The important thing to remember is that Trump is NOT the problem. Yes, he's a coarse and not very intelligent ass. But his policies have been essentially those of almost every American president since 1776. It's policies have been aimed at building the biggest empire possible (Manifest Destiny). And, since 1945, that has meant a world empire. Since 1867. the government has been corrupted by big money (That includes George Washington). The Civil War was essentially a war between the economic bosses of the north and those of the south. Freeing of the slaves wasn't even mentioned until well into the war.
Those wars for world conquest have been fought since 1776, picking up steam in the late nineteenth century in Latin America and Asia. In all the years since 1776, there have been only a few decades in which the U.S. was not at war with somebody. This is a repeat of the British empire, but bigger and even more vicious and greedy. And don't kid yourself that we Canadians are friends. The U.S. will use us to fight its wars (as we fought Britain's war in South Africa.)
The worst is yet to come. As climate changes, the U.S. will be looking at Canada to supply it with water and agricultural land. it is almost certain that the plans to invade Canada if necessary are already drawn up. (Their last know invasion plan for Canada was in the 1920s. Betcha never were taught that in school.)
As well, the whole nature of war has changed since 1942 or so. It is now waged not between armies so much as between our side and civilians, notably children. That has been true, really, since Winston Churchill ordered the bombing of Civilian villages in Kurdistan in 1920. Armies now target schools, hospitals, displace millions, rape and then murder as a matter of tactics. That's why so many Vietnamese today are of western or African extraction. That's why so many are still dying in infancy from Agent Orange.
And our news media cooperate by branding our 'enemies' as evil. Recently, I read a paper that casually branded Kim Jong as 'erratic'. Oh? How is he erratic. His country was bombed to rubble (especially the housing) in the Vietnam war. It suffered 30% deaths - the highest I have ever heard of in a war, and the majority of them civilians. Then the U.S. slapped trade restrictions on it to impose deep poverty; it set up nuclear missiles on the border; and has provoked trouble constantly with military manouevers on the border.
North Korean leaders have manage an amazing job of rebuilding despite almost seventy years of those sanction. They have also built a public education system that produces a higher rate of literacy than either the U.S. or Canada.
Yes. North Korea has tested a nuclear weapon. That is obviously not meant to threaten an attack on the U.S. The puny force that North Korea could put up would be pretty pale against the 4,000 American rockets. It's to deter the attack on North Korea that the U.S. has obviously been planning since 1953. (They want North Korea, but not because it is evil. It is because it is the military doorway to China and Russia.)
And I didn't hear any threats from the U.S. when India, Pakistan, Turkey and Israel got nuclear bombs. Nor did I read that their leadership was 'erratic'.
The U.S. is now, with Saudi Arabia and a little help from its good friend, Canada, is murdering civilians, especially children, on a grand scale. This is particularly true in Yemen where it is killing millions by starvation and cholera.
We have far surpassed the horror of Hitler's death camps.
So where the hell are the Christian churches?
I still believe in the Christian message. But I'm sorry to see the churches don't.
