I remember an interview with a management consultant whose message was get the wrong metaphor get a disastrous result. Organizations are best seen as organic not mechanical. Remove parts of the biological being you’ll kill it. With a machine one part is much the same as another. A mess of monumental proportions is looming large.
The last paragraph is the most important. He needs to be held accountable by the majority of Americans. He should have been all along, but better late than never.
Held to account by whom? He wasn’t held to account when Democrats had power. Now that the Democrats don’t control any of the three branches of government, what basis do you have to believe he can be held to account now?
If you’re sitting down this Thanksgiving with a Trump supporter, remember: their choice wasn’t harmless or abstract—it was a vote for cruelty, lies, and authoritarianism. In 2024 alone, Trump has embraced white nationalist rhetoric, calling immigrants poison to America’s blood. He’s threatened to execute political opponents, likened his rivals to vermin, and vowed to rule as a dictator. He’s attacked judges, incited violence, disparaged Jewish Americans, and spread conspiracy theories and election lies. Supporting him isn’t a political stance; it’s a declaration of allegiance to hate, division, and the unraveling of democracy.
Letting this slide in the name of “keeping the peace” isn’t civility—it’s surrender. Silence across the table is complicity. Challenge them. Hold them accountable. Make it clear: choosing a man who thrives on fear, violence, and dehumanization is a moral failure.
Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, but it’s also a time for courage. Democracy dies in silence. Hate thrives on politeness. Stand up, speak out, and don’t let them forget that their choice comes with a cost—starting with your refusal to let it go unanswered.
How to communicate with our representatives? When I attempt it with my Maine reps and Senators, I find an email, but it become difficult to find a phone#. When I want to communicate with other Senators and Reps who are not from Maine, it’s all but impossible. How do I find emails and phone# for ALL these representatives?
Very well described.
I remember an interview with a management consultant whose message was get the wrong metaphor get a disastrous result. Organizations are best seen as organic not mechanical. Remove parts of the biological being you’ll kill it. With a machine one part is much the same as another. A mess of monumental proportions is looming large.
The Congress and the Court are not going to give up their prerogatives when he overreaches, which he will.
They can be very difficult. Here is the directory of all members of Congress:
https://www.house.gov/representatives
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
They won’t. They’ll try is my point.
How will they destroy Social Security. Republicans have been trying to do it since 1935. Why should they succeed now?
The last paragraph is the most important. He needs to be held accountable by the majority of Americans. He should have been all along, but better late than never.
Held to account by whom? He wasn’t held to account when Democrats had power. Now that the Democrats don’t control any of the three branches of government, what basis do you have to believe he can be held to account now?
Trump Relative at Thanksgiving?
If you’re sitting down this Thanksgiving with a Trump supporter, remember: their choice wasn’t harmless or abstract—it was a vote for cruelty, lies, and authoritarianism. In 2024 alone, Trump has embraced white nationalist rhetoric, calling immigrants poison to America’s blood. He’s threatened to execute political opponents, likened his rivals to vermin, and vowed to rule as a dictator. He’s attacked judges, incited violence, disparaged Jewish Americans, and spread conspiracy theories and election lies. Supporting him isn’t a political stance; it’s a declaration of allegiance to hate, division, and the unraveling of democracy.
Letting this slide in the name of “keeping the peace” isn’t civility—it’s surrender. Silence across the table is complicity. Challenge them. Hold them accountable. Make it clear: choosing a man who thrives on fear, violence, and dehumanization is a moral failure.
Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, but it’s also a time for courage. Democracy dies in silence. Hate thrives on politeness. Stand up, speak out, and don’t let them forget that their choice comes with a cost—starting with your refusal to let it go unanswered.
https://open.substack.com/pub/patricemersault/p/an-open-letter-to-trump-voters?r=4d7sow&utm_medium=ios
From above, Norton West
hfnorton@gmail.com
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How to communicate with our representatives? When I attempt it with my Maine reps and Senators, I find an email, but it become difficult to find a phone#. When I want to communicate with other Senators and Reps who are not from Maine, it’s all but impossible. How do I find emails and phone# for ALL these representatives?
Norton West, Maine