Yet another tipping point - an inflection point or just a collection of significant stories?

Historians note APRIL 1865 for a number of relevant events, but are rightly overshadowed by the assassination of Lincoln. The following is from CHATGPT as a perspective and context:

April 1865 was a significant month in American history, with several events taking place that would have long-lasting effects on the country's future. Here are some of the major events that occurred in the US in April 1865, excluding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln:

The Civil War Ends: On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. This was a momentous event that brought an end to the bloodiest conflict in American history and ushered in a new era for the country.


Assassination of President Lincoln's Accomplices: In the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination, a manhunt was launched for his co-conspirators. On April 14, John Wilkes Booth was killed by Union soldiers in a barn in Virginia, but several of his associates were captured and put on trial. On July 7, four of them - Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt - were hanged for their roles in the plot.


The Sultana Disaster: On April 27, the steamship Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, killing over 1,800 people. Most of the victims were Union soldiers who had been released from Confederate prison camps and were on their way home. The disaster remains the worst maritime disaster in American history.


The Thirteenth Amendment Ratified: On December 6, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, officially abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States. However, the process of implementing this new law would take several more years and require significant changes in the social and political structure of the country.

Overall, April 1865 was a month of significant change and upheaval in the United States. With the end of the Civil War and the beginning of a new era of reconstruction and healing, the country was poised for both challenges and opportunities in the years ahead.

As of April 27, 2023 many new things exist that didn't in 1776, 1786 or 1865. The founding father would have been aware of the concepts but not the substance of today. 

One factor among others in recent news - An ex-president has been indicted. This same FPOTUS is under investigation on at least 4 additional subject - each are separate and distinct. I presume that the truth and coverage is obvious and available. I am beginning to think that is wrong. I may expand on this in a forthcoming post.

Another is the volume of shootings in which 4 or more individuals were killed is at a record. ChatGPT: "There have been many high-profile mass shootings in US history, including the 2019 El Paso shooting, the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, and the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut, to name just a few." More recent shootings include Uvalde Elementary School in 2022 and then there is the Nashville Christian school shooting in April 2023

Well, another factor is the Maga or Trump Supporters - In addition to FPOTUS issues is the termination of Tucker Carlson. A Fox News anchor that was conspiratorial, white national among other opinions that are destructive to the system of democracy

A STORM WARNING

 Something is coming and it ain't good. There is never a good time to raise these things. For the love of humor, God or Robin Williams - read and seek to understand completely with heart - for if the warning are ignored - we lose humor of the likes of Robin William

This past weekend I DVR'ed the "Band of Brothers" and have been rewatching a couple of episodes at a time. I have on DVD's Ken Burns "The Civil War". I also have the 1970's series "The World at War"

I have a degree political science and have a sense of history and rhetoric. As I am not a scholar - I ask ... heed my warnings and check out the news yourself. Spend the time to gain an understanding of the coming storm...and very calmly...prepare in you own way for what you want in the post-Trump era.

Prepare what you want when look back on during the next period. I'm thinking of 2 scenes in an episode of Band of Brothers - without dialog in which in Easy Co.'s Nixon comes across the Widow of a memorialized Nazi general. Her body language was of anger at Nixon. At the end of the episode Nixon comes across the widow in the recently discovered concentration camp - after she was ordered to help bury the dead in the camp. Are we in the beginning of our version of the episode? Come to understand how you want to be at the end of our episode.

Donald J Trump held a rally this past weekend, where his comments were repeated on Truth Social (his money losing site). He indicated that his enemies were non-human vermin that will be "crushed" - among other things. The Trump campaign has not disavowed the rhetoric and the RNC chairperson is not commenting on it.

There are news stories of purposeful leaks from the Trump campaign about a thing called "Project 2025" . These camps include camps. There are other parts of the that are...fill in the blank

I have also worked with computers for many years. That has provided me a sense of logic and reason. The logic and reason dictates that violence/war/hatred need not be ... especially in this coming period. The period between the "Great War" and WWII for Germany is a case study for our current time. Where the German people as a society could/should have prevented the destruction.

Can we do better as we are on a precipice of our coming period?
I don't know that I have the moral authority to speak this way.
I don't know many things - but I seek to understand - I have an understanding of what is truth.

I do know that Donald J Trump and his movement will lead to some level of not good things next year.

Remember, Trump established special commission in 2017 to investigate why he won ONLY the Electoral college and NOT the popular vote.

It will come either because he wins or because he loses yet again and claims a victory where there is none - as he did in 2016 and 2020.

Will I be on the enemies list of Republican/Maga for writing such things? As the fictional character at the end of "Saving Private Ryan" asks of himself - I ask of myself - we should ask ourselves -

Have I/we done enough?