The Dilemma: The moral incompatibility of America's divergent perceptions of decency, truth, even reality, but most of all the unwillingness of so many vs. the hope of others to grant to our fellow human beings their unalienable rights with justice, kindness and civility.
That one mean-spirited, egomaniacal sociopath of a person, by any human-centered standard and logic, who was incompetent to serve in any capacity for all Americans, incapable of moral leadership, has besmirched America, taken it down to the lowest, corrupt and bizarre level ever--and with it--America's purpose and possibility as a "more perfect union." For his entire chaotic and nightmarish "reign" beginning with the birther lie, he has fed a side show of misinformation and lies to many apparently gullible and insatiable cultish adherents who follow him, choosing to ignore his crude, careless and vengance-filled rantings, lies, even crimes in a barage of thinly-veiled gaslighting to fundraise. Others who support him percieve that they have much to gain power and wealth by denying all of the above.
Some of each group know what he is, has and has not done and what he is and always was, but do not care. Some have seen fit to ursurp the American flag to stand for something other than equality and justice for all, and Christianity to distort its essential truths and teachings, even in some cases believe he is a savior and somehow fulfills prophesy or some other outlandish consipracy that the bible prepares its literal interpreters to swallow regarding other conspiracy delusions.
Still, Congress did not convict on the first impeachment, even with credible witnesses, later retaliated against for telling truth. We were warned then that leaving Trump in power would embolden him to go even further. And he did, and again a second impeachment where he was not held accountable for planning, organizing and encouraging the "wild" and dangerous actions of his most extreme followers, inciting them to subvert a consitutional process. Thus, the deadly insurrection tradegy of the January 6, 2021 riot/ attack on the Capitol and the Constituion.
Then true to his dark side, and his followers' twisted perceptons, continued with the lie that the 2020 election was a fraud (with no evidence), and that the attack from Trump's followers whom he called to DC for a wild time to "save the country" from its own Consitution were asked to believe it was both a staged false flag (FBI, Antifa or some combination) and/or a peaceful tour. Now, which was it? Like so many, many other topics and controversies, Trump has multiple, incongrous "explanations" changing by the minuted.
So despite the evidence of our own ears and eyes, which Trump once advised we should not believe). People on tours usually do not crash through windows, injured security guards, carry weapons and destroy property to get into the place they have come to tour. And there were deadly assaults on Capitol police officers, deaths and injuries, and even suicides associated with the trauma of that day. There are ongoing increased threats of and almost daily some kind of violence now in his effort make America great again--by dangerous excuse for a human being. The sadest part if that members of American Congress and some wanting also to be our comander in chief are threating to further dismantle our democracy and institutions without any plans to reform or replace them..no DOJ, no Dept of Education, no IRS?
Will you wake, for pity's sake?
The dilemma is we have called some who support, tolerate or igore the above, our friends, our neighbors and our loved ones.
It is heart breaking with an incomparable ache.
God Help U S
