families and scapegoating of minorities.
But as so often after wars, there is a chance for substantive change, uprooting of old values and institutions, deadwood pruned away finally.
No guarantees.
We have experienced professionals about to take charge, people with integrity. Not perfection, gods save us from perfection.
The weight lays heavy on hearts. Last night was a spark of what could be. A Gettysburg victory leading to progress, but not actual progress. Not yet, but heard in the distance and approaching.
Sarah Kendzior-
The same people who said "It can't happen here" and then "No one could have seen it coming" will now say "It wasn't really that bad." It was. Do not let anyone rewrite the history of the Trump admin years. History must be remembered to ensure it does not repeat.
One reason Trump got into office was denial or ignorance of history -- how fascism rises, the emergence of far-right movements globally in the 21st century, and especially the selective autocracy always practiced against marginalized racial and ethnic groups throughout US history
Forget this history at your own peril -- and at the peril of the world. We have defeated an aspiring autocrat at the polls. We have not dismantled the corrupt conditions that made him possible and that will make successors possible. Trump was a culmination, not a fluke.
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Yes, it did happen here. A house I pass on a walk every day still has its Trump sign out. Yesterday the owner yelled out “The war’s not over.” “Yes, it is,” I said. “We voted.” But I fear the correct answer would have been “You’re right.”
It's the mopping up in any job that wears on people.
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It seems unjust to have to wait from November 4 to January 20....
So pleased to hear the news. Just hope that Trump gives in and leaves gracefully. No, I doubt it too... .
gz,
In normal times, it gives one the chance to wrap up and the other a chance to get up to speed. There is nothing normal about this time.
Pam,
He won't. Best to assume that. There are ways around it. I just hope a taser is involved.
My one fear and regret is that he'll probably die before he goes to prison.
I was disappointed when the dread came back. The feeling is outrage at injustice and powerlessness. I hope the scrutiny will be enough and this malicious admin will leave on the appointed date. But I worry.
A good friend tied a ballon on her "Biden and the Lady who made Kavanaugh cry" yard-sign. As a German-American, I shudder at what is being allowed to happen.
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