So Many Crazy Ideas

And so little interest, in knowing which ones are. Sorting fact from fiction is hard work, and there is little interest in that.

I got an email this morning from People's Action. They are concerned about Trump and Corruption, and speak of our shared values of Freedom and Liberty.

I think they are barking up the wrong tree. Trump people are not interested in these Enlightenment values - but they are interested in Power. Getting it and keeping it. And when speaking to them, you cannot use rational, liberal arguments. You can only speak of Power. And the more brutal the Power, the better.

I have become interested in the assassination of the Archbishop of El Salvador, in his own Cathedral,  while celebrating Mass, in 1980. This touched off a Civil War that killed thousands.

I know a family from El Salvador, who were refugees from that War, now living in Costa Rica. The husband speaks English, and from talking to him - I can see he was not aware of this assassination. It was too horrible for him, to even comprehend.

He only wants to talk about how, as a family, they have survived, and built a new life for themselves. I cannot blame him, for his reluctance, to speak of the facts of their case.

But, at the same time, it is obvious that someone needs to speak Truth to Power. Or the situation will get worse.