Give Peace A Chance, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise | @MDWorld

November 21, 2016 Victor El-Khouri 0 Comments

On Monday, I was told to “Get over it.”

“It,” in case you are coming out of a two-week coma, is the Electoral College victory of Donald Trump.

The people who said this to me do not live in New York City.  I can only infer that they see Trump differently than I do.  They haven’t seen him in at large events, refusing to shake hands because of his germ phobia.  They don’t have to live with his garish buildings (made with substandard, foreign-manufactured materials).  They don’t necessarily know how he stiffs his contractors, or steals tips from waiters at his hotels.

They may or may not have voted for him.  I don’t know.  I don’t want to know.

I’m not getting over this, at least not anytime soon.  I expect Trump to be one of our worst presidents.  I think he might even make me miss W.

At this point, I need to split a rather significant hair.  I think Trump is a nightmare, and not only are his policies bad for the country, but his attention span, his temper and his intellect are ill-suited for the job of president.  I don’t think I can cut him any slack as he figures out what he is supposed to do.

However, at the same time, these very factors might contribute to serious problems for my fellow Americans.  I don’t want them to go hungry, or bankrupt themselves because of medical expenses, or lose their homes.  I don’t want the people who serve in our military put in harm’s way to stroke Trump’s ego.

I want him, personally, to fail.  The rest of us, I hope, can muddle by and make the best of it.

Now, more than ever, we have to be here for each other.  We have to step up to hate when we see it and refuse to accept the political correctness of the Right when it comes to bigotry.  Those of us in a position to afford it need to make a few sacrifices for those who can’t.

If I may quote from the first link it the paragraph above,  “So forgive me if these next four years I’m not inclined to be smart. When it comes to the task ahead, I’ve no interest in deep dives or shades of grey or mea culpas. Like my grandfather, I’m a simple Jew, and like him, I take danger at face value. When the levers of power are seized by the small hands of hateful men, you work hard, you stand with those who are most vulnerable, and you don’t give up until it’s morning again. The rest is commentary.”

Martha Thomases, Media Goddess, still hasn’t gotten over the last five years.