We Are All Afraid of Trump to Some Degree and It’s Time We Admit It
The timing couldn't be better
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Accidents are witnessed every day. People come forward and tell their version of what happened. Invariably the stories are different. Everyone sees things from their own perspective and not what actually took place.
It’s why the police rely on forensics to solve a case – eyewitness testimony is too unreliable.
It’s the same in politics. Incidents happen every day but are known by different names.
A speech. A rally. A statement to the press about immigration, the economy, the world watching what’s happening to us here.
And everyone has a different version of what was said or done. What it really meant.
He was misquoted. A bloodbath referred to automobiles. The Bible is his favorite book.
And yet in the background, like a film playing behind a band performing on stage, what’s happening in the World of Trump continues to unfold.
The upcoming trials. The huge bonds posted resulted from cases already lost in the courts—the potential of criminal conviction and time spent in prison.
And yet the witnesses continue to give their version of what’s happening.
The man in the Ford ran the red light. No, insists another witness, it was a white Toyota driven by a very tall man wearing a hat.
Versions far from the truth but believed, why?
In a road accident, there are no winners, just unfortunate victims. In the world of politics and democracy, there are winners and losers, that’s the way the game is set up.
But sometimes the rules get changed. The outcome is of even greater importance.
It’s hard to imagine anyone looking at the record, the facts being shown, the case verdicts announced, the fines levied and collected, the upcoming trials, and not having an idea that something unique is happening right now.
Something we’ve never seen before in our lifetimes. A political outcome that is scary.
A person who views dictatorships around the world as nothing more than hard-driving CEOs ruling their countries with an iron fist and making a lot of money for some people.
A situation to be supported, not feared.
You see, men have ruled the world for millennia, it’s what works. Groups of people don’t get things done they get in their own way.
One person who’s right all the time is best.
But sometimes the film behind the band playing on stage becomes more interesting than the band itself.
That what it’s showing is what is actually happening.
And the constant distractions are less important than what the film reveals so the people in the audience start paying closer attention.
It’s what’s happening more and more today. Look at the polls. Hear the speeches and support.
But it’s not over yet. The Supreme Court, in their full unbiased selves, weighed in yesterday on the issue of presidential immunity, and based on questions asked and comments made, many of the conservative justices were not laughing at Trump’s attorney's assertion that under certain conditions the president should be able to off his opponent, as long as there were sounds reasons and it was for the good of the country, and thus would be immune from his actions.
Each time inroads are made and reason re-enters the political moment, we are pulled back into the fray where one man has set a nation against itself all for personal gain and yet we the people, instead of sneering and repelling such actions fall into a dither and start thinking – well maybe he’s got a point.
So, while many states are moving forward with actions that have exposed craven indifference on the part of the man, there are still hired guns willing to support him and claim like Cesar or Napolean - a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.
Yes, to some degree, we are all afraid of this man and what he represents and now is not the time to stop pushing for his removal from a civilized society.
At times being afraid of something is a good thing. A pro-survival thing to embrace.
Perhaps we should all embrace that fear and act accordingly.