EDITORIAL: THESE TOUGH TIMES

Dear Readers:

​It's true that things are bad right now. There is a noticeable difference between these times and the rise of Nazi Germany and Italy, however. Back in the 1930s, you would not have seen the huge protests against Hitler and Mussolini that you do against Trump and his cronies today, nor would there have been all the satire and outright hate posted publicly for the world to see. This gives me some hope that, while destructive, we will get through this.

America will not be the same, but maybe that is a good thing. The curtain has been pulled aside to reveal not a kindly old man from Kansas but a putrid, hateful, moronic, despicable man AND an entire corrupt white supremacist government that has ALWAYS been there; it's just that now it no longer pretends it is a just and free democracy.

Whatever comes after this, I think this has been a necessary step. Sort of like when a person vomits violently after eating rotten food. It's sickening and painful while you're heaving, but when it's done and you've flushed all the foul goop down the toilet, you feel so much better.

Courage, my friends. Trump is old, sick, senile and mental. Yes, once he is gone, people like Vance will try to continue Project 2025, but they will no longer have a cult following. By then, 80% or more of Americans will be against them as will the entire world with the exception of Russia, and Putin is about to fall, too, so they won't be able to continue their campaign to ruin our country from the outside.

Everything will be okay in the end, and if it's not okay, then it is not the end. Until then, keep the faith.

Blessed Be,
Papabear