What do progressives hope for, given the runaway criminality of the U.S. president?

The woman at left is what is properly called a “radical,” from the Latin for “root.”  Pull it out by its roots, or in this case, burn it to the ground.  I’ve heard this viewpoint expressed dozens of times, most recently by the wife of an old school chum.

I’m as disgusted by the downward spiral that Trump is inflicting upon the United States is experiencing as the next guy, but I can’t get on board with this.

My message here: every decent U.S. citizen wants this turned around, but we can do this without ruining the lives of hundreds of millions of Americans.  Trump is suffering a plummeting decline in voter supporter.  We’re more than halfway home back to reason, compassion for others, and most of all, rule of law.

I appreciate how upset you are, but I beg you to reconsider.

Note to a True Radical

At left we see the rationale behind the statute of limitations in U.S. criminal law.  You aren’t the same person you were seven years ago.

We also see the intersection of Western philosophy and Eastern religion.  Our egos delude us into the misperception that we and the exterior world are permanent and unmoving.

For you prog rock fans of the late 60’s and early 70’s, the song that Jon Anderson of Yes wrote called “Close to the Edge” is about the Hermann Hesse novella “Siddhartha,” in which the protagonist finds enlightenment by beholding the constancy of change in the flowing river.

A side note, music that is “about” something is called “program music.”  Anderson said this, for some reason, about his composition, “I hope folks like “Close to the Edge,” because it’s the first and last time I’m ever going to do this.”

The Only Constant Is Change

Of course, the U.S. and the other authoritarian countries are run by criminals, but it’s completely wrong to make this generality about the majority of the other countries on Earth.

Do you think that the leaders of Western/Northern Europe, Iceland, New Zealand, Costa Rica, and the rest are criminals?

Jair Bolsonaro, who orchestrated a failed military coup in Brazil (remind you of anyone in the U.S.?) just began, earlier this month, a 27-year prison sentence.  He’ll be released very close to his 97th birthday.

He is a criminal who met with justice.  Maybe someone whose name we all know will meet the same fate here in America.

Are Our Nations Led by Criminals?