It is Thanksgiving 2018. The historical merit of the holiday has finally brought forth correct questions, regarding the origins and purpose. In a nation currently smothered by, are you this or that, you cannot be this, but must be that…and any facts you share are not necessarily the truth, and the latest one from the narcissist and chief enemy of the state, the law only matters if you agree with its decision, if not like anything else, you can disobey that law and pay no consequences. There are millions of families giving thanks for the most minute or the largest reasons. There are families who have rushed their dinner portion of the day to rush onto a line in front of a retailer, to buy gifts honoring their Lord and Savior, who was a poor peasant not in need of any material items. There are families, whose children are hidden in some warehouse, guarded by heartless thugs, paid with tax dollars by innocent citizens who have no idea how and when these children will be reunited. There are some families, on the streets or in shelters, who have yet to reap the benefits of low unemployment or the HUGE tax cut for the wealthy! There are some families hidden in plane sight, whose daily existence is JUST that and existence, with nothing more than a sense of Groundhog Day, after day, after day.
It is Thanksgiving 2018. We still have Troops somewhere in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and now on our newest battlefront, perceived and created by a jerk with lots of power and absolutely no empathy, conscience or wherewithal, unless all of that pertains to him. It is Thanksgiving 2018, and Trump in his Mar-A-Lago paid for palace, by the tax payers, tells the press the Troops don’t mind missing Thanksgiving with their families, because they are protecting Americans, not from the evil Saudi’s, but the rapists, criminals, drug dealers all dressed in disguise as women and children seeking refuge from authoritarian governments who could give one shit about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness .It is Thanksgiving 2018, and those living in Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas, and California whose lives have changed due to the change of climate are perhaps not celebrating the holiday in their homes and for that matter with those they once loved.
It is Thanksgiving 2018, the families of victims of gun violence still grieve, still wonder why, still pursue answers…only to be ignored until the next news cycle of MORE gun violence…It is Thanksgiving 2018, and those of us who are lucky enough to maintain the sanity of loving friends and family, will take pause and look to their God, or to nature, or to one another and say thanks…I will spend time with my family today, but the thing is, I have no idea how much crazier will become tomorrow…how much more permission Trump will be given by the GOP…how much more selfishness Trump will showcase. Peace and love and goodness and grace to those who so far are not caught up directly in the chaos and consequences Trump has planned and will continue to plan. Friday, November 23, 20,18 will be the day after, WHO knew the madness that awaits!
