(#5765) The struggle is not for the faint of heart

      Yet, even the faint of heart learn to find a way to help. That time is not with us yet however. As we have just learned given a choice we all had to move beyond a lot of the struggle. Instead we not only kept our current hardships but are now allowing new hardships to emerge. Apparently an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is not a motto we Americans can utilize. Let me be clear here as well. We Americans are not some rough and tough creed that can shoulder burdens unlike any other nationality. I can think of one country that is so strong in character and behavior that we Americans pale when compared. The Ukrainians fighting for their very existence now for coming up on 3 years against an overwhelming brutal force.
     But as it is now we Americans must think we are rough and tough because we vote like we don't require any help for ourselves or those who are suffering. Our illogical reasoning is causing the whole of the world to backtrack into a more neanderthalian presence. Using brutality instead of wisdom is our failing but it is the path we are heading down. We will see where this strategy leaves us before we can either change it or fall victim to it. I don't have a clue what my fellow country persons are expecting but it won't be without shame and embarrassment. Yet it seems the majority are not convinced that shame and embarrassment are deterrents. Our arrogance precludes any doubt about what we think and how we act.
     When I say our when talking about the current state of affairs I am talking about the majority who voted for what the next 4 years will bring. Many of us voted against it but not enough. So in for a penny in for a pound. The minority of us will fight against the majority will in any way we can but we are not going to change the inevitable. It will happen and then we live with it until we can vote again to change it. It is my hope that our votes will actually matter but I am not convinced we will ever get a chance to vote again as a democracy without interference from those who do not want to give up power.