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The Opposite of Hate -- Mary Trump
https://www.marytrump.org/p/the-opposite-of-hateI had to travel home from a conference on Saturday, so I was on a plane during the No Kings march and didn’t make it back to the city in time to join. Luckily, I had cub reporters in both New York and L.A. reporting in.
There were many clever, funny, and pointed signs, but I think the one with the most important message—and the one that resonated with me the most—was this one:
Donald, the fascist Republican Party, and the corporate media have done yeoman’s work disappearing the dark acts of the insurrection. They’ve also gone a long way to absolve those responsible. But that act of betrayal is, in large part, what led to yesterday because, while there are more Americans who are easily misled fools than I’d care to admit, most of us aren’t. Yesterday’s turnout, and the way the vast majority of participants conducted themselves, confirmed my faith that there are indeed more of us than there are of them. It should inspire all of us that so many people across generations, belief systems, and races; that members of almost every kind of community came out in force, peacefully and with joy to say with one voice:
“We love our country; we reject tyranny; America has never been and will never be a monarchy.”
. . .
There were many clever, funny, and pointed signs, but I think the one with the most important message—and the one that resonated with me the most—was this one:
Donald, the fascist Republican Party, and the corporate media have done yeoman’s work disappearing the dark acts of the insurrection. They’ve also gone a long way to absolve those responsible. But that act of betrayal is, in large part, what led to yesterday because, while there are more Americans who are easily misled fools than I’d care to admit, most of us aren’t. Yesterday’s turnout, and the way the vast majority of participants conducted themselves, confirmed my faith that there are indeed more of us than there are of them. It should inspire all of us that so many people across generations, belief systems, and races; that members of almost every kind of community came out in force, peacefully and with joy to say with one voice:
“We love our country; we reject tyranny; America has never been and will never be a monarchy.”
. . .
And, if you follow Mary Trump - much more.