I wanted to take a moment to say to the fearless digital activists that represent the thin blue line between freedom and tyranny, I grieve with you today for serious wound suffered by America on the eve of Independence Day.
This marks a day in history when cruelty triumphed over moral decency, and social Darwinism was unleashed on a nation once looked up to for defending the little guy. The nation that led the world in humanitarian assistance and helped defeat fascism in Europe.
A nation that enshrined the words of Emma Lazarus’ sonnet The Great Colossus, written in 1883, immortalized on a brass plaque attached to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1903.
It was at that time, a historic and audacious reimagining of America’s role on the world stage. A pitch if you like, to a global audience. Many Republicans will tell you with convection, the brass plaque containing these words were a later addition to the Statue of Liberty, but it was added for good reason. At a time when immigrants may not have been welcome, they were necessary to create the American that became the most powerful country in the world, with the number one economy.
The advert concluded:
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
It had social resonance in 1903, just as it does today, equally it was dismissed then as it is now by anti-immigration advocates. They always say, great words stand the test of time, and there are few better examples, than the words of Emma Lazarus.
I’m surprised Trump has not issued an executive order to have the plaque removed, but I suppose there is time yet.
For decades, immigrants have been exploited and abused by the very man who is leading the charge for mass deportation. His hotels and golf resorts were noted for their exploitation of undocumented immigrants.
His mass deportation program has little to do with the value or otherwise of ‘illegal immigrants’, or is he admitting to putting his resort guests at risk from murderers and rapists, not to mention those from insane asylums?
It is nothing more than political opportunism dressed in a suicide vest, he has used to instill fear into the American public, purely for political gain.
They never ate the cats and dogs, no more than they were transferred from overseas prisons or insane asylums. His is the same language used by the KKK to demonize blacks during Jim Crow America. Unfortunately lies travel around the world before the truth pulls its pants on.
What every American needs to understand is that the whole mass deportation made for TV performative politics, is a huge distraction exercise to stop the working class from realizing he has his hand in their pocket book.
While our outrage plays out on the streets (with justification might I add), his administration drew up their plans to shift wealth from the bottom 20% to the top 1%.
The lengths he’s prepared to go to sell his sick deception has no bounds. He is prepared to give an additional $75 to ‘border protection’ to create a ICE state police force made up of thousands of masked thugs empowered by the state to act with impunity to terrorize the immigrant population. Their only qualification appears to be an ability to abuse anyone not white. Rest assured it won’t stop there, this new state militia will next go after his enemies.
He is setting the stage for an American version of the East German Stasi. Enemies of Trump will become enemies of the state ergo nothing is off the table.
Trump’s tax plans were designed to inject the bottom 20% with the hope of, DOGE dividend checks, temporary no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. Promises which once examined in detail amount to a nothing burger.
Be in no doubt these TEMPORARY false promises were simply a smokescreen for the now PERMANENT tax cuts gifted to the very rich. It was a political bait and switch, leaving working class Americans who voted for him, out in the rain. Once they realize the crumbs he just gave them from the top table, can never make up for the removal of health insurance and SNAP, it will be too late.
By the time they realise they’ve been played, the rich already have their permanent tax cuts enshrined into law. He doesn’t give a damn that his base might be pissed at him, because his next mission is to make sure nobody gets a chance to vote him out of office.
He believes right now, he’s committed the perfect political crime and it would be hard today looking at the opposition to argue the point I’m afraid.
This is just the beginning of a political transformation that I believe may be irreversible unless someone takes a grip and mobilizes the real American patriots. I have to tell you, we have reached the quiet revolution point. I believe the only solution open to those who want to resist is a General Strike. Withdraw economic participation.
Street protests will not deliver now we have crossed the rubicon I fear. The No Kings movement will need to adjust its approach because Trump WILL have not hesitate to put the Army on the streets. He will now start making plans to cancel elections using the premise that he’s protecting America from the dangerous Marxist Democrats and no Republican lawmaker will resist, just as they all fell in line on the budget bill.
My friends, I don’t want to be right, but alas I fear I am. Plans need to be drawn up for mass disengagement from economic consumption. It will need to be done in a smart way, to deny Trump the option to use force to crush dissent. He can’t tear gas or zip tie you because you won’t spend. You should simply regard it as a savings scheme.
Spend only on essentials, stop paying taxes is also an escalation option should you wish to use it. Try it for a week first as a shot over the bow, but be prepared to dig in. I’m afraid there are no other useful options and violent unrest is self defeating.
This is going to be a long hard fight that is going to need some edgy messaging. If you are able, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to help fund the messaging effort.
Please stay safe out there and above all don’t despair. We just now have to come at this from a new angle and I’m with you all the way.
Martin
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