\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Today is December 7th, \u00a0 the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that changed America’s life path in too many ways to count. \u00a0 I \u00a0look at America today, \u00a0and I see that even in the short 12 months since the last Memoral Day for this event, \u00a0there have been increasingly radical changes to our society…and few of them, alas, are good. \u00a0 In the political arena, \u00a0the rhetoric from the Right-wingers is becoming more and more incendiary. \u00a0 Donald Trump, \u00a0who, I would not have bet a dime on still being in the race, has not only jumped in feet first, \u00a0but, is the clear leader for the nomination of the GOP. \u00a0 At last poll I saw, \u00a0he was leading the closest opponent \u00a0by upwards of 10%. \u00a0 \u00a0This is disconcerting, \u00a0as he has been, from day one, \u00a0the voice of truly radical, \u00a0fascist and Dictatorial speech. \u00a0 It is amazing to me that he can go out and malign a given social group, and the polls show him jumping up each time. \u00a0 For example, \u00a0he said, early on this year, \u00a0that the undocumented workers sneaking into America were mostly criminals – rapists and murderers. \u00a0 UP jumped his rating. \u00a0 He claims that Pres. Obama is doing nothing to secure the border, \u00a0in spite of the documented fact that the President has deported MORE undocumented aliens than any other president per year, and, he has bumped up the staff of ICE by 30,000 officers. \u00a0 The Donald claimed that he saw video of thousands of Muslims dancing in the streets of New Jersey after the planes hit the World Trade Center on 9\/11. \u00a0This is a known lie. \u00a0There were, at most EIGHT guys who were arrested for this sort of activity. \u00a0 But, he not only sticks to his lie, \u00a0he doubles down on it, and claims that it is a huge conspiracy of the News media to hide the films. \u00a0 Fianlly (although I could go on for hours), \u00a0today, \u00a0the Donald came out and said that he wanted a total freeze on the movement of ALL Muslims in and out of the U.S. \u00a0This includes tourists, citizens, etc. \u00a0It does not matter to The Donald.<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I wish I could say that the other 14 candidatates for the GOP were better, but, alas, while none of them are running the huge train wreck that the Donald is, \u00a0they all are working from a fantasy world that has no contact with reality, and are calling for (and demonizing) other groups. \u00a0 \u00a0Overall, the GOP which used to stand for CONSERVATIVE attitudes, \u00a0is moving to the radical Right, and becoming dangerous.<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is the world that the brave men and women died for at Pearl Harbor and during the rest of World War II? \u00a0 I rather think not. \u00a0 They founght and died to preserve America from this sort of attack…the Fifth Column that destroys from within.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In spite of the very dark place that America is in right now in too many areas (and I have not even touched on the increase in documentation about the LEOs injuring and killing civilians that they are either chasing or (in too many cases) have restrained and in custody) \u00a0 Not all is completely ugly. \u00a0For example, \u00a0one of the shameful episodes of World War II was the sweeping up and internment of many Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor, \u00a0simply because they were Japanese. \u00a0 \u00a0They were held in these prison camps for much of the war, \u00a0and lost everything they had worked for. \u00a0 Well, \u00a0in the past year, \u00a0 George Takei and others have been instrumental in bringing a play about this situation to Broadway. \u00a0 Titled “Alliance” \u00a0it looks at one of the families whose life was disrupted by this abrogation of the Constitution. \u00a0The story is based on George Takei’s famly, \u00a0so it is quite appropriate for him to be playing a big part in it. \u00a0 This story was ignored completely by hisotrians and textbooks through the 1980s, \u00a0although I had read about it quite some years before and so was aware of it. \u00a0 Finally, though, \u00a0with this play, \u00a0more and more Americans are learning of this obscene act, and hopefully seeing that it is an important warning that we should never let this happen again. \u00a0 It was an ugly chapter in American History (one of many, alas), \u00a0so it is good that we are exposed to it and learn from it.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pleasant Dreams<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bee Man Dave<\/div>\n
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