Dear World

Dear World:

     I speak for millions of Americans when I tell you that it is a dark hour in our nation.  Millions of Americans would never dream of turning you away.  We are a nation of immigrants and view our new president’s entry ban as mortifying.  This is not who we are.  Please know, we are fighting with the freedom we were granted by our founding fathers for our lives and yours.

     We know our election of Donald Trump looks idiotic to the world.  I do not disagree.  His egotism, bigotry, and lack of diplomacy is shocking.  Who could have failed to see his capricious disregard for the law? How could anyone believe he would change?

     Getting to this point was a process, World.

     Many Americans who felt angry and voiceless admired Trump’s ability to speak with impunity.  Over the past decade Americans were fed a pabulum of entertainment masquerading as news and are grossly uninformed.  Reports of Trump’s alleged abuses, fraudulent business deals and tax evasion (which he emphatically denies as “media lies”) seemed too comical to be credible.  We were warned by reputable journalists about all of these problems, but some people either did not hear the warnings or did not heed them.

     Trump supporters voted primarily with their emotions.  He validated voter fears.  Knowing many Americans have never traveled outside the perimeter of their home towns, Trump pointed toward our borders and said the people “out there” are “bad.”  To the Americans who still cannot obtain good-paying jobs due to economic conditions or a lack of competitive skills, Trump lied and said “illegal immigrants” were a “problem” he alone could solve.  Then he showed them what they really wanted: Money.  Impoverished voters were conned.

     Bombarded by an endless campaign and a 24-hour “news” cycle focused on his every bombastic word, Americans failed to realize the hypnotic power of propaganda.  His voters bought a product that was too good to be true without contemplating its “no return” policy.

     Now at this point of no return, Trump’s policies have closed our points of entry.  Many Americans still have not realized that executive and physical walls – just like the Berlin Wall – serve a dual purpose.  Trump’s administration has not only made our nation unwelcoming, but also has made our citizens unwelcome around the globe.  We are trapped by executive order.

     Dear World, divided as Americans are at this moment, we are still a nation of immigrants who are fighting to keep Liberty’s torch burning.  Muslim brothers and sisters and refugees, we stand by you.  We stand for you.  Please stand with us as we challenge this terrible injustice.

     We are you.