Monday, November 02, 2020
5 Reasons NOT To Reelect Trump!
[Paraphrased conversation:]
{Me to my sister:} Barbara, you're talking about Trump!
{My sister:} Yeah, I just composed it - I have 35 poems in all.
{Me} That is quite time-sensitive - you need to get it out there!
{My sister} I'm not too good with grammar, but I keep a pad by
my bed, and when a poem comes to me, I wake up and write it down!
{Me} Well, this must be an act of providence; for, I was thinking
about using my voice to influence the outcome of this election -
this just might be the inspiration which I need to follow through?
Strange, how circumstances sometimes align to produce an outcome,
thusly, your reading this exhortation!
But how do I imbue it with the juice to inspire, to motive its' readers
to take action - I know - I'll visit with some of the Founding Fathers of
this country in which we live:
"Beam me down, Scottie!"
[Round-table discussion, including George Washington, Thomas Jeffer-
son, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and your's truly}
{Me} Gentlemen, I've been sent from the Future, to get a perspective
from you guys, on what's going on in this great country which you all
played and integral part in bringing to birth! Specifically, I'm trying to
come up with 10 reasons why our current president, Donald J. Trump,
should not be reelected! Can you guys help me with that?
{G W} Well, as the first president of this great country, it pains me to
see what this once great nation has transformed into - so much apathy
and disregard for the sacrifices made to transmute "America" from
an idea to reality - sigh!
{T J} Aye, aye, Georgie, well-spoken!
{Me} Well, the way I see it, the very first reason relates to the fact that
Russia, one of our presumed adversaries, has already been proven to
have unequivocally meddled in our 2016 presidential elections, throwing
the full resources of the state towards the effort to get Trump elected!
What with Putin's having been the head of the KGB, we can only assume
that he saw something in Trump's profile mock-up, which he believed
to be more favorable towards Trump's giving Russia an advantage in
negotiations, more than Clinton?! Moreover, that estimation appears to
not have changed with regards to this elections; for, the Russians appear
to be at it again!
{J A} That's easy - he's an egomaniac! Just look at how he constantly
embarrasses our own diplomats and state agencies, by siding with our
adversaries, whether it be North Korea's having been paid $2 million
for 'costs and expenses' associated with the 'treatment' (i.e., torture) of
Otto Warmbier, to siding with Putin's declaration that Russia did not
meddle in the 2016 presidential elections!
{Me} Ok guys, the second reason which I proffer as grounds for Trump's
denial of a second term is his utter, unfathomable mishandling of this
Covid-19 pandemic!
{B F} Oh my Lord, what an imbecile! Instead of anointing someone of
Dr. Fauci's stature as "Public Health Czar (or Tsar)", giving him or her
all of the authority needed to implement a coordinated response to the
crisis, this idiot started out being driven by political considerations, as
in regards to how this crisis would effect his reelection efforts?
{T J} Yeah Ben, how much more blatant could he have been than by hav-
ing appointed Vice President Pence to oversee our national response to
the crisis? Really? Pence - politician Pence, who has no medical training
or expertise, so far as I know?
{J A} Don't forget that the consensus is that two whole months was
wasted, with this president's administration's being engaged in tremen-
dous push-back, attempting to keep the lid on informing the public of
the impending heavy-duty hit which this country was about to experience,
out of political considerations, apparently! How many more lives might
have otherwise been saved, had we had two months' more worth of
preparation in place?
{Me} Good consensus guys, on this blatant mishandling of this Corona-
virus crisis! Now, the third reason on my list - why Trump should not be
reelected - is the inscrutable reason why he ok'd the Turks and, to a
lesser extent, the Syrians to attack the Khurds, after they had been the
main forces on the ground, suffering the heaviest casualties, with men
and women on the front lines, in the ultimate defeat of ISIS! Talk about
the ultimate double-cross!
{G W, trembling} I'm ashamed beyond description, that one of my suc-
cessors could bring so much dishonor and shame to our nation! The
damage which this dastardly deed imposed on us is incalculable! Who
would whole-heartedly trust us now an ally, wondering if we might make
a deal with their adversaries, to their disadvantage?
{T J} Yes, it's about honor and being faithful to our word!
{Me} Ok guys, the fourth reason I put forward for Trump's denial of a
second term is his idiotic trade wars which China, especially, which have
caused irreparable damage to our economy!
{J A} Just look at this excerpt of an article published by Brookings.edu
(read article here) to get an idea of the magnitude of the damage:
{B F} Small, independent farmers have especially suffered from the loss
of China as a market for their goods, as China has retaliated to Trump's
imposition of tariffs by finding other suppliers!
{Me} Finally, guys, the fifth reason why Trump should not be reelected
is attributable to how badly he has divided the country! I'm not sure if
we've seen anything like how the country is currently polarized in recent
memory? You either love him or hate him, with no middle ground.
{J A} I don't know which is worse: that he might actually be naive to what
the Far Right sees in him as confirmation of their legitimacy as an accept-
able voice on the political spectrum, or if he knows that he is fostering
hatred and division in our body-politic, for his own political gain?
{T J} Either way, he has virtually destroyed the Republican Party, with
some clearly running for the hills to save their political necks! As a col-
lective, they will surely pay a heavy price for not standing up to this
tyrant and putting the country first before party!
{Me} Well, guys, thanks for such a spirited debate - my hope is that your
fervor to correct the coarse of this nation will translate into the multitude's
appreciation of your sacrifices to bring "America" to life!
{Me} Beam me up Scottie, my work here is done!
Well, my hope is that this little time-warp has been inspiring and motiva-
tional - in the sense of stirring you to participate in this democratic expe-
rience, considering the sacrifices of our forbears!
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the formatting so much as organizing the poems in a logical manner.
As I have read some of her poems, with some of them being pretty deep,
I am confident that you won't be disappointed! The main point I stress
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