It’s hard to watch. It’s hard to live through. It’s hard to talk about.
But let’s talk about it.
Let’s talk about the detentions, disappearances, and deportations.
Let’s talk about disobeying court orders and no punishment for crimes committed.
Let’s talk about violating the Constitution.
Let’s talk about the hatred, villainizing, racism, and sexism.
Let’s talk about public programs being gutted, from the arts, to medical care for minorities and women, to healthcare and food stamps taken away from millions of people, to criminalizing poverty and homelessness, to government workers losing their jobs.
Let’s talk about armed forces being deployed against our own citizens for utilizing their right to peaceful protest.
Let’s talk about silencing the voices of the oppressed.
Let’s talk about the revoking of citizenship and families being torn apart.
Let’s talk about how it has been made into a negative thing to feel compassion and love.
Let’s talk about fear.
Yes, and let’s talk about the millions of people who are brave enough to stand up for the country they love, who want to restore democracy and free speech, who want everyone to have basic human rights, who are willing to risk imprisonment and violence against themselves to fight for what they feel is right. Maybe it’s attending a protest, making a post on social media, writing a blog, creating a piece of artwork, or distributing a flyer. Maybe it’s a hard conversation with the people they love who are blinded by misguided morals.
Surely, we can’t all be silenced?