SOS Cuba – Are these signs for real?
Even paired with demands for President Biden to intervene.
Made by some who show loyalty to a man who has attacked America’s democracy on all fronts.
Never backing down in their support of a Party that houses terrorists, supremacists, obstructionists and racists.
Showing fealty to a now authoritarian regime.
And even before Trump, treating the opposition as enemies.
Erroneously labeling and calling those leaders disparaging names.
Fanning propaganda flames.
Helping to create in their own back yard.
What they are supposedly fighting hard against in the Country from which they came.
Early in Trump’s run, experts warned that he’s a danger to US.
Yet Americans gave him steam to rise.
Many, on a larger scale, despite their distaste for him, couldn’t ignore or dismiss his base which they were dependent on to win.
So they joined in taking the chance to ride his wave.
He would help them accomplish.
But some were weak and just copied his lead.
Others became puppets to their own greed.
Now so many of Trump’s doings while in office are bringing up concerns.
Not because of political retaliation, but through scrutiny well earned.
Yet he still holds and can even boast of potential votes.
And going beyond him to others who proceeded to copy his notes.
The Electoral College is a threat to America’s democracy.
It over represents “White America” and Republicans, not a reflection of America’s majority.
For the other side to win it has to get a wide margin.
The popular vote doesn’t always count.
And now the right just has to raise doubt so they can cry fraud and move to oust.
A successful strategy to give the GOP political leads.
Initially it was a call for Republicans to win.
Now they are fine tuning.
Radical, extreme, MAGA – that’s the kind of leadership the right is now after.
Some nostalgic for the days when White men were masters.
Voting for a Republican in the next election cycles is a threat to America’s democracy.
The Party has revealed as per their agenda and dangerous components.
Attacking voting and other Rights.
Engaging in culture wars.
Targeting State officials and private citizens, like poll workers.
Use of vile threats, expose personal information, defame their character.
Shatter their sense of security, harass relentlessly.
At least elected officials may gain security details.
Or have resources to deal with all of this.
But the local poll worker doesn’t.
Being chased from her home, as told by Ruby Freeman.
An upstanding American.
Her world turned upside down.
Called out by the then President Trump.
Afraid to have her name heard.
Gone is the quality of life and her livelihood.
No one held responsible.
Having to fight for and to protect her own.
The Supreme Court is a threat to America’s democracy.
The majority set to reverse precedence and already established advances.
Acting politically, not with fairness and integrity.
Not to reflect the attitude of the masses or to protect their Rights.
Instead they decide to their Party’s side.
Some with no care for justice and fair.
The three appointed by Trump should not have accepted a Court Justice chair.
Nor should they have misled about their intent.
Now SCOTUS has the power to steer to one reign.
One way of thinking.
No input, no suggestions or feedback.
One Party, one side, one track.
Many who are demanding “freedom” are accepting of that.
Unapologetically taking hold.
As if entitled.
Bragging and boastful.
Despite all that shows – the efforts of January 6th being the failed attempt at a coup.
Members of the Party do not move.
Trump reportedly leaned to take “the beast’s” wheel so he could join the “tourists” and “stop the steal”.
If it weren’t for him and his enablers – Babbit, Sicknick and others likely would still be alive today.
Horror, violence, terror and trauma – wouldn’t be another American stain.
So many didn’t speak or do in opportune time.
Some selling the story – As making money was their bottom line.
And why ask for a presidential pardon if there was no crime?
Trump himself said that’s an admission of guilt.
Privileged to avoid time.
All the while trying to ensure that they stayed above the law.
That’s what Republicans openly are using their positions for.
And are still doing what they can to secure future success.
By remaking laws and overtaking positions – filling them with loyalists.
Those who supported Trump show poor judgment.
Despite a string of wrongs, they did not hold him to account.
They didn’t impeach.
With each escape he became more emboldened.
Using presidential time and taxpayers’ dimes to plot crimes.
Republicans who set up and went along to sabotage the opposition.
Endless threats to the Constitution.
Crippling the branches of government.
Making them dysfunctional.
This type of thinking and behavior ought to be weeded out.
Else they will keep stifling the crop.
The garden of democracy won’t be seen if we don’t tend to these weeds.
Alarms are being sound.
Americans are being warned about continued Republicans’ over reach.
About them being power hungry, having an authoritarian streak.
They successfully distract Americans with what SEEMS dangerous.
Telling them what they must avoid and NEEDS to be destroyed.
If the people trying to save “their” Country from this type of rule can’t see it in the one that they now live.
Unable to give the more earnest candidates their votes.
They will allow what’s on Cuban soil to take root here.
No showing of care to America by facing the truth.
Until they do, those cries for Cuba to be free are just empty words.
Showing they’re more “anti-Castro” than they are FOR democracy.
Losing sight of what they should be fighting for, because they are trying to destroy what they believe they don’t want.
A reflection of how they are making decisions and choosing in elections.
An error being made by many Americans.
They stopped standing with and voting FOR democracy.
They are against an “enemy” as in the Democratic Party.
Not seeing the reality of what their actions and the GOP are doing to this Country.
Holding their breath to avoid their own stench.
But at the same time depriving themselves of the much needed oxygen.
Take care of America first, where you still have some power and control.
Because before you know.
It will be too late to save her from within.
And you would have contributed to democracy losing.
What it takes to show hate to the Castro regime may not be what’s needed to set Cuba free.
If Americans who were previously exposed to such assaults haven’t figured that out yet.
America is in great need of the SOS.