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Letter: The Scorpion and America

January 12, 2021 By The Suburban Times 7 Comments

Submitted by John Simpson.

A number of fables demonstrate that vicious creatures cannot resist hurting others even when it is not in their interest to do so.

Here is one such paraphrased fable.

Just over four years ago, Donald Trump asked Americans if they would help him move from his business and television concerns to become President of the United States.

Americans were deeply divided about Mr. Trump. Some agreed with him; others did not.

But he assured Americans that he would work to make their country great again, and an electoral majority of Americans put him in the White House.

But during his first term Mr. Trump turned on, stung and hurt the American people. Angered by this duplicity – a duplicity that some had warned of before he became president – a clear majority of Americans in 2020 voted him out of office.

But as his poisonous words and actions filled the media – and as some deplorable Americans thought it patriotic to deface the seat of our democracy – many others wonder how and why this president could have allowed this to happen.

If aroused from his narcissistic indifference, the not-too-soon former president might say, “I couldn’t help it; it’s my nature.”

The meaning of the fable: This scorpion’s nature is treacherous and traitorous; let’s learn from recent events so as to not allow another such as Mr. Trump into America’s House.

The views expressed in this article are the writer’s own.

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  1. agirlushouldknow says

    January 13, 2021 at 7:03 am

    Bravo, very succinct and accurate.

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  2. Evelyn says

    January 13, 2021 at 8:45 am

    enough said about politics. let it go.

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  3. Pat Hobbs says

    January 13, 2021 at 9:14 am

    Yes, it’s 2021…Trump is out….almost, and Biden is in…almost. If we are to get this country back into some form of sanity, we have to stop the bickering and the blaming. Pramila Jayapal is certain she caught Covid from a Republican. And I’m sure we have a few Republicans who will swear that they caught it from a Democrat. Let’s stop all of this schoolboy playground nonsense and get some sense of order in our government. Like teachers often have to say, “Let’s shake hands and make up, now.” Enough is enough!

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  4. Cindy says

    January 13, 2021 at 9:24 am

    Thank you, Mr. Simpson. So many of the conflicts we experience throughout our lives are foretold in the fables of our childhood. All the same characters show up from time to time. Read to your kids. Prepare them for the perils of the future.

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  5. Richardo Dela Cabeza says

    January 13, 2021 at 11:22 am

    As a young Mexican immigrant I couldn’t wait to be an American. I love Mexico but I saw America as a magical place of hope. Although my English was limited I decided to join the Army. I learned quick and before I knew it was an infantry squad leader in combat looking into the death stares of four of my soldiers killed by an IED. I have chosen to forget much of what I saw and am uncomfortable talking about it because it could have been me and not them. However, I remember with great fondness the day I took my oath to defend the constitution. A document I hold with the highest regard. As I took that oath I wondered how many of the others that day understood what we were being asked to support. I now wonder if the soon to be ex president has ever read it. He he had he would have known that as the commander he took an oath to defend against domestic enemies. Like those who stormed and defaced the seat of democracy. I beacon of light and hope for the world. That we can disagree but remain united for the good of our country. That is now endangered. But that didn’t come to me last week. I never looked deeper into the mind of DT after he called John McCain, a highly decorated wounded Vietnam veteran and POW, a loser. This from a “man” who willfully chose to not answer the call of his nation multiple times including using a feigned injury to finally be removed from the draft. Respect is not given it is earned. DT has never earned mine and I am shocked that so many veterans are part of his cult. Perhaps there are the ones who didn’t read the constitution before they raised their hands to recite the oath.

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  6. Mona Peterson says

    January 13, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    I REMEMBER BEING QUITE SADDENED BY HIS ELECTION IN 2016…AS IT WAS EVIDENCE TO ME THAT AMERICANS DID NOT DO EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE… NOW I HOPE THAT HE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRIMES THAT HE HAS COMMITTED… BEFORE AND DURING HIS “PRESIDENCY”.

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  7. Gail Alverson says

    January 13, 2021 at 7:50 pm

    Bravo Mr. Simpson, bravo!

    To Evelyn, letting it go is what got us in this horrendous place.

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