Wrong assumption

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis

America is living with an assumption. We have been lied to, whether MAGA, left, right, liberal, libertarian, conservative, Republican, Democrat, whatever label fits your thinking. For the last year, America and the world have applied analysis to this assumption expecting a definition of the administration’s goals, finding at best incoherence and analysis paralysis. 

An assumption is something accepted as true without proof. The assumption is that “DJT believes in our form of government.” He does not and never has. He views life as “the goal is control” as only he defines control. At present his definition of control includes killing American citizens without investigation or reservations as they film our government’s actions in public spaces.

In his first term he began with loyal advisors that were loyal to “our system of government.” Loyalty means a sense of duty to an idea. He fired them because he could not control their loyalty. This experience defined blind loyalty as the first and only criteria required for his second term appointments. Blind loyalty is unwavering support without critical thinking. His power-hungry appointees and billionaire supporters also don’t believe in “our system of government” but they know an effective political tool when they see one.

They know Trump is time-limited. That is the point. He is a transitional figure. The object is not to convince you but rather make you question what is real. When he stops being useful, he will be removed one way or another, and that transition will be presented as a return to normality. Then the adults in the room will step forward. Order will be restored. The relief will be enormous. And you will be so grateful that Trump is gone that you will not look too closely at what has replaced him.

By the time you realize that any illusion of democracy is gone, it will be too late, and it will have happened to the sound of applause.

This is the state of our national government as our president, his blindly loyal minions, the Congress, and his billionaire boot lickers ignore his publicly obvious mental failures. The “goal is still control” but by whom within the administration, certainly not we the people or our original form of democracy.

Citizens need to use their 1st amendment rights to free speech, to call our money neutered Congressmen and peacefully rally and resist. Donate to groups defending citizen’s lives and rights. Stay informed.