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Isaac Asimov said, “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” Although his intent was clear, in that the incompetent resort to violence as they can think of no other action to take, he is inherently wrong. The Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 attempted to outlaw war as an act of national policy, but it has obviously failed. The simple fact is that throughout history, war has been much more the norm than peace.
As much as we strive to prevent war, there are, and always will be, those who covet power and are willing to do anything to gather it unto themselves. This was made clearly evident to those of us in this country during Trump’s speeches today. It is critical that those of us who would stand up for ourselves, those of us who would stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves, must be prepared to fight against the evil that still exists in this world.
Trump and many of his cronies are truly incompetent, especially where it comes to anything other than self-aggrandizement - which was obviously his primary desire for his first term, and he has made plain to be his plan for his second as well. As such, we should not be surprised when he resorts to violence against those who oppose him; rather, we should prepare to fight him wherever and whenever we can.
Keep your powder dry ladies, for all it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.
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All we have to decide . . . .
Thanks, Dallas. I find myself wishing, often, that none of this had happened, but having my spine stiffened by the words of another fictional hero — “So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
I will confess that my first instinct, post election, was to disappear. Delete all my accounts. Erase any evidence that could ever be used to connect my online self to the character I play in the real world. I decided, instead, to take such electronic cautions as I could, and then to carry on. Staying here, in solidarity with this targeted community — my community, damn it — is one of the few things I actually can do to resist the evil that took power today. Other actions will no doubt present themselves in time.
Emma
I am a daughter..
I am a daughter of Manetheren, the old blood flows me. I am a shieldmaiden of Rohan. I will not abounded my sisters, my brothers, or my people. This community, is my community, and all women who dwell here are my sisters. Now, is a time for unity and for us to come together as one. Now is time for us to become that city on a hill that all of the LGBTQ+ community can look upon and draw strength from. Now, is the time we must all hang together or surely we will hang apart. And now, while the foul armies of Mordor gather at our border, and threaten to take from us our liberites, our rights, our freedom. Let us as one united body draw together our swords, and raise our shields together. Sisters, when the Rohirrim is musterd, let we the shield maidens of Rohan be there to follow!