Warning signs that we do not know: America travels a dangerous path

Sharon McNeil
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Did the German people recognize the signs of the fall of their country from a democracy to a dictatorship, stripped of railing? Did they understand the nature of their elected leader – bankrupt, bankrupt, eager for power and consumed with control?

Early alert signs of the 1930s

Encourage hostility towards others
Accelerate violence and hatred
Promulgate policies and laws targeting vulnerable populations
Use of dehumanizing language
Threatening the invasion and the territorial conquest
Dismantle institutions

We find ourselves going down a similar path, with a demagogue in the oval office which arouses loyalty and whips people in a frenzy.

Since the inauguration, the signs have become undoubtedly. With a pen stroke, Trump’s executive orders began the dismantling of longtime institutions and standards.

One of his first acts was to forgive violent and non -violent offenders involved in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. This decision was unaware of the will of his vice-president, party leaders and the majority of Americans. Trump has trampled by the rule of law, marking an unprecedented moment in the history of the United States – before that a president has dropped around 1,500 criminals sentenced all at once.

By forgiving those who took the Capitol by storm, including violent gangs like the proud boys and the oath, Trump clearly indicated that he had little concern for the consequences or to arrest abuses, murder and murder and murder and murder The attempted murder. He had no problem holding his inauguration in the people’s house, where his supporters defecated and defiled the sacred rooms. His so-called heroes are now free to walk on the American streets, unrepentant and without consequences.

The party’s loyalists seriously condemned the forgiveness of a non -violent criminal, Hunter Biden, but made no comments or conviction for the forgiveness of hundreds of violent crimes by Trump.

This legislative branch led by the Republicans has given up his power and balance powers when he is called upon to make Trump’s auctions – that he has aid to Ukraine, refusing to adopt a bipartite bill Immigration reform, or confirming a Fox News host as a defense defense secretary. The Senate’s confidence in Pete Hegseth to direct this department, given its serious and supported alcohol problems, is amazing for those of us who know how difficult it is to remain sober and convalescence. This confirmation is a bad service to everyone.

We, the people, must better demand and oppose the extreme abuse of power, whatever the political party in power.

The hollow of health establishments such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put Americans and the world at health risks. These organizations have saved lives for decades, fight against polio, rage, tuberculosis, cancer, Lyme disease, etc.

NATO was created after the Nazi invasion to prevent new international invasions. The newly elected president frequently speaks of NATO and the Blabers on the acquisition of Greenland, Canada and Panama – from the answers that go from “F off” to Denmark to “become serious” of Panama.

Millions of people voted for Trump on campaign promises to reduce inflation and grocery costs. Is this promise now outside the table?

Faced with these disturbing developments, I found comfort to recite the prayer of serenity, a practice that I adopted during my time working in a hospital drug addiction. There, it was recited alongside the 12 -step program to guide those looking for sobriety – not only alcohol or drugs, but harmful models of denial and dishonesty that can grasp anyone. The prayer of serenity, written by the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr in the 1930s in response to the growing threat of Nazi Germany, is particularly relevant today.

We are again confronted with a threat that requires clarity and sober reflection. We must look honestly where we are and find the courage to face it.

“God, grant me the serenity of accepting the things that I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom of knowing the difference. »»

– Sharon McNeil is a member of Strong Together Huddle, a group involved in supporting and promoting the common good. It resides in Monroe and can be contacted at [email protected]