We have been divided. Marine veterans for and against a president who today didn't pay tribute to our older brothers who volunteered for an early death in France a hundred years ago because it was raining. The leaders of Germany and France were there.
Not only was he a no show in France, but he didn't bother with the National Cemetery at Arlington either.
The rhetorical volleys on social media, back and forth between the few liberals and many conservatives among us, seem to have slowed in frequency and intensity today. I didn't see any one interpreting his actions to make them sound more benevolent or strategic than intended.
No one claimed that he had more important things to do.
And I didn't look for an argument with any of them or feel very strongly the urge to say "See?" That's not true, I did feel the urge. But I didn't pull the trigger.
I think today, with the rhetorical guns silent, we are all feeling this. We who once believed in something, stood up for something, and maybe will again.
Not only was he a no show in France, but he didn't bother with the National Cemetery at Arlington either.
The rhetorical volleys on social media, back and forth between the few liberals and many conservatives among us, seem to have slowed in frequency and intensity today. I didn't see any one interpreting his actions to make them sound more benevolent or strategic than intended.
No one claimed that he had more important things to do.
And I didn't look for an argument with any of them or feel very strongly the urge to say "See?" That's not true, I did feel the urge. But I didn't pull the trigger.
I think today, with the rhetorical guns silent, we are all feeling this. We who once believed in something, stood up for something, and maybe will again.
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