Trumpism’s Ingrained Predispositions ~ Blind Faith’s Inherited Identity

Trumpism’s Ingrained Predispositions ~ Blind Faith’s Inherited Identity

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

A would-be autocrat requires absolute blind faith and loyalty.
This is the antithesis of what citizens expect from a Democracy and its leaders.
So why does a segment of America, said to be debatably 18%, believe in the insidious anti-democratic ideology known as Trumpism?
Is it a matter of absolute blind-faith or a matter of an inherited identity based on the legacy of learned predispositions and delusions of superiority, supremacy and extremism?

Autocracy’s Check List ~ Does it sound familiar? ~ Due Diligence Before Voting ~ The Children are listening and watching

Autocracy’s Check List ~ Does it sound familiar? ~ Due Diligence Before Voting ~ The Children are listening and watching

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That’s why it’s important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are.”
Maya Angelou

Autocratic Republican Trumpism’s Death Knell on Democracy ~ Check-List Before Voting

Autocratic Republican Trumpism’s Death Knell on Democracy ~ Check-List Before Voting

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

Autocratic regimes leave ashes behind – a legacy of multigenerational trauma – followed by the sorrowful reality of the needlessness of lives altered and lost – with generations left behind to pick up the pieces.

For what? The result of pathological damaged egos pursuing manic delusions of achieving absolute superiority, power and its control.

American Democracy has never been on auto-pilot and taking it for granted allows for insidious autocratic forces to displace the core principles and quality of life provided living in a Democracy.

So what are the differences between an Autocracy and Democracy?

Do we realize what is at stake – at risk?
Do we have a choice?
Is it just about a candidate, political party, gas prices, the economy and/or contrived social-cultural distractions?

“How do I love . . . hate you? ~ Let me count the ways” Why the Reluctance to Condemn the Mania of Gun Violence? ~ Gen Zers no longer waiting for Stuck on Stuck Generations

“How do I love . . . hate you? ~ Let me count the ways” Why the Reluctance to Condemn the Mania of Gun Violence? ~ Gen Zers no longer waiting for Stuck on Stuck Generations

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

“How do I love thee . . . let me count the ways . . . ”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861

“How do I hate thee . . . let us count the ways . . . ”
Gun Violence, Domestic Terrorists, White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis, Facists, Hate Groups (2023)

One lettered with pen in hand – the other with guns.

Each is a choice – both taught and learned.

Gen Zers unapologetically answering the call.

Separátocide ~ Earning the Name

Separátocide ~ Earning the Name

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

We now have a name for it – Separátocide – The forced separation of children from parent(s) and the caging of children.
The horrific images of traumatized children being separated and imprisoned in cages left many Americans shocked and empty – beyond sorrow.
Citizens began to recognize the politicized fraudulent ideology of the past . . . “solving the immigrant question”.
No, it was not the 1940s but America in the 21st Century.

Fronteras ~ “Dólares cuestan dolores” ~ “América es un país sin alma” ~ Immigrants Humanizing America

Fronteras ~ “Dólares cuestan dolores” ~ “América es un país sin alma” ~ Immigrants Humanizing America

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

Immigration is often thought of as a collective noun.
On the contrary, each immigrant is an individual and comes to America for a plethora of different reasons.
Most often to enhance the quality of their lives and in turn the lives of others.

“Scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger — we were strangers once, too. My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.”
~ President Obama, November 20, 2014

Whistleblowers ~ Coming to Terms with Earned Loyalty

Whistleblowers ~ Coming to Terms with Earned Loyalty

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

“The choice to blow the whistle or to stay silent is a choice about the sort of person you are and the one you want to be.” ~ Carl Elliott The Atlantic 2019
What is a whistleblower?
What motivates them to stand alone against powerful institutions and individuals at personal and professional risk?
Are they traitors, malcontents or heroines and heroes to be admired and respected for their integrity and courage?
Loyalty is not a one way street.
It must be earned and based on the truth, credibility and trust.

The Truth is the Truth ~ All Else Is an Option ~ History Tells Us So

The Truth is the Truth ~ All Else Is an Option ~ History Tells Us So

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

Why has it been so hard for human beings historically to admit the TRUTH?
Is it our social-cultural-political-religious ego, our propensity to believe that “right is right and we are always right?”
Is it that the TRUTH reflects and reveals our constructed flawed identities?
Seriously, what is it about us that draws us to deviate from veracity with options, even when the TRUTH is staring back?

The Ugly American in New Duds ~ But Same Stench and Out of Step

The Ugly American in New Duds ~ But Same Stench and Out of Step

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

There are some commonalities among Americans.
Some say that taxes and death are two.
My dad provided another that has kept me humble.
He simply said, “Just remember that your ‘mierda’ (poop) stinks just as much as anyone else’s.”
By the way, yours does too.
But please, don’t make a pie out of it!

The Children of Victimizers ~ The Invisible Legacy of Multigenerational Trauma

The Children of Victimizers ~ The Invisible Legacy of Multigenerational Trauma

ByJorge D. H. Prosperi

The trauma produced by inhuman victimization does not stop with the victims. The multigenerational trauma lingers on many levels and layers.

The threads remain connected between victims, the victimizers and their children.

Dr. Yael Danieli (clinical psychologist, traumatologist and victimologist) does not exclude the psychological trauma inherited by the children of victimizers.

That is, the needless trauma that Domestic Terrorists, White Supremacists, Insurrectionists and Hate Groups inflict on their children.

The trauma sowed unto others is reaped by the innocent.