Seek and destroy is the underlying theme of everything 45 is
doing. No need to over analyze what’s going on, it is right in front of your
face. Conservatives have been railing against the tyranny of the Federal
Government for decades. A fundamental tenant of their orthodoxy has been, and
continues to be, that the government is the enemy. Therefore, it must be
destroyed and 45 is the perfect empty vessel to make it happen.
What’s his policy for education? Arm teachers with guns. His
economic policy? Pull out of sensitive trade agreements, start trade wars with
allies, and roil global financial institutions. Healthcare policy? Restrict
access for poor people and torpedo the market for everyone else. Environmental
policy? Pull out of a major global agreements and remove protections that
actually contribute to cleaner air/water. Foreign affairs? Abandon historical
allies, abdicate control to the military, and cozy up to dictators. What’s his
policy on Race? Well…we’ve known that one for decades.
This is not to say that Conservatives are the only folks who
have had issues with Uncle Sam. African Americans have been wary of government
intrusion for generations. 45’s disdain for the FBI is not that different from
what the Panthers and others were saying in the 60’s. The problem is that his
sabotaging of fundamental governmental institutions is threatening to end this
grand old democratic experiment. That’s not hyperbole.
You cannot govern from a position of anger, ignorance, and
vanity. 45 personifies all of the poorest qualities of the sick underbelly of
like minded bigots. The difference is that he has the keys to wealth, power,
and weaponry. He is now the most dangerous man on the planet. I’d like to be
optimistic and hopeful during these dark times. But it’s not easy.
How will this end? Not pretty. The United States of America
faces the prospect of a sitting President being charged with laundering Russian
money. Our only hope is that it comes before he finishes the job he was sent
there to do.