From our 19th century historian Eudora Dickinson:
Donald Trump has done and said countless repugnant things, but a recent tweet of his is perhaps one of his most shocking and offensive statements yet:
Donald Trump has done and said countless repugnant things, but a recent tweet of his is perhaps one of his most shocking and offensive statements yet:
His attack on a free press to report the truth – real truth, not his twisted and grotesque notions of a fabricated, alt- reality – is an assault on the very character and moral fiber of our country. Fortunately, our Founding Fathers – with the likes of Thomas Jefferson (“The only security of all is in a free press”) and Thomas Paine (“Common sense will tell us, that the power which hath endeavored to subdue us, is of all others, the most improper to defend us”) – had the foresight to establish and guarantee a free press. Just as they fought the tyranny of King George, we now find ourselves in a similar crusade against King Donald. The fight can be exhausting, but it is vital. Paine said, “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”
I suspect that Trump’s attack on the press stems from a combination of his deformed and juvenile ego (he so wants to be loved) with his need to conceal something wholly shocking if not criminal. The liar doth protest too much, methinks.
Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson’s third cousin, twice removed – at her request) lived through a similar shocking time in the late 1800s when Drittereich Drümpf, a distant relative of Trump’s, ran for governor of the state of Ohio (information is HERE). Drümpf made revolting comments about the disabled, about the citizens of Cleveland (he wanted to build a wall around the city), and about the press. He blamed all the chaos and confusion of his appalling campaign on the press.
Dickinson wrote about Drümpf’s attacks on The New York Times in his now-classic poem “After the Times comes out” (below on the left). His poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem “After the Sun comes out” (below on the right).
I suspect that Trump’s attack on the press stems from a combination of his deformed and juvenile ego (he so wants to be loved) with his need to conceal something wholly shocking if not criminal. The liar doth protest too much, methinks.
Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson’s third cousin, twice removed – at her request) lived through a similar shocking time in the late 1800s when Drittereich Drümpf, a distant relative of Trump’s, ran for governor of the state of Ohio (information is HERE). Drümpf made revolting comments about the disabled, about the citizens of Cleveland (he wanted to build a wall around the city), and about the press. He blamed all the chaos and confusion of his appalling campaign on the press.
Dickinson wrote about Drümpf’s attacks on The New York Times in his now-classic poem “After the Times comes out” (below on the left). His poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem “After the Sun comes out” (below on the right).
| By Emmett Lee Dickinson: After the Times comes out How it alerts the World – Reports and messages hurry about For the Truth is told – Then Trump tweets as if He condemns the news – Rants and deception constitute His nature to confuse – | By Emily Dickinson: After the Sun comes out How it alters the World – Waggons like messengers hurry about Yesterday is old – All men meet as if Each foreclosed a news – Fresh as a Cargo from Batize Nature's qualities – |
Press on, The New York Times. Press on, Washington Post. Press on, every legitimate newspaper and media outlet which strives to shine the spotlight on Trump's alt-reality and attempt to control the press. Uncover and report on every real-truth about this despicable administration. Make us think! Thomas Paine wrote, "When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon." We are not ready to give up our liberty and our democracy just yet.
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