Once there was a man who was able to rise to power through all the appropriate legal methods. The people spoke and he was elected to the highest office in the land. He attained that power by appealing to the nation’s fundamental desires to be great. He gave speeches about restoring the nation to the glory which it used to hold most dear, if not take it farther. He appealed to the fear and bigotry of his would be constituents, claiming that all of their problems stemmed from the views of a religious group rather than their closed minded bigotry. Even going so far as to suggest that each member of the religion should be registered and marked for all to see, this man is among the most famous in the world.
No I am not talking about Donald Trump. I am talking about Adolf Hitler.
Trump feels a hatred for Muslim people in much the same way that Hitler did for the Jews. Hitler instigated a world war as well as a holocaust which claimed the lives of millions of Jews. But it is less known that he also persecuted groups other than the Jews, groups currently being attacked by Donald Trump. He persecuted groups such as: immigrants (particularly Slavic), homosexuals, and the disabled.
Does that sound familiar?
This week I would have returned to writing my Shakespearean inspired pieces. But in light of recent events it didn’t seem worthwhile. First due to my shame in my country, and Second because we may as well be living a Shakespearean Tragedy right now.
As we enter our final decline I weep for my nation. I weep for America.
