Huffington Post: All the President's Men
Mugshots of the 13 men belonging to paramilitary groups like Proud Boys who were
arrested last week related to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen
Whitmer, a Democrat
https://www.huffpost.com/.../
My Comment: What
turns human beings into vicious violent gun loving white supremacist
killers? What turns men (mostly) into those who do not have an
empathetic or humane bone in their body and would kill other human
beings solely based on the color of their skin or for other superficial
and fatuous reasons? They are an enigma to me.
I
believe that the human condition is helped by those who care for and
about one another. I believe this nation is the powerhouse it is because
of its diversity and not despite it. This nation draws talent from all
around the world and whose collection plate is full of talented,
contributing and productive persons linked by a common American culture
they share, marked sometimes by a uniqueness of their own cultural
origin.
I
believe that empathy and compassion advance humanity not detract from
it. What does constant conflict and civil war do to a culture? It
destabilizes everything, destroys and kills so that nothing can advance
beyond a heap of rubble. Simply look at nations that have been in
constant conflict and civil war like Syria, Iraq and so many other
nation states. They stagnate, create little and destroy much if not
everything. People are paralyzed by civil war and live in a state of
constant fear and rage for years if not generations.
I believe love trumps hate and compassion trumps cruelty. Let us use
our human resources to make the nation better. Let us protect and
advance our own condition collectively for the nation, for those about
whom we care and for those whom we love. These groups of haters have
been among us historically but Trump in our time has given them voice to
advance solely his own purpose. These fascist like groups are
dangerous, they are violent and they are threatening to democracy. They grow in a soil poisoned by
hate. Let us till the soil with love and compassion to reap a bountiful harvest of
plenty for us all.
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