We saw some prominent people out on the public stage, all attempting to save the nation (and the world), while their private lives and reputations were destroyed.
I don't for a second buy the idea that they suddenly allowed petty ego conflicts distract them from the greater issues.
We can clearly see an on-going holocaust proceeding around the world, targeting 1000 times the number of people that the previous Nazis targeted (6 Billion vs 6 Million).
At the same time we see authoritarianism popping up in all the major 1st world industrialized nations, like we have never seen before.
If we can see these things so clearly, most certainly so can the patriots who have been much closer to the meat-grinder.
People go visit Trump one time, then they go away and stay away, and some of the things they say don't seem to connect them to Trump at all, or to each other. Shiny things; distractions.
My current job is just to survive, try to get and stay employed, and watch this play out.
I believe things are happening that we can't see. What we do see is the horror being pushed by the bad people, and they seem to be desperately racing the clock for some reason. Maybe they know their time is running out.
Listen, Meg, God made the angels to show Him splendor, as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But Man He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of his mind. If He suffers us to come to such a case that there is no escaping, then we may stand to our tackle as best we can, and, yes, Meg, then we can clamor like champions, if we have the spittle for it. But it’s God’s part, not our own, to bring ourselves to such a pass. Our natural business lies in escaping.
—A Man For All Seasons (1966)
Well said.