Dust Bowl

[Hekate]

12. Interesting throughout. One paragraph I've been grappling with for several years that saddens me...

...beyond words is this, and made tears well up:

One of these sub-groups, which we will refer to as "white people" for sake of accuracy, contains a significant number of folks who are convinced that they are America. They view the non-white people as less than fully American. And they are convinced that their ownership of America is threatened by "others" who are, in fact, just as much American citizens as they are.

Well into my middle age I used to think we could reach these people, but it was not until Trump that I recognized that we are not even speaking the same language, much less dealing with the same set of facts.

I’m in my 70s now, and it leaves me feeling bereft of the country I loved and thought I knew. I cling to the fact (yes, a fact) that people who align with Trumpism remain in the minority. Whether they and their corporate sponsors manage to undo our republic remains to be seen. But the fact that they don’t speak for most of the rest of us reminds me that America as an idea remains so much more than they can ever comprehend.

This Spring Equinox may we all find balance as we move into the season of growth and light.
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