When is enough . . . enough?
He ridicules.
He insults.
He demeans.
He shames.
He isolates.
Name calls.
Intimidates.
Bullies.
Excludes.
Lies.
Threatens . . . physically, emotionally, financially, and spiritually.
He baits.
He gaslights.
He taunts.
He stalks.
He is mean.
He destroys.
How much longer should we endure this crap? How much longer should we, the citizens of the United States of America, put up with this behavior from the highest elected official representing and leading us? The moral and ethical representative of the nation. How much longer should we endure this abuse . . . this abuse from our president, Donald J. Trump?
That is what it is . . . abuse. Donald J. Trump is an abuser. Every day we are slapped in the face and confronted with his abuse. No one is safe. No one. In time he abuses everyone.
Trump likes power and control. Abuse is his tool and weapon to achieve it. Ever since he entered the political arena we have been witnesses to his unyielding use of the tool of abuse.
How often must we be ridiculed and told that we are too stupid to know what is best for us and our nation? How often must we be demeaned and shamed because we are not dancing to his tune? Why are we cringing as he isolates us from the rest of the world and ourselves? Why do we allow him to intimidate, threaten, and taunt us with bullying tactics? We let him bait us with lies posed as promises only to have the rug pulled from under us—why? He gaslights us by constantly changing the truth and stories . . . changing history . . . telling us we are wrong and can’t handle the truth. He stalks us by stealing personal information by changing the voter laws in order to supposedly protect us from the threat of “someone” stealing the elections. He destroys that which we value and admire—says we have no “taste” only to replace it with gaudiness. He threatens . . . physically, emotionally, financially, and spiritually daily. He is mean.
He is mean because he loves us . . . loves the United States of America . . . loves its citizens . . . and wants to make it “bigger and better” for everyone. That is what he tells us. Looks us right in the yes and tells us that everything he does is because he loves us so much. As far as he is concerned his abuse is an act of love.
Bullshit!
It is a play for power and control.
It is abuse. Plain and simple.
We need to break this cycle of abuse . . . the sooner, the better.
Why? Because this abuse is not normal, acceptable, or healthy . . . it is unhealthy no matter what the president says it is. We wouldn’t put up with this in our families, why should we put up with it from our president and government?
Why? Because we are loveable and loved . . . we are valued . . . we matter. This abuse destroys our self-esteem because the abuser does not love or value us. Doesn’t care. That’s the goal . . . that we deserve the abuse because we are nothing without the abuser. We are not “losers”. We are loved and valued deserving better than this abuse.
Why? Because he plays us for suckers. He dangles the “carrot” . . . makes promises . . . flashes signs of hope . . . makes empty attempts at making things up to us. Pleads with us to give him a “second chance”. Lies and more lies are what they are.
Why? Because he scares us. Uses fear against us. Intimidates. All to keep us in our places. Tells us we can’t make it without him. That everyone hates us. No one would take us. That is not true. We have one another, and there are many who are fighting this abuse. We are not alone.
Why? Because this is not a “for better or worse” situation. Not a “until death we do part” relationship. Relationships are not built on loyalty tests. Relationships are built on respect, caring, nurturing, support, understanding . . . on love. None of which this president provides or represents.
It’s not our fault that we must pay the consequence. That’s what he would want us to believe, but it is not true. That is gaslighting and he takes no responsibility for anything that he does in creating the hell hole we are mired in.
We need to end this abuse now because it is wrong. It is wrong and if we don’t it will kill us. Kill us all. Kill us as individuals. Kill us as a nation. That is the ultimate end to power and control. So, when is enough . . . enough?
We have suffered enough trauma. That is what it is—trauma. This chaotic frenzy has worn us down. Weakened us. The fatigue we feel daily is the weight of this abuse . . . this trauma . . . being inflicted upon us by someone or something we thought loved us, cared about us, and wanted the best for us. He has said it repeatedly. Instead, we get the short end of the stick. His actions . . . his abuse . . . speaks louder than his words. His abuse is killing our nation and us. The cycle of abuse must be broken.
I believe that we feel the fatigue. Daily. I believe that we are recognizing the trauma being inflicted, naming it, and claiming its effects upon us. I believe that we know that we are being abused even if we could not name it. And we deserve better. I think that we have reached the point of “enough is enough” with the events of the past week, especially the murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis. We are tired of the lies . . . intimidation . . . gaslighting . . . bullying . . . the abuse. Tired of it all.
Then let us speak up . . . speak up for ourselves . . . speak up for others . . . speak up for our nation. Let’s be the voice that speaks for truth. Speaks for justice. Speaks for peace. Speaks for decency. Speaks for those who have been silenced, incarcerated, and made to disappear. Let us raise our voices . . . let us protest. It is our right as citizens. Promised and protected by our Constitution. Proclaim that “enough is enough” and that the abuse must end—NOW!
Abuse is abuse. Trump is the manifestation and epitome of abuse.
United we stand, divided we fall. Margaret Mead wrote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Let’s end this cycle of abuse.
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