I have to think that people must have felt this way in
Germany around 1939. In the 1941 movie “To
Be Or Not to Be”, set in pre-war Poland, it was still possible to make fun of
the Nazis, even with the undertone of horror.
It is getting harder and harder to make fun of Trump. He finally announced he was done with
Saturday Night Live after previously going along with the joke.
I know there are many people out there being politically
active, talking, canvassing, recruiting.
Not here. I can’t change that. I can’t change the minds of people who don’t
see the danger or even think electing “he-who-must-not-be named” is a great
idea and so much fun! I’m not even going
to bother here with the facts and the adjectives; if you read this, you can recite
them yourself.
This is what happens when good people do nothing. In all likelihood, Hillary Clinton will be
POTUS next year; but what has already been started will not go away. I’m also not going to bother here by reciting
the unending lies and conspiracy theories about her. If you care, you can do the research; “the
truth is out there”.
It’s too late to change what has been put in motion. There is evil among us in the hatred of “the
other”, denigration of women, intolerance for diversity and outright threats of violence. There are still choices to be made,
regardless of the outcome of this election.
The future of each and every one of us remains at stake.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
Martin Niemoller (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...)
