Thank you, America

If nothing else, Trump has brought out the true “American” in many Americans. Americans standing up for what they believe—to protest with the largest numbers possible—is what made us who we are. 

Support for the cause is irrelevant. Support for the right is everything.

Thomas Jefferson put it perfectly: “The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.”

When Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr tried to shut down Jimmy Kimmel for his anti-Trump commentary, the people spoke by canceling subscriptions to ABC-affiliated streaming services. 

ABC responded by re-airing the show and extending Jimmy Kimmel Live! for another year. 

And, of course, there are the No Kings protests. When I see all those people expressing their dissatisfaction with Trump, it makes me proud to be an American. 

A place of freedom—the freedom to express what you believe in words and actions. 

I’m sure many have heard this sentiment: “I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." 

It doesn’t get more American than that. 

Just as a tangential, but interesting, fact, this quote is often misattributed to Voltaire. His biographer, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, wrote that statement in “The Friends of Voltaire” to epitomize his beliefs.

Albert DeSimone

Bishop