tRump’s Deals

They never were. Helsinki. North Korea. Words and stagecraft. And much of that poorly done.

The master of the deal is found without clothes again. Putin warns trump that Russia is going into Syria and attacking. What does the Don do? Nothing. No agreement; Helsinki was for naught. And North Korea fans the fires of failure when the Don cancels Pompeo’s visits. Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula? In spoken words only; no written agreements. No proof of agreement. Nothing.

Same with trade deals with China. And Mexico, and most likely Canada as well.

The Don wanted to distract the nation from McCain’s honors in death, so he upstaged him with a fake announcement of a trade deal with Mexico. Even the phone connection didn’t work. And the upstage was Don doing it to himself.

This is a fake president. A fake candidate. A fake dealmaker. A failed businessman. A fake billionaire. A fake and hollow person.

This, folks, is what voting poorly does to the nation. This is what we all get when too many people don’t understand the issues. We are a democracy in name only. We are a failed democracy at this moment in history.

It is time to do something about it. What are our options?

We all, in many ways, got us here. It is up to all of us to get us out of this spot.

So what do we do? What leaders to we follow? Or do we lead where we can? Others to follow?

You do see the problem, don’t you? We have pummeled each other for so long that trust is diminished among us. Leadership and followership require trust. We must rebuild that first. We must listen to one another and learn. Learn what ideas hold the most truth. Then use the truth to set us free once again.

A revolution of knowing the full scope of our situation. Then picking our way forward toward the light as we have done many times before.

First, we must be willing to know the truth. And then we must trust enough to follow the leader. Whoever that is. More trust is needed. In ourselves to choose wisely.

September 4, 2018