American Carnage

Carnage is an impactful word. Generally speaking it's a word we like to avoid because what it evokes is violent and ugly. And it's about us, our dead, mutilated bodies. Our very flesh. And thus it was so striking that Trump infamously used the word in his inauguration speech. During the campaign, it was evident that Trump was a fear monger. Who would have guessed that such embarrassing behavior would continue unabated after the election? Well, since Trump's personality is so painfully and transparently on display on a daily basis, it probably should have surprised us very little. Or not at all. Three days ago a "radical Christian terrorist" massacred six people in a mosque in Quebec. No tweets from Trump. Not one. No condolences. Yesterday a machete-wielding tourist was killed at the Louvre in Paris when he tried to attack a police officer. No others were seriously hurt. And yet, Trump tweeted this:

 President Trump Retweeted

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump  17h17 hours ago

A new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART U.S.

37,939 replies36,516 retweets133,007 likes

First of all, it's a lie: the Louvre was not attacked; rather there was merely an attempted assault on a police officer, who was unharmed. Much more importantly, note the alarm, the totally irrational reaction. A hate-filled nutcase gets himself killed in Paris. There is nothing to be learned here in terms of improving our national security. No reason, really, for any politician to tweet about it. But it's another opportunity (they are limitless) for Trump to dial up the alarm. The Muslims are attacking everyone. Be afraid! I will save you! It is a dark, dark fantasy. Back in reality, Muslims who are justifiably nervous about the security of their mosques: you don't count. Your lives don't matter. You're not one of us. That's the message we get from Trump. I do not say this lightly: never before has such an unhinged, unprepared and dangerous man occupied the White House. Yes, indeed: get smart U.S! Get this man impeached and out of office before it's too late.
It is Trump himself, of course, who is sewing American carnage. His narcissism is violent ad dangerous. (How about that little detail that the bully retweets from the POTUS account his own nonsense posted a little earlier on his "real" account.) The bully has worn no clothes for quite a while now. He is pathetic. But no fearing the bully. Stand up. Embrace the weak, the unprotected. Let's keep working to heal American carnage. The bully must go.