For my blogger friends around the world…please know that not all of us in the “United” States have drunk the Kool-Aid. Here’s someone who knows how to articulate that for us:
My husband and I just returned from Iceland — what a sad return. While away from the United States, we tried to be unplugged regarding the ever hastening downward spiral of the American government under Trump. Sadly, we could not escape, as the whole world is watching this “reality show” — this buffoonery. What is profoundly sad is that it is not a reality show. Our journey to another country, visiting with some really lovely people from around the world, only confirmed what I already knew. We are now being led by a fascist government that denies climate change and dismantles every agency created to aid people living in this country — which is further normalizing homophobia, misogyny, transphobia, anti-Semitism, and racism. We are a nation in jeopardy and the whole world is watching our decline.
The first week away we learned that Trump was threatening North Korea. His threats…
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Aug 26, 2017 @ 09:43:25
Judy, thank you for reblogging my article. Thank you also for being a good ambassador for the United States in these troubled times. YES, not all of us have drunk the Orange Kool-Aid. Peace, Michael.
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Aug 26, 2017 @ 10:02:16
I have so much gratitude for people like you who can speak the truth with clarity and an economy of words. Thank you.
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