Day 1232 – June 1st A Day of Infamy and the Infantile Terrible

Wedensday June 3, 2020 

151 Days until the election on November 3^rd

231 Days until the Inauguration on January 20, 2021

I’m running a few days behind on my screeds. It happens. However, June 1, 2020 is a day historically that will probably be remembered like no other in American history. It is the day that a President of the United States of America declared he was ordering an active duty combat brigade to be deployed against the American people in their homeland. He said he was doing this in part to “protect our Second Amendment rights.” He also told the governors on a phone call that was supposed to be with the Vice President that he wanted to see more arrests. He also announced that he was putting the head of The Joint Chiefs of Staff “in charge.” He also said he was activating The Attorney General “very strongly.” The head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of The Pentagon showed up at the White House in battle fatigues. The Attorney General ordered the clearing of Lafayette Park of peaceful demonstrators and this was done with tear gas and flash grenades. After the park was cleared the president flanked by various members of the White House staff, the head of The Joint Chiefs in his battle fatigues, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church for a photograph. The rector of the church was not notified, nor was the bishop or anyone else within the church that this was going to happen. The Secretary of Defense who is serving in an acting role having never been confirmed by the Senate said that the streets of our country were “the new battle space,” and that we needed to get back to “the right normal.”

The above are the facts. These are not open to debate. There are not questions of any kind about the above. They are facts. Anyone can look them up. It is what was said and done, and videos taken show this to be so. This is not someone’s delusional dream or demented reality. This is what was said and done.

If you want to speculate as to what this means, by all means, but those are the facts.

Tom Cotton welcomes it. Rachel Maddow wonders what the Joint Chief is in charge of and speculated that perhaps the AG was some kind of glow in the dark doll that was activated by being held close to a bright light. Historically, this is the first time that a president has threatened to use the military against the nation. Yes, there have be specific instances in specific places that Federal troops have been deployed, but never in the nation as a whole. 

In order for the president to be able to pull this off he would need to invoke The Sedition Act of 1807. Naturally, no one knows if he has done this. There are specific things the president would have to do to invoke this act but why worry about petty details? Just call up the army, and that is what he did. It was pointed out that he called them up to show up in DC with live ammo and fixed bayonets. Why not? I mean at Kent State after those kids were shot you couldn’t really tell if they were dead or not. They were just lying on the ground unmoving. But if the public should watch a livestream of someone being gored up close and personal with a bayonet, well, then you’ve got something.

It was said that the reason Trump called the military to DC was that he wouldn’t need any governor’s approval. True dat. However, if you know anything about DC you know that the streets belong to the District, while the various malls and government buildings belong to the Fed. That’s why the T-shirt vendors and food trucks are parked on the street and not on the Mall. Seems to me, you’d at least need a parade permit. Whoops, there I go again with the rules. Silly me.

It reminded me of a historical account of the Etruscans. They fought with Rome for over five hundred years before finally being suppressed and made citizens of Rome.  At one point the Etruscans had been defeated in  battle and had been marched to the Forum where they were held captive. At the time there was consternation in Rome. Some folks were a bit restless and protesting what was going on. Many Romans were gathered for an event when the order was given to slaughter the Etruscans. Those gathered elsewhere could hear the cries and screams. Any questions?

Trump seems to know little, except for one area, authoritarians. He had the speeches of Mussolini at his bedside. He quoted this week from a well known Klan member. He and his sons and Stephen Miller all seem to know a lot about the right wing signs, symbols and quotes. They show no reluctance to use them. That is until they are called out and then they feign ignorance. 

More and more I see mimes and articles comparing Trump to Hitler. At it’s most innocent it is just odd coincidence. At it’s darkest this is where he wants to take the country.

He has managed over and over again to surprise and outrage us. Many speculate that he will not go quietly from the White House. He careens wildly from day to hour. However, the one constant that all seem to agree on is that he is in it for himself. 

PS Truth is where you find it (?)