It's hard to pretend that nothing is happening in this country when the administration and its rabid dogs go about killing innocent people, American citizens, and terrorizing the population. And when the Supreme Court, the Department of (IN)Justice and most of the Republican legislators either support this madness or look the other way. When institutions like ICE, the DHS and the FBI*, that are supposed to protect us, instead consider the population their enemies and target them with violence and bogus charges it means that something went awfully wrong.
*When did the FBI became this monstrosity, acquiescing to be lead by a person that has zero qualifications and allowing itself to be used for political prosecution? Since when the Pentagon accepted the leadership of a pathetic media personality -again with zero qualifications- that delights on berate the troops and the brass, and telling military that the enemy is its own people? Why do they take that crap? Will they then follow illegal, unconstitutional orders?
Bullies are cowards in disguise. Fearful, that's why they wear masks, because they are cowards, pushing and beating (and murdering) peaceful protesters, old fellas, women, youngsters, feeling so macho. Stand up to them by all legal means. Eventually -unfortunately not before many loses and perhaps irreparable damage- justice will catch up them, and we will see them ALL before judges crying like babies, blaming each other (as they are doing now) and denying responsibility.
Have a spine, people and institutions that are supposed to protect us!
State terrorism is a bad thing. Deranged, mentally unstable presidents with violent rhetoric and disregard for human lives and laws are a BAD thing.
Two modeling websites stopped publishing content from me or this blog, because of reasonable political commentary. I can't care less, and it's absolutely nothing compared with the madness going around. But these are the kind of people akin to those who went about picnicking as the nazis (lower case) committed atrocities. Keep pretending that nothing is happening, while people (many of them your users and customers) suffer, and the US tariffs destroy the very businesses that sponsors your websites. Very smart.
Do not be silent if you care. Do not be silenced. Do not be an accomplice by looking the other way.
I wish, like you, that I could only talk about scale modeling and planes. In normal circumstances that's what I do. But bullies and their cowardly followers won't stop by themselves. Things have reached an intolerable level. We have to stand up to them, in any way we can. This is one of the ways I have. Modelers have looked at content on this blog 1,3 million times since its inception. Most of them will understand (for the others I don't care) that if circumstances require it, something needs to be said. Even if it's not fun.
From a Republican president (not my cuppa at all, but to see if the so-called Republicans of today grow a pair to recover their utterly lost dignity):
If someone gets upset at your political statements so be it. No breaking bread with fascists. Stay strong over there, the actions of the state are shocking but the grassroots resistance you have shown so far is inspiring. There are more of you than them, you can win this. Be the sand in the gears, the rot in the wood, the mice chewing the ropes. Solidarity Forever
ReplyDeleteThank you for standing your ground. Fascism is on the rise in Europe as well and Orange Man seems to be its role model. This is not a US problem - it's a global problem.
ReplyDeleteHappy modelling!