Bill Holmes

Opinion contributor

Blinded by the promise of “great again,” many Americans pulled the lever for the Great Deceiver. Now, in Donald Trump’s world, we find only woe for the common man as political power, wealth and justice are reserved for the few. If what I see and read in the messages I receive reflect the majority, our nation has grown weary under the onslaught of Trump’s attacks on the soul of America.

Giving testimony to disillusionment and weariness, 38 Republican representatives did not seek reelection in 2018 and another 15 have announced their decision not to run in 2020. Several have had the courage to openly express their dissatisfaction with Trump.

We grow weary as the cries for justice, now so filled with pain, arise from our borders, our streets, our schools and houses of worship. Our prisons and jails are unjustifiably filled with men of color. The rights of LGBTQ Americans are threatened again and again. The denial of human rights, including access to health care, and the systematic dismantling of environmental protections have become hallmarks of the current administration.

Meanwhile, Trump sees the courts, so deftly packed by Sen. Mitch McConnell, as a possible ally and a source of vindication for his ill-conceived policies and dehumanizing programs. Does he hope Lady Justice will peak under her blindfold or put her finger on the scales of justice?

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Have we now abandoned the love of God and neighbor? Have we abandoned even the very idea of "neighbor"? While our leaders curry favor with those who can improve the bottom line of the wealthy and powerful, our nation has locked its doors, taken down the “Welcome” sign, sought to build more walls, and without casting a single stone, presided over the demise of those we once called “neighbor.”

We grow weary as we see that poor and the less-educated immigrants are no longer welcome in Trump’s version of America. After all, in Trump’s world, they can clean his toilets and change his linens, but they are considered less than human.

We are made weary by Trump’s comparing immigrants from the South to disease-carrying vermin, a hate-filled image used by despots over the centuries for the purposes of devaluing life and scapegoating. It is even more worrisome to see his followers buy into this degradation of humanity.

Trump and his minions want us to believe there is an emergency, a great threat, at our borders that would destroy America; therefore, we must do extreme things like build a bigger and longer wall and build fenced facilities to “detain” thousands of men, women and children in often unsanitary conditions.

Have we forgotten the lessons of history? In 1943 Anne Frank wrote in her dairy, “Families are torn apart; men, women and children are being separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Sound familiar?

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Our weariness peaks as Trump orders a stop to a program for kids who are in this country for the treatment of rare diseases, and, in doing so, gives a death sentence to many of them. He has, at least for now, backed off that ill-conceived order after a public outcry was spurred by stories in the print and broadcast media (thank God for journalists). One has to wonder what is next. Concentration camps?

In the face of tyranny and injustice, we need to hear the voices of those suffering from the violence of a system gone amuck. It is well past the time of doing more than sending prayers and thoughts for those suffering and dying both inside and outside our gates. This weary nation needs an end to the tyranny and that right soon.

Denial of things as they are still thrives, especially among those who were led to believe that a savior had come, comb-over and all, grabbing at private parts and making deals, both domestic and foreign, to ensure his longevity and wealth.

It is past the time to put our denial to rest, lay it on the death bed, and start moving yet again toward a more just and moral government and society.

It is past the time to impeach. The party that put Trump in power, having lost its moral will, is not likely to ever lift a finger to remove him from his tower of tyranny, but such knowledge does not justify non-action by Rep. Nancy Pelosi and the House of Representatives.

This nation, now weary and worn by the tragedy of Donald Trump as president, must return the halls of government to those who know better. We must once again be the government of, by, and for the people, not a government of, by, and for Donald Trump and his cronies.

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The Rev. Dr. Bill Holmes of Louisville is a retired child neurologist and hospital chaplain.