I firmly believe a pivotal moment that breaks the fever of Trumpism will come

[pat_k]

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Trumpublicans have done their best to divide and suck the humanity out of our communities. They have done their best to twist the values that have driven every decent thing this nation has ever accomplished out of all recognition.

Just as unprincipled zealots before them (McCarthy comes to mind) they are going too far. We are seeing communities finding common cause, pushing back, and winning! (e.g., Rachel's segment below)

Humanity and true American values are not dead! And on matters of fundamental principle, whether we ultimately win or lose, there is really no option but to choose to believe you can turn the tide and find like minded others to stand with you. The only thing for sure is that failure is guaranteed if you don't try!

With Trumpism, as with McCarthyism, our Sen. Welch moment will come. We may not even recognize how close that pivotal moment is until it is passed. And like that moment, it will probably not involve abstract principles, but rather cruel treatment of another human being that embodies the magnitude of the evil.

For those of you unfamiliar, these are the words that broke the fever of McCarthyism:

Until this moment, Senator, I think I have never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. Fred Fisher is a young man who went to the Harvard Law School and came into my firm and is starting what looks to be a brilliant career with us. ... Little did I dream you could be so reckless and so cruel as to do an injury to that lad. It is true he is still with Hale and Dorr. It is true that he will continue to be with Hale and Dorr. It is, I regret to say, equally true that I fear he shall always bear a scar needlessly inflicted by you. If it were in my power to forgive you for your reckless cruelty, I would do so. I like to think I am a gentleman, but your forgiveness will have to come from someone other than me.

When McCarthy tried to continue his attack, Welch angrily interrupted,

Let us not assassinate this lad further, senator. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?