The Pulse of This Nation
The erratic beat of America
Most white people — the only ones Trump likes to visit and hold his rallies with — are incredibly ignorant of America’s democratic arrhythmia. Not only are they motivated by these insensitive beliefs, feelings, behaviors, they are also emotively and remarkably resentful and disaffected by demographical changes in the nation which comes with power sharing, societal caring, and what Marley K. and I deem as having integrity.
We have exposed what integrity does not look like, which has been unveiled in the Mueller Report and that lack of integrity is being reflected in AG Barr’s opinion on the matter of obstruction and lies.
When assessing the perspective and talking points on why there is so much love for Trump, why there is such disorienting loyalty to ineptitude and callousness, it is like taking a pulse, actually.
As Trump sets out to win Wisconsin next year and re-create the map that carried him to the White House, his ability to connect with disaffected white voters seems undiminished. In conversations in Green Bay, several people told me that he was “draining the swamp” of corrupt Washington insiders. One woman, who drove three hours to see him, said that he is “bringing back the rule of law, but with heart.” Another said that he is working hard to “stem the tide” of immigration. A third, a construction worker, said that Trump is “the best President who ever was.” When I asked why, he said, “Everything. Everything you can think of.” He added, “Not his personality. He has some issues. All Presidents do.”
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And indeed it is an abnormal pulse that is unhealthy and can lead to complications. It can compromise the entire sociopolitical body and damage the interdependent flow of ideas, resources and defense against democratic arrest.
This is no different than reading the pulse or signs of cardiac arrest which we all know can lead to death.
And it is far past the time to do something about it.
This piece was inspired by conversations with Marley K. and Sam McKenzie Jr.
