We are living in chaos with a reckless leader in the White House. Forty-two million people are affected by the food program, meaning many lack proper or sufficient food and will face food insecurity. Trump’s attitude resembles Marie Antoinette’s “let them eat cake.” The American people are hungry, but he hosts “Great Gatsby” style parties and builds ballrooms. What’s happening in America today isn’t about politics. It’s an insult to humanity. It’s not about Democrats or Republicans. It’s not about red or blue states. It’s about the health and well-being of the American people.
The Blame Game…
Trump is the master of the blame game. Someone else did it. We enter a point of danger. Free speech is challenged, so the pubic gets bits of stories but not necessarily the whole story. Trump threatens licensing, and he questions the statute of the Constitution. He is the ruler and the one who decides the rules. Trump defies the courts, erases Black history via the museums, and erases and limits access for “minorities” in the universities. He stifles funding for research and has turned the office of the president into a profit center, creating personal profit for himself and/or his family.
Trump has given us a transactional presidency. Seeing the government as his own business, he has little regard for taxpayers. He has fired government workers without cause, including specialists and experts in their fields. To stay in power, he has manipulated the law.
Trump maintains a cult-like following on social media, and has made himself into an online cartoon character, responding to everything in American culture, from Super Bowl entertainers to missiles. He travels the world as a mighty godfather who punishes with tariffs and rewards with American businesses. He promises Argentina that Americans will buy their beef, showing total disregard for American cattle raisers. He now wants to discuss nuclear missiles, which pose a real threat to American safety, as they could lead to disaster if in the hands of a madman. He is arresting people based on their profiles. This exposes people of color to the risk of being accused of everyday actions like going to work.
The Government Shutdown is a Disaster…
Overall, Americans are living with high anxiety and even fear. Food, jobs, transportation, and health remain real threats. Air traffic controllers who direct airplanes are working without pay. Seriously. The government shutdown is the longest and worst in American history, disrupting daily life and risking some people losing health insurance and possibly dying. We watch the country’s economy, where prices keep rising—food, utilities, and health insurance.
Fix America. . .
America’s saving grace is the vote. We have an opportunity for change with new officeholders. We can eliminate the threat of Trump by voting him and his supporters out of office. The midterms present a chance as new federal seats become available. This is the real way to fix America. We have to disrupt the Trump program. If not, we are doomed.
America is broken, and only voting can repair it.
