Russ, Your grandfather, my dad, would say of the current administration what he said of the first one, "This will pass. We'll be ok." He survived Nazi and Brazilian dictatorships. He was an optimist and would not let the current politics rob him of it. But, that still leaves the question, will it pass? I don't think so, without leaving a darker world than the one we were born into. We now look to the next generations to fix it.
This is all so well said, and reflects my thinking about my country of birth and my own second Italian passport, a privilege I have for similar reasons as you do your German passport.
May the direction the US is taking shift sharply and swiftly.
Great piece, Russel. Some very interesting insights here from someone with a unique set of passport privileges and who understands just how quickly tides can turn against those privileges.
We are in an era of great flux now, it will be interesting to see where the dust settles in a decade or two.
Russ, Your grandfather, my dad, would say of the current administration what he said of the first one, "This will pass. We'll be ok." He survived Nazi and Brazilian dictatorships. He was an optimist and would not let the current politics rob him of it. But, that still leaves the question, will it pass? I don't think so, without leaving a darker world than the one we were born into. We now look to the next generations to fix it.
Phenomenal essay. Thank you!!!
Very well said! We are becoming a nation of simpletons I’m very much afraid. It makes me so sad…
This is all so well said, and reflects my thinking about my country of birth and my own second Italian passport, a privilege I have for similar reasons as you do your German passport.
May the direction the US is taking shift sharply and swiftly.
Great piece, Russel. Some very interesting insights here from someone with a unique set of passport privileges and who understands just how quickly tides can turn against those privileges.
We are in an era of great flux now, it will be interesting to see where the dust settles in a decade or two.
As history has shown us, nothing is simple. Our lives and the world events which influence us, have many layers of complexity.