It's not the pounding woodpecker on the roof, but undetected termites in the walls

Yahoo

21-04-2025

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There is a broad attempt to weaken and destroy the structural integrity of America, and much of it is going unseen or inadequately addressed.
When all the damage has been done, what will be left to salvage?
Will this beautiful house that is America — albeit in need of some major home improvements — collapse or be in irreparable disrepair?
We're all distracted by the sound of the woodpecker on the roof, chipping away at the protective covering of our democracy. But unseen within the walls, the termites are doing catastrophic and undetected damage.
What is occurring today on the state and national level at break-neck speed is unprecedented on so many levels. We often find it difficult to keep up.
America has always been fighting with itself — with words, rarely with arms. The north against the south. Urban versus rural. Whites versus Blacks. Conservative versus liberal. Left versus right.
And, of course, we have the Democrats versus the Republicans.
You get the point. Diversity, which has taken on a toxic meaning, is and has always been what defines America.
Somehow, we have continued to co-exist. Somehow, we all have remained Americans — free to believe, free to live, free to express our differences.
But, today there is a concerted effort to tear down and redesign America into something very different.
Illegal immigration has been presented as the main area needing repair. But it won't stop there, as the major remake taking place is to remove all diversity from the foundation of America, pillar by pillar.
Other façade and structural changes are neither superficial nor temporary but substantive and permanent whether they occur with a blast or hammer. We as bystanders or recipients often do not realize that the whole house is at risk of coming down around us.
Don't be blinded by the immigration fix. Yes, immigration needs to be overhauled, but it should be done in the right way.
More importantly, don't ignore or dismiss other 'remodeling' taking place and think of it in isolation. For example, the removal of DEI programs is more than it may first appear. The effort has morphed into attempts to completely remove the presence and contributions of Blacks and women, including throwing out books and other evidence that document the factual and official record of American history.
You may recall it began with rendering Affirmative Action illegal, under the guise and pretext of the great lie and great illusion that equal access and opportunity are available to all citizens. The pretending and propagating continue despite the obvious realities.
The termitic behavior doesn't stop there.
Look at the attacks on public and private education. The dismantling and dissolution of the Department of Education that provides all kinds of support for K-12 is essentially bifurcating and decentralizing what defines and constitutes a quality education for our children and the nation's future citizens, leaving it up to individual states.
Many states are already engaged in trashing and banning books that could provide our children with a real education about the facts and history of this country.
Some of the nation's most academically rigorous colleges and universities are being targeted and financially penalized in an effort to control who can be admitted, how they operate, and how they allow freedom of expression among their students.
An ignorant populace is easier to indoctrinate and rule.
Then, there is the wanton disregard for the rule of law, due process and ruling of the courts.
No area of American life is being left untouched by these termitic efforts to devour and destroy.
There is gutting of the military not only of personnel, but of the personal achievements and contributions of women and Blacks to this country's safety and security that have occurred across decades. This includes removing photographs and books — all in an attempt to rewrite history and control what future cadets, soldiers, shipmen, airmen who chose to serve their country believe.
Institutions, like the treasured Smithsonian, which preserve the history of our civilization for current and future generations are not spared. An edict has been issued that targets specific collections like the African American History Museum, the Women's History Museum, and the Art History Museum.
The purpose is to rip out or whitewash any things that may not fit the new prefabricated American house being built.
When you consider the enormous damage that can be wrought as a result of a wrecking ball being swung at agencies that oversee public health, Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security — services designed to not only protect the most vulnerable Americans, but all Americans, it begs the question: Why?
Don't lose sight of the ongoing chipping away of the autonomy and independence of the press.
What is the end game?
Is it to change America into a white society controlled by autocratic oligarchs, where the middle class is controlled, the poor and disenfranchised continue to remain poor, uneducated, or undereducated and oppressed, and the wealthy continue to thrive?
Where freedom of the press and individual expression will be curtailed and suppressed.
The overriding question: Are we connecting the dots and getting the whole picture?
You do not have to read Project 2025. Just pay attention to what is being said and done before it is too late.
Take some time and ponder the question: Why?
More importantly, when all the termitic activity is done and a different America is left standing, will you, your children and future generations have a better country to call home?