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"Monday’s wreath-laying at Arlington was, in part, Trump’s attempt to clean up the mess he has created [by disrespecting miltary service and veterans], and to establish some credibility as a champion of men- and women-at-arms. But in the end, it merely served to remind Americans how little he understands about service, sacrifice, and heroism."

~ Charlie Sykes

#Trump #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #Arlington #military #veterans
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https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/08/trump-dishonors-fallen-soldiers-again/679644/

"Trump’s latest leaves me angry and appalled, that he would denigrate this solemn place for a photo op. How can this man be put back in charge of the country’s military when he clearly doesn’t respect them or what they do?

Remember that Trump got out of serving in Vietnam because of 'bone spurs.'”

~ Dan Rather

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https://steady.substack.com/p/a-new-low

"He has called American fighting men and women who paid the ultimate price 'suckers and losers.' He has ridiculed prisoners of war, like the late Senator John McCain. 'He’s not a war hero, he’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured, okay?' Trump said during the 2016 campaign."

~ Dan Rather

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"A handout given to visitors titled 'Rules Governing Conduct' specifically prohibits 'political campaign or election-related activities within the cemeteries.' But that didn’t stop Trump’s political operatives from shooting campaign video and setting up photos with their malignant candidate standing over a gravestone, grinning and flashing a 'thumbs up.'"

~Steven Beschloss

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https://www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-the-further-desecration

"I felt it necessary to follow up on this nauseating, infuriating episode because it encapsulates why we should do whatever we can to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz—to make clear how done we are with a sociopath who exploits a hallowed place like Arlington, cares not one whit if he’s breaking laws, creates conflict and misery for his own personal benefit, then exacerbates the abuse when the actions are questioned."

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@wdlindsy

I totally agree with your posts on this fiend of an ex president.

However, I wish social media, the press and many other venues of expression today would understand the following:

THE SHEER VOLUME of bytes you are offering is the biggest MAGA phone for this man that exists. He and his base have thrived on it for a decade.

Consider a vision of absolute silence regarding this man, and astonished looks on the faces of 47% of America losing a daily dose of hate.

@Smalltofeds I liked the point with which Tim Miller began his video commentary today:

We cannot refuse to talk about him and what he's doing. We absolutely have to talk about him and what he's doing.

Silent complicity paved the way for Hitler.

@wdlindsy

We are in a different era than World War II. Human frailty is being exploited in advanced technology and mass media.

We must understand and carefully choose our participation in them.

STRATEGIC silence is not complicity. It is a prudent understanding of what we are facing today in preserving the truth.

Volume bytes are not the answer. In fact they are unintentional complicity in themselves.

https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2024/08/25/are-americans-truly-independent/

@Smalltofeds I'd say that the era leading up to WWII has a great deal to teach us that we have still refused to learn.

@wdlindsy

Try to imagine the lessons on a platform of today's technology.

@wdlindsy

Yes, and it is inevitable. Only the amount of human suffering in the interim is in question.

All wars, including the political war we are fighting with each other internally in our country, must evolve to listening,learning and negotiating, respecting other's values, not beating them over the head with ours.
https://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-ultimate-form-of-planet.html

@Smalltofeds I continue to say that there are significant lessons from the first half of the 20th century we have yet to learn. I continue to focus on trying to learn those and discuss them with others.

@wdlindsy

I admire your view of history and I agree that it has value. But it must be applied in a manner that recognizes the changes that have occurred in many venues that did not exist at the time that history was made.

Without that transition your message, however valuable, will fall on mute ears to those who do not recognize history if not applied in a manner meaningful the them.

Assuming they will make the transition is a stretch.

https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/understanding-the-challenge-of-short-attention-spans/

@Smalltofeds It's impossible to forget history and claim that we really want to build a humane world. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

@wdlindsy

The challenge is not in forgetting history.

Most reasonable individuals will respond to communication that explains how history can be applied to the current day and whether or not historical re-occurrence will threaten or further their individual values.

All good, truthful communication is much like sales and marketing. It must be explained in manner that the listener can relate to. The explanation must appeal to the listener's values to educate.

https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2024/03/19/values-based-marketing-techniques-for-small-business/