Yet that scenario is unfolding right now, and the battleground is the World Cup tournament – soon to begin in cities around the U.S. To understand the dynamics of the situation, consider the concept of state terror, i.e. a regime’s efforts to instill fear as a means of dividing and disempowering a people, thereby tightening its grip on power.
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There has been rapid growth in college sports. Increased scholarships, television deals and new conference alignments have all been a part of it. Now let’s add the possibility of players signing professional football contracts and then returning to play in college.
When asked by reporters at the White House on Thursday whether the intense and sustained air campaign by American forces would be over by the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance replied: “I wouldn’t call it a war.” What Vance didn’t say is that he has long held doubts about the war, so much so that he took the unusual—and commendable—step last spring of asking US commanders in the Middle East and elsewhere for their individual assessments of every aspect of the war, from Iran’s resistance to US weapons stockpiles.
“Pretend that I’m on the ballot.”–Donald Trump, at his midterm rally/“Trumpapalooza convention.”
Today, America confronts a profoundly different danger—one that raises an unsettling question: Could democracy face desecration and the Republic slowly asphyxiated without Americans recognizing the emergency?
Trump is Magically Disgusting!
A Wedding Party That Looked Like a Funeral
With tactics reminiscent of the round-ups of Jews, Roma, and gays in Nazi Germany, Immigrant Cruelty Enforcers (ICE) are snatching green card holders, undocumented workers, and longtime residents driving to work or dropping off their children at school bus stops—yanking them from their cars as soon as their children board the bus.
A wedding is one of humanity’s most fragile and meaningful moments. It is where families gather, where children run between relatives, where generations come together to celebrate the possibility of a future. It is difficult to imagine a place less connected to war than a home filled with people celebrating a marriage.
“This war is a true investment in your children’s and your grandchildren’s future.” –Donald Trump, as public support for his war of choice fails to materialize.