How many of todays electorate know the scope, history and effects of historical Nazism? It was drilled into me in 7th grade, in 1962. "We must first put into our schools what we want in our nation." (H. Hoover)
Yes, and the Republicans have eroded education for decades, and the conservative Democrats have let them. Good people have to be more insistent on denouncing evil.
Excellent analysis by Walter Rhein in 'Quit Falling into the Trap ... 'offering clarity on how to engage with slippery, deceitful and manipulative, far from decent people !
thank you for pointing this out, Walter. i am guilty of trying to argue with them. indeed, it is futile. as it turns out i am surrounded by MAGA family and friends. 🤷🏽♀️😭🤦🏽♀️
Yes! I think a lot of the frustration is that people keep waiting for their perspective to make its way into the media. It's not going to. We have to speak it! Being a teacher, being a parent, that's the experience we need to draw on. You don't argue with a toddler, you tell the toddler that he/she has to stop inflicting pain on the world.
"...there's never any representation for decency!" Which is exactly why I hate these immature "debates". I was brought up to act decently, but there's a clearly a lot of human trash out there who weren't.
To this debate, I can only add a lesson taught to me in music. Saying it and doing it are two different things. If they say something and don't act on it, they're blowing hot air. But if they are in a position where they can do things, it's difficult to stop them.
Look at what happened to Ukraine. Look what happened to Germany. Look what is now happening to us here in the USA—this "AL," the hackers, the illegal voting machines brought from Germany by Trump's daughter. Where did they end up? Russia cheats in all their elections; How did we get infiltrated? Hackers all over the USA. The Neo-Nazis were invited here by our government. My Dad was in World War II and watched on a train. He said the Nazi prisoners were treated better than the soldiers. Yes, my Father was multi-racial and not allowed to sit up front or eat in the dining room as the Nazis.
We must ask our Heavenly Father to deliver us from this evil. He is the only one who has the power to stop evil. Yet, we must ask and believe. Believe.
We can't expect them to admit it. Crime shows make us think the criminal always confesses in the end. The truth is that they never confess. So we have to take the power from them. We can't wait around for them to admit things they're never going to say. Instead, we have to speak those truths.
So on point!!! Thank you. Already passed this on. You can’t argue with narcissists like Trump or his pet cronies. They will never accept accountability and use tactics like turning the tables on you, lying, playing the victim or many other evil cards up their sleeves. They do behave like toddlers but make no mistake they are dangerous and there is nothing cute or innocent about them.
How many of todays electorate know the scope, history and effects of historical Nazism? It was drilled into me in 7th grade, in 1962. "We must first put into our schools what we want in our nation." (H. Hoover)
Yes, and the Republicans have eroded education for decades, and the conservative Democrats have let them. Good people have to be more insistent on denouncing evil.
Excellent analysis by Walter Rhein in 'Quit Falling into the Trap ... 'offering clarity on how to engage with slippery, deceitful and manipulative, far from decent people !
Thank you Aza!
thank you for pointing this out, Walter. i am guilty of trying to argue with them. indeed, it is futile. as it turns out i am surrounded by MAGA family and friends. 🤷🏽♀️😭🤦🏽♀️
Yes, don't argue. Instead, say what you need to say. Denounce hatred. Otherwise they keep us from speaking those words.
That's a great strategy, one I've adopted a long time ago 🤣 but that's maybe because I'm a teacher 😔
Yes! I think a lot of the frustration is that people keep waiting for their perspective to make its way into the media. It's not going to. We have to speak it! Being a teacher, being a parent, that's the experience we need to draw on. You don't argue with a toddler, you tell the toddler that he/she has to stop inflicting pain on the world.
Thank you . I think the component of ‘ no idea where to go with this’ has plagued Democrats for decades.
I also, suffer with this malady.
Unfortunately it leaves me practicing all kinds of curse words to myself.
The fact is the pronouncements being made by Donald Trump are lies built into their rules.
However , they are making these pronouncements and if carried out will destroy our way of life.
They are already destroying our sense of society.
Governments are formed to protect people( in theory) .
This government is denying there are real people involved.
They will destroy people who are not powerful.
We must get together and find our strength s again.
The suggestion to join a school board and get involved in helpful politics is a good start .
Yes, we deserve to have a government that works for us. If we stop electing incompetent people, we will.
Thank you for your writing this morning. I will try to have a decent reaction rather then want to pound someone 🤪
Haha! I find that once you adopt a more effective strategy, the frustration starts to go away. Thanks for the laugh!
Excellent primer, Walter. So simple, yet so powerful!
"...there's never any representation for decency!" Which is exactly why I hate these immature "debates". I was brought up to act decently, but there's a clearly a lot of human trash out there who weren't.
To this debate, I can only add a lesson taught to me in music. Saying it and doing it are two different things. If they say something and don't act on it, they're blowing hot air. But if they are in a position where they can do things, it's difficult to stop them.
Yes, very true David!
The person asking questions controls the conversation. Remember that and use it.
Look at what happened to Ukraine. Look what happened to Germany. Look what is now happening to us here in the USA—this "AL," the hackers, the illegal voting machines brought from Germany by Trump's daughter. Where did they end up? Russia cheats in all their elections; How did we get infiltrated? Hackers all over the USA. The Neo-Nazis were invited here by our government. My Dad was in World War II and watched on a train. He said the Nazi prisoners were treated better than the soldiers. Yes, my Father was multi-racial and not allowed to sit up front or eat in the dining room as the Nazis.
We must ask our Heavenly Father to deliver us from this evil. He is the only one who has the power to stop evil. Yet, we must ask and believe. Believe.
They are finally showing their true colors! Their ideology and playbook is 100% Nazi, but they will never admit it.
We can't expect them to admit it. Crime shows make us think the criminal always confesses in the end. The truth is that they never confess. So we have to take the power from them. We can't wait around for them to admit things they're never going to say. Instead, we have to speak those truths.
Agreed. But they’re finally out of the Nazi closet, even if they never admit it, instead of the “good Christian” pretense.
So on point!!! Thank you. Already passed this on. You can’t argue with narcissists like Trump or his pet cronies. They will never accept accountability and use tactics like turning the tables on you, lying, playing the victim or many other evil cards up their sleeves. They do behave like toddlers but make no mistake they are dangerous and there is nothing cute or innocent about them.
Yup, and we have to take every opportunity to denounce white supremacy. We have to change the focus of these discussions.
Well said Walter.
Thank you William!