Yesterday Trump pardoned Sheriff Arpaio, a man who violated court orders and was responsible for deaths of people in his custody. The permafrost is melting in Alaska. The Department of the Interior, which in the past has guarded the nation’s parks and monuments, is recommending that Bears Ears and other monuments be reduced. We are sending more troops to fight an open-ended war in Afghanistan. Hundreds of white youths marched in Charlottesville chanting anti-Semitic and racist slogans. A struggle is going on for a $15 dollar an hour minimum wage. A pipeline company is suing DAPL protestors for millions of dollars. Campaign contributions are unlimited. Then there is the Russian connection.
I could fill the page with important issues. I really could. And people are agitating to take down some statues of dead people. That really is not important, and it is playing right into Trump’s hands. It allows him to talk about history (about which he knows nothing), and heritage (what irony). To many Americans, however, he makes sense.
I don’t like Robert E. Lee either. Nonetheless, he won’t hurt us any more. He isn’t resting, he’s dead.. That racist sucker died over 100 years ago. We have so many more important issues to deal with. Let’s start dealing with them.
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