I got angry at a friend this morning who told me about his peers' support of Trump's lies and misinformation campaigns. I was angry because this friend sits silently by and doesn't challenge his friends' evident racism, prejudice, and self-serving behaviors. Clearly his friends have bought into the Trump conspiracy theories and also, like Trump, care only about their own welfare and not the welfare of our country. I believe that my friend is complicit with this misinformation campaign if he doesn't speak up.
On the other hand, this week, two other friends did make the choice to speak up with regard to racist, misinformation threads on social media. Both friends were courageous enough to speak their truth and contest the lies being spread.
Honestly, I will tell you, that no matter what party you belong to, your race, or your gender, if you speak the truth, I will listen. I am more interested in truth than the categories you belong to. I am also more interested in efforts that serve ALL Americans than efforts that protect and increase the wealth and privilege of a few. I believe deeply that to do the good work that serves all makes our country stronger and better for everyone.
I am frightenend and bothered by the Trump team and believe them to be domestic terrorists because their actions work against the welfare today and into the futue for the American people in countless ways including this list:
- Trump team's efforts to obstruct a peaceful transfer of power makes our country weaker and strikes at the potential that exists for a peaceful, promising transfer of power.
- Trump teams' spread of conspiracy theories and lies related to the election process ridicules all that worked tirelessly to put a fair process in place, a fair process especially during a pandemic. These heinous efforts also impact our country' reputation around the world and frankly waste a lot of good time and money.
- Trump team's misinformation campaigns related to the pandemic increased death, illness, and economic struggle as proven by a Cornell University study.
- Trump team events that neglected public health measures served to spread the coronavirus putting lives at risk and costing the country excessive medical expenses.
- Trump team will to seek dirt on Joe Biden took priority over dealing with issues like the pandemic that the country was facing.
- Trump campaign likely spent lots of our hard earned tax dollars for their own increase in wealth which is currently being investigated.
- Trump's use of his private clubs at the expense of tax payers propped up his personal wealth while misspending our hard earned tax dollars.
- The fact that Trump's inner circle has consistently been made up of cronies, family members, crooks, and criminals has weakened our country for the people by the people. Plus it has cost us lots of extra money to prosecute all the crooks and criminals he's hired.
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- Speak up to friends and colleagues who speak and act in corrupt, untruthful or uninformed ways
- Donate to good organizations who will work for promising change
- Engage in civil debate and discourse about the politics of our time
- Act for betterment--don't let your own self-serving fears and desires stand in the way towards good living for all.
- Rather than a Trumpian survival-of-the-fittest philosophy, take on a survival-of-all philosophy that promotes optimal collaboration and good will rather than deadly competition, prejudice and hate.