Look, objectively-speaking and by any measurement decent people use, Donald Trump is a vile piece of garbage. Anyone trying to pretend he isn't, isn't worth your time, attention, or relational proximity.
https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-may-need-to-cut-ties-with-trump
https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-may-need-to-cut-ties-with-trump
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It was empowering to sever ties with friends and family members who support racism, misogyny, cruelty, hate.
They are, in essence, anti-life— evidenced by their choice to support an ecocidal coup.
The truth is, there are some people who cannot, will not change.
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝."
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof." ― Richard Bach, quote from Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
And a lot of us had to separate for basic safety.
It's ugly, but it's also reality.
The USA has lost its standing in the world, except in the eyes of dictators and strongmen. The future is without the US in the picture, thanks to Trump.