Joanne, Every Sunday I send out an electronic letter to all my friends and relatives. In the replies I get back I see an active and growing resistance to the horrors that endanger this country. Do not just succumb to fear. There are things you can do, Find a like-minded group you can trust (there are many) and join them or support them. Change works from the bottom up. Be a part of it.

In Germany this happened in the 1930’s. A pastor who first sympathized with the ultra-right at last
understood what was happening. He was then incarcerated in prison and then concentration camp for
8 years. He wrote the following:
First, they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out—-because I was not a Socialist,
Then they came for the Trade Unionists and I did not speak out—- because I was not a Trade Unionist,
Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out—- because I was not a Jew,
Then they came for me—-and there was no one left to speak for me.

In one of his light hearted moments, Trump said he preferred immigrants to be from Scandinavia. His real heart has no liking of Black people, Brown people, LGBTQ people, whether thy be immigrant OR American citizens.

What can we do? I am scared. If only a few of us speak up, those few are vulnerable. If we all stand up and call what is happening a threat to Democracy, our United States, our values, and our way of life , we have a chance.

GO AUBREY!