TheWiseOldFart

I am a proud pacifist. Violence never accomplishes anything, and no war has ever been “won.” Even when I was a martial arts instructor, my first attempt was to encourage my students to avoid violence whenever possible. Our oath: “I come to you with empty hands: I have no weapons. However if it is a matter of life or death, right or wrong, then these are my weapons: Karate, my empty hands.” I am beginning to think that “my empty hands may not be enough.” It is an undeniable fact that Trump is Putin’s puppet. It is a fact known by our government, both political parties, and our military that in 2016 and 2024 Putin won the election for Trump. On both occasions, Trump is an illegitimate president whose intent is to destroy the dream of our founding fathers forever. As a pacifist, I have renounced the destructive emotion of hatred for most of my life. However, because the future of 340 million people is in the balance, and the country I love is under attack, I have learned to hate Trump and...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Project 2025 and Trump are linked forever. Every proposal in the 922-page document has been promised by Trump during his vile and vicious hate rallies. Every plan in the document is based on the precepts of fascism. I have accurately called Trump a “fascist” for more than nine years. I am now joined by many of the men and women who know him best. Retired Marine Corp General John Kelly was Trump’s Chief of Staff. He was asked about Trump’s agenda for 2024. “Well, looking at the definition of fascism: It’s a far-right authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy,” Kelly said. “So certainly, in my experience, those are the kinds of things that he thinks would work better in terms of running America.” General Mark Milley was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump’s failed administration. ...