how much more can we take

 

I decided to surrender and post another political rant. After all, I'm not the kind to march in the streets, and I've already shared my thoughts, in writing, with every member of Congress and with Governor Newsom. Still, we're all being urged to do something to support the survival of our democracy. And what I do is write.

As a health care provider, I have a special interest in the changes that have been made to what has proven to be a safe and effective program of immunization against dangerous and preventable infections for many years. We are already witnessing a resurgence of these diseases. Children are suffering, even dying, because of it. 

I'm also not happy that the food pyramid has been turned upside down.

On a personal note, I am especially concerned about the threatened incursion into Greenland as I am planning to visit Norway in March, and I prefer not to be regarded as the enemy when I get there. That is, if the airspace stays open.

I could go on.

Here's the thing. I am reluctant to add my thoughts to the mix for several reasons. First, IMO, we've heard enough. We know all we need to know about who Trump is and what we can expect from him. We don't, or shouldn't, need to hear any more political commentary, any more lofty speeches, or probing interviews to know what kind of trouble we're in. To know how dangerous Trump and his minions are. How deranged, delusional, and yes, even demented he may be. It's time to stop the analysis, investigation, and opinion peddling that add little insight to the conversation anymore.

What we need now is action! 

...because every day, we are confronted with another report of unimaginable, indeed intolerable, cruelty. Bigotry. Lying. Cheating. Ignorance. Arrogance. Greed. Indifference. Stupidity. All of which are a threat to our democracy, to our neighbors, and to each of us individually.

Instead of holding Trump accountable...a futile effort...now is the time to hold Congress accountable. To call our senators and representatives out for their failure to take action. For their indifference. For their ineptitude. For abandoning their moral and ethical duty to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. For bowing down and out at Trump's bidding.

How much more can we take?

If marching in the streets unites us and you can get out there, you should GO! If we can flood our congressmen and women with calls to act with sanity and courage, let's do it. If expressing our opinion changes one person's mind, or moves one person to action, or gives any of us hope, we should all be speaking up. Sending emails. Calling. Conversing. Writing. We should be doing whatever we can...peacefully, courageously, and deliberately...to hold Congress accountable.

"The world will not be destroyed

by those who do evil,

but by those who watch them

without doing anything."

~Albert Einstein~

jan