He no doubt has plans to put an immediate end to what has been called "American Exceptionalism". I think he may find more resistance from We the People than he expects, especially once the maga crowd wake up and see what they've opted for. As the late John Lewis coined it, we'll all need to get into some "good trouble" to throw nails in his path wherever we can. Good post, Padre.
In my formerly “Lilly White” neighborhood we had a substantial increase from Hong Cong after British control ceased. More recently, money from Mainland China as poured in, with oversized McMansions outpacing the locals. In Trump’s childhood Queens neighborhood, the place is flooded with Russian Mafias and oversized mansions.
Jews and Catholics were widely discouraged 35 years ago as the public school Kindergarten teacher told me: she being Catholic and l being Jewish!
A immigrant-citizen whose husband was unvaccinated and died of Covid, told me she “ …voted for Trump, of course.”
There’s an widespread attitude among immigrant-US citizens that seeks to advocate a “closed door policy.”
More recently Trump supporters are Chinese, Black and East Indian, as if supporting a white racist billionaire will automatically give you access to privilege and power!
Telford Taylor was on the teaching staff at Columbia University Law School when l worked as the lowly mail clerk, switchboard operator and student receiptionist.
That was the year after student protests against the War in Vietnam paralyzed the campus and led to the resignation of the President of the University.
Dems were the days! We had peacefully marched on Pentagon and chanted. Today we’re shivering in our beds, and anticipating the collapse of the world as we knew it! And at least half the country is celebrating!
I was just a kid and remember it on the six o’clock news with Walter Cronkite, we need more of that spirit. Of course in the age of Trump it is infinitely more dangerous.
He no doubt has plans to put an immediate end to what has been called "American Exceptionalism". I think he may find more resistance from We the People than he expects, especially once the maga crowd wake up and see what they've opted for. As the late John Lewis coined it, we'll all need to get into some "good trouble" to throw nails in his path wherever we can. Good post, Padre.
is celebrating our demise.
What gives?
Fascinating that MAGA actually is celebrating our demise. Hard to believe.
In my formerly “Lilly White” neighborhood we had a substantial increase from Hong Cong after British control ceased. More recently, money from Mainland China as poured in, with oversized McMansions outpacing the locals. In Trump’s childhood Queens neighborhood, the place is flooded with Russian Mafias and oversized mansions.
Jews and Catholics were widely discouraged 35 years ago as the public school Kindergarten teacher told me: she being Catholic and l being Jewish!
A immigrant-citizen whose husband was unvaccinated and died of Covid, told me she “ …voted for Trump, of course.”
There’s an widespread attitude among immigrant-US citizens that seeks to advocate a “closed door policy.”
More recently Trump supporters are Chinese, Black and East Indian, as if supporting a white racist billionaire will automatically give you access to privilege and power!
Telford Taylor was on the teaching staff at Columbia University Law School when l worked as the lowly mail clerk, switchboard operator and student receiptionist.
That was the year after student protests against the War in Vietnam paralyzed the campus and led to the resignation of the President of the University.
Dems were the days! We had peacefully marched on Pentagon and chanted. Today we’re shivering in our beds, and anticipating the collapse of the world as we knew it! And at least half the country is celebrating!
I was just a kid and remember it on the six o’clock news with Walter Cronkite, we need more of that spirit. Of course in the age of Trump it is infinitely more dangerous.