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Why the James Mattis Statement Matters
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis came out yesterday with a statement that ripped Donald Trump a new exit route from his body. He is not the first, nor will he be the last commentator on the leadership vacuum this country has been left with since Trump was elected. Trump’s presidency has been a vitally important chapter in the growth of this democracy: we all learn more by making mistakes. But it’s time to end this chapter and move forward. Mattis gives us some insight into how we may be able to do that and unite as a people, as a country and as the individuals loving each other that we are. Mattis’ letter is filled with hope. It matters because it comes from the least likely of places during a time that our president has tried to use the military to divide this nation further.
Mattis reminds us that what we are protesting for is Equal Justice Under Law, a wholesome and unifying ideal. Contrast this sentiment to the vitriol coming from the White House by our “Law and Order” president . Our current “leader” feeds us with a continuous and threatening fanning of the flames of division. We have had to endure this poison for the last 3 years. Trump began his presidency with division. Remember the Women’s March the day after he was inaugurated, the protests at the airports, the gaslighting that has become the daily communication from the West Wing? Someone take that man’s phone…
