We are now told we should be anxious, being anxious IS the only way we can fight fear. Fear, we are told will cure us, from the wicked ways of those who only want US to remain different than THEY. We are now being told that America can only unite as long as you identify the good guy versus the bad guy. We are told that in America any one who demonstrates is truly not embracing the real American virtues and values, acquiesce or you are the problem. We are being told by theTrump candidacy, to rally around the presidential candidate who speaks for the silent majority, the White Christian man and woman who only needs their Bibles and Jesus’s word, the same words Richard Nixon before he created his enemies list, went full force in Viet Nam, hated the Jews and found no place at his table for the Negro. We are now finessing the next phase of the GOP who have always been experts at infighting fear and the dunces who offer nothing else to ease that problem.
Richard Nixon made campaign promises reminding us that once he was elected we would find out ALL about ALL of his Great, Grand, and Better for America plans. Richard Nixon never initiating any laws or compromise to win the way forward instead, used FEAR to let us remain dumb, not ask any questions, except one “Just how many bad guys will you stop so WE all will be safe.” Donald Trump the man who will build walls, set up internment camps, have citizens wear racial identifying badges, tell us from his Ivory Tower dais he is the Guy to bring America together. Bring us together by stating that YOUR People stay locked up over there. YOUR people stay in that area. YOUR people cannot enjoy this that or the other. And of course YOUR people are NOT the same as MY people. But Trump has now been reading from the teleprompter written by men and women whose income depends on any republican being elected, and nothing more and he has learned who ti use the words , Intimidate, Be Afraid Of, and Fear they brother and sister.
If anything, being alive, it is to understand fight or flight. If anything, being alive it is to protect that with which we think is ours. if anything, being alive we notice differences. if anything to being a human it is to take our fears, our differences and instead of running the other way come together and find our commonalities. Anxiety loves low hanging fruit. Once it infects the easy prey it climbs up the branches to the fruit not quite ready to ripen. Soon, the tree of is consumed with anxiety and the only thing growing on it is made from FEAR.
