Hassagot השגות

They say

They say:

In his darkness we see light 

In his lies we know truth

Through his power we are empowered

He protects us with his cruelty

And with venom vindicates us

In his greatness we are made great.

His paths are not our paths

Who can judge him?

His enemies are our enemies

In him alone we find justification.  

If a man does bad things, we say ‘he is bad.’
If we forgive the bad man for the bad things he does, then,
If he continues to do the bad things,
We lose the capacity to hold him accountable.

The president told us, “you will love me
Even if I commit murder.”
Once we gave him our love,
We gave him license to commit crimes up to and including murder.

Now the presidents’ attorneys tell the courts:
Indeed, the president may not be investigated
Even for murder.
He has license even to kill

And, all the more so, license to bend our foreign policy
To his own political advantage.

Some of his most ardent partisans
Had previously assailed his character.
Having given him their love and fealty,
There is no crime for which they will not defend him.

For them, any cast of aspersion
Is illegitimate
By definition.

For them,
He is immune to justice.
For them,
He is the law.