I
took an anthropology class in college. There I learned that throughout history,
when a warring tribe encountered a peaceful tribe and each tribe interacted
with the other in a manner consistent with its nature, without exception the
warring tribe annihilated the peaceful tribe out of existence.
Neo-Nazi's, white supremacists
and other racists, alt-righters, and as hard as it is to believe our own
President, are willing to pursue their nefarious agendas at any cost and by all
means necessary. They don't hesitate to distort facts, to lie and cheat, to
injure the vulnerable and downtrodden, even to kill innocent people. In fact
they thrive on those tactics.
Alternatively, most decent
people have a deeply ingrained sense of justice and fair play. And that's why
we're in such danger in America today. We are confused and disoriented by an
adversary that doesn't abide by the rules, and so are disadvantaged in fighting
the evil around us.
This is the backdrop against
which the holocaust came about. This is how apartheid thrived. And this is
where America is currently heading.
I don't know the answer or how
to more effectively combat these evil forces, but I do know this. Those who
believe that they can ignore or even enable the malignancy that is Donald
Trump, or that it's okay to do nothing because what happened in Germany, South
Africa, and other parts of the world can't happen here, are in for a rude
awakening.
Assuming
there is still a world to wake up in. #Charlottesville #Resist
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