Donald Trump's American Carnage

 'They'll disarm you, empty the prisons, lock you in your home, and invite MS-13 to live next door".

 

Nazi wannabe Matt Gaetz

 

The quote above is merely a single example of the hundreds of crazy statements and accusations that were made by grown men and women at last week's Republican National Convention. It's gotten this weird.

 

During his inaugural address three years ago, Donald Trump told the American people that the era of "American carnage" was over. This monumentally stupid man was wrong, of course. The carnage was just beginning. In sixty-four days the polls open up in America for what will be the 58th national election since the first one in 1788. Were I to tell you that 2020 is the most important campaign in our history I would be exaggerating - but only slightly. The only two elections that rank close to November 3 are 1864 - when Lincoln was reelected; and 1932 - when Franklin Roosevelt was chosen by the electorate over the conservative Republican Herbert Hoover. Like 1932 and 1864. The results of the 2020 presidential campaign will depend upon whether or not the United States of America has a future. It's as serious as that.

Forgive me. Donald Trump's inaugural address was three and-a-half years ago. It only seems like thirty years.

A few months ago I said that comparing the American right wing  of 2020 to the Nazis of 1938, the year of Kristallnacht and the opening of the first concentration camps, was patently absurd. But to compare them to the Nazis of 1929, the year they were just getting off the ground politically, was not only fair - it was unavoidable.

We are now at 1933 comparatively.

Back off Boogaloo

The fact that we have a renown white supremacist named Stephen Miller standing behind the president of the United States, helping to make national policy - and in some cases writing it - should outrage everyone with an IQ above a half-eaten box on Milk Duds. American extremist, far-right groups such as Q-anon and Boogaloo, which have gained a foothold here in the states, are starting gain serious support throughout Europe. The Boogaloo Boys are a well-armed militia group whose stated policy is to start a second American civil war. This is twice as freaked out as anyone would have dared imagine America would ever find itself a mere four years ago. This is beyond insane. My biggest worry is Trump inviting these murderous assholes to patrol the streets of Washington if he loses the election. I know that sounds like an unbelievable scenario - and perhaps it is - but our current chief executive is so wicked and extreme that it seems nothing anymore is beyond the realm of possibility. Incredible days these are. 

Not only does this miserable despot need to be removed from the White House on January 20, 2021 (forcibly if necessary) his entire presidency needs to be nullified and voided. We need Joe Biden to be inaugurated - not as the 46th - but as the 45th president four months, two weeks, and six days from today.

It's going to seem like a long, long time. Hang in there, folks.

Tom Degan
Goshen, NY

SUGGESTED VIEWING:

On the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, this brief report appeared on MSNBC. It's worth a look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SttQgH8XsW0&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR30pYvuKJGE7oWslN5dmlNdVzvpEinrSMMligT2HWu8aGCWbk26Eu9gVFc

It must be remembered that the Suffragette movement was a "whites only" affair. That's what is not being talked about. In fact, the real centennial of the day all women gaining the right to vote is not for another forty-five years. Remember this.