Do you ever ask ‘when will this be over?’ I’m not talking about the CoVid pandemic this time. I’m talking about the election craziness. You know, that election that happened back in early November? The votes have been counted, and in some states recounted, and verified, and certified. The Electoral College members have voted. Everything has happened but the final step that takes place tomorrow in Congress when the Electoral College votes are certified.
But it’s not over.
I can tell you I am worried about actions that are planned for tomorrow. Some members of Congress plan to slow the process down. Without any facts, and after the built-in checks and balances have all been done, these people still intend to cause havoc. Led by Cruz of Texas this group of deniers plan to disrupt what should be a pre-determined event. A formality. Why? What is there reason? Do they really Still think Trump won?
That’s going to happen inside the Capitol. Outside, in downtown Washington, thousands of Trump supporters plan to converge for a “Stop the Steal” Rally. It doesn’t matter to them that there was no steal of the election. It doesn’t matter that independent election officials from all 50 states have found no changed ballots, or lost ones, or malfunctioning voting machines, or anything to show that the outcome was not accurate. It has been proven over and over that the outcome is right and our president-elect is Joe Biden.
And, as I write this, what is commonsense to rational people who know how democracy works, is being denied by a group of citizens who have come to follow Trump through lie after lie after lie. Year after year after year. Nothing seems to matter to them. Truth? Facts? Our cherished electoral system? Democracy? Nothing. It’s illogical. It’s crazy. I still have some friends and family who are part of this group. It breaks my heart.
I know many of these Trump supporters have left mainstream TV media and social media. They don’t like what they are hearing there. What is it? Truth and facts. They have gone off to places and sites that encourage them to keep supporting Trump and his desperate lies. So, I know they won’t be reading this. I know they won’t ‘allow’ themselves to read anything that questions Trump’s rhetoric. They are stubborn. They are ‘lost’ to reality. Some are threatening. And – some are armed.
So, I’m scared. No doubt about it. Tomorrow is a day for sane people to stay inside. I believe in peaceful protest, and that Americans have a right to gather and march About an issue or an injustice. But, this group is led by a very irrational leader, and he has ‘called’ his people to do something. He is desperate. A few days ago he tried to get the Georgia Secretary of State to change vote totals. Last night he even told his Vice President to do something.
I don’t understand why Trump is doing what he is doing. Oh yes, I know he is a huge narcissist. He is a liar. He will say anything to get himself off the hook for anything. He has been this way for all four years As president and he is making the transition of power difficult to the bitter end. It’s always been about him. In fact, he has been this way his whole life and that’s something that I am sure psychologists have studied and can explain much better than me. But, it’s obvious. It.is.obvious.
So… I’m counting down the days until he is no longer president. January 20th can’t come soon enough. Because until then, the lies will continue. The desperate attempts to upset our American system will continue. The fight to deny truth will continue.
I’m tired of writing about Trump. I am tired of seeing him lie on TV, and I’m tired of seeing him act like a shuckster selling his lies at rallies. I’m tired of his endless tweets. I’m tired of watching our country split. I’m tired of reading comments on social media from those so taken by him. I’m tired of the office of the presidency of the United States looking like a daily circus. I’m tired of so much.
So, I’m counting. 15 days.
Until then, stay in – stay safe. Do some praying if you do that.
Marla’s Musings 