“A whole civilization will die
tonight, never to be brought back again.” President Trump on Truthsocial.com
It
is one thing to wage war. It is an entirely different thing to threaten the
destruction of a civilization. To destroy a civilization is genocide. Even threatening
geocide goes against everything we stand for as a nation. To have our president
bandy about such a threat should make us question his fitness to serve.
A
leader must choose their words carefully. Words have discrete meanings and when
used properly or improperly carry great weight. For our president to threaten
such a despicable, unconscionable, act besmirches all of us and calls into
question our place in the community of nations. Those that enjoy great power
and authority must also enjoy and embrace the responsibility required. Reckless
speech does not indicate strength or wisdom; rather, it shows the opposite,
weakness and immaturity. Such a callous remark ought not to emanate from the
seat of such great power, and those of us who he represents must not let such a
remark pass.
We
must hold the president accountable for his utterances. He represents us and
his remarks, even off-the-cuff social media postings, stand for our beliefs.
This cannot pass without comment. We must call into question the thoughts and
ideas behind such a remark. I know that I do not support the eradication of a
civilization and seriously doubt that a majority of my fellow Americans do
either.
So,
Mr. President to steal a few words from a long-ago U.S. Senator, “Have you no
sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”
Senator Joseph N. Welch.
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