Instill fear, divide, and conquer. Cheney and W were good at it. Now, the similarities to Nazi Germany in the 1930s are frightening. So what can we do?
Peaceful protests with millions of people all over the world make a strong statement against fascism. But what are we willing to do when they come for the ones we love?
When federal troops head toward Northampton to arrest the mayor and police chief for defying executive orders concerning sanctuaries for illegal immigrants, will peaceniks and NRA-card-carrying citizens unite and stand en masse in front of City Hall and the police station to prevent their arrest? We get 80,000 people to watch a battle between two rival football teams. Can we get 8,000 brothers and sisters to stand up to Trump and say no to his fear-mongering?
How close does the tyranny have to get before we start to act to protect the people who value the same things we value? Are we willing to stand up and fight, shut down the fascist regime and take back our democracy?
Stan Pollack
Florence