Silence Is Not An Option

Bigoted, deceitful, sinister predators achieve positions of power by playing on people's basest instincts and worst fears, using fear and the associated anger to divide people.
I don't want to play into that agenda. We are all human--so much more alike than different. At the same time, racism, bigotry, misogyny, and hatred must not be allowed to stand. Ever. So, remaining silent is not an option. And having to explain to my children that this kind hatred exists...What. The. Hell. They "hate" bedtime, you know? They have nothing in their hearts or in their lives to even begin to compare to this level of utter malevolence. And yet, there it is, threaded into the fabric of the nation in which we live. This has to be a line in the sand, or we allow our nation to become what Trump and his gang value--which has nothing to do with love, kindness, or equality. His actions/inactions should be unacceptable to every single human being who values love and respect, freedom and equality for all.
And yet, there are people who *still* support Trump. Just how much are their stocks and commodities and Supreme Court justices and Confederate landmarks and dreams of unregulated gun ownership worth?
Other people's rights?
Other people's freedoms?
Other people's lives?
What does it take for his supporters (for who he cares nothing) to draw their own line in the sand and refuse to stand with him? You'd think they'd at least draw that line out of self preservation....because, eventually, Trump and his gang of bigots will run out of "others" to condemn and will starting turning on their own flock. That's what bigoted, deceitful, sinister predators do.