Let there be peace on earth. it’s a phrase heard often before and at Christmas. This year I am thinking To myself ‘please God, let there be peace in the United States.’ I pray it as I read and see the news each day.
These days are very disturbing. It used to be we would hear about a lone wacko, or a psychologically off person, or even a small group of radicals – spewing hate and putting threats out there. But now post-the-election we are living in a country with a large group who seem ready to act out, who are using rhetoric to scare people, who are living in an alternative world abut the realities of the election results.
These people have decided to head to Parler, and they are talking about a ‘civil war’ if Trump doesn’t get to stay in office after January 20th. Yes, they watch only Fox, and they follow social media that aligns with what they want to believe. Four years of lies said as truth – said over and over again – and it has shifted their brains. Oh, they will never admit that they had ‘mind games’ played on them. But they have. Perhaps they were vulnerable in the beginning and like a hypnotist who can suggest things to innocent people on a stage show, I truly believe Trump supporters have had a mind-take-over.
How else can it be that such a large group has turned away from the very keys of democracy that they say they cherish? Trumpers talk out of both sides of their mouths. They love America, the constitution, the freedoms of the amendments… yet they are ready to go against the foundations of our country. They have been told we did not have a true, fair election and they believe it – without any proof. Their ‘leader’ has said it is so and they believe him. They are armed, loud, mad, and irrational. It is a scary combination.
So – picture this: We have this group all stirred up and ready to defy the facts of a fair election. They are bombarded with the false claims of stealing ballots, irregular machines, etc. It comes from their narcissistic leader who can’t stand to lose, and few in the Republican Party have the strength or will to go up against him. (Which is a total embarrassment of the party – I think they should all be voted out. )
Social media and Fox. They have had a big effect on bringing these people together. They have taken conservative values and turned them into ammunition. They have raised the temperature and I think Pretty soon something might explode. I hope I’m wrong. But…
I’m hunkered down due to CoVid but I’m also hunkered down because I am nervous about what is going to happen soon. It might be on the day of the official Electoral College vote and verification. It might be when Trump decides to give the word. Or, it might be on January 20th. But, I can guarantee that this large group of people who have been ‘trained’ over the past 4 years are going to do something.
It will not be peaceful. It will not be rational. It will not be pretty.
If you are a Republican but do not feel you are ‘one of them’ and you see what is happening – say something. Do something to calm the situation. It’s your party and it’s your family & friends who have gotten caught up in this. If you see it you have a responsibility to jump in. They sure won’t listen to me because they see me as a liberal snowflake, even though I am a moderate Democrat. As I said, they are hypnotized and can’t be rational. I am the ‘enemy’ and they think I am the one ‘drinking the Kool-aid’ and its the rhetoric they use all the time online. I can tell them that Biden will not take away their freedoms, or will Not turn us into a socialistic country, or will not tax them to high heaven – but they won’t believe it from me. It has to come from you.
I pray somehow sensible heads prevail. I pray the threats stop. I pray we get through this next month without a tragedy.
I pray for peace in the United States.
Marla’s Musings 