I really feel I have to get something off my chest. I'm hesitant in the understanding that the following will cause some blowback, but I feel the compulsion to offer comment on the events that transpired at the White House recently.
February 28th, 2025, will be forever remembered as the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back", but sadly, it was the decent, common-sense American who's back was broken. The disturbing display of tyrannical, venomous ill-will hurled by the White House in the direction of Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, and broadcast to the world, was a glaring display of undiplomatic, narcissistic, myopic close-mindedness that was, I would guess, an American embarrassment of epic proportions. Put aside the 'Elephant in the Room' that these discussions should have taken place behind closed doors instead of some ridiculous reality television broadcast, the sheer lack of decency and diplomacy was a Tsunami of insults, laying bare to the world that America had better brace itself as the foundations of its house begins to crumble.
Listen, I have my own opinions about the quality of person that Trump, and by extension Vance, has repeatedly proven to be, but to attack the elected leader of a country in the throws of a vicious unjustified 3-year long full blown war while demanding a Thank You for support given, then berating him with intimidation attempts, "You have no cards in this", is a childlike tantrum to appear powerful and in charge. It was both incredulous and befuddling.
The repercussions of this travesty will be like a festering wound, propagating slowly beneath the surface before erupting in pustules of shock, despair, and angered rebuttal that will send shockwaves around the globe as nations turn their back on all relations with the USA, a direct result of the disintegrating levels of trust required to foster and support diplomatic relationships.
The bewilderment of the world that the past 40 days prompted has been an unexpected eruption of toddler-like temper tantrums leaving no doubt that the America we all have come to recognize over the past few decades will most assuredly be unrecognizable for the foreseeable future.
A sadly significant percentage of the 'adults' of today are certainly leaving a mess for today's youngsters to deal with in the future. Although the old adage, "This too shall pass" holds true, the damage will be done.
Sad times, folks.
These are desperately sad times.
