qui tacet consentire videtur “he who is silent is taken to agree”

Silence implies consent “…is a concept of social interaction, which states roughly that people tend to assume lack of response to an action as tacit approval of that action.”

Those saying the President must ‘rise above’ America’s detractors forget this.

He won’t forget…and he won’t stop. He shouldn’t. There’s a huge difference between ‘taking all the oxygen’ from the fire…and FANNING the flames. He’s fanning flames.

He knows there’s no winning with the media (witness treatment of high-roaders John McCain & Mitt Romney)…social media tweeting is the most effective platform available.

Besides…

It’s not about some casual insignificant difference…it’s about basic American concepts.

We don’t want our President to remain silent when those concepts are attacked.

National Security. Honest Elections. Liberty’s Promise. America’s Future.

In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.”

You’d think ‘high-road’ Republicans who always lose elections would’ve woke up.

In the meantime, never fear…your President IS AWAKE.

When elected political representatives attack America’s basic values, failing to openly contest such attacks when they occur is fatal: silence implies consent, tacit approval.

Secure Borders isn’t about xenophobia…it’s about National Security for citizens. Voter ID and a ‘citizenship’ census question isn’t about vote suppression…it’s about Honest Elections. Showing respect to the Nation’s Flag isn’t about whiteness, or a slavery past…it’s about Liberty’s Promise today, and America’s Future possibilities.

When America’s detractors conflate such issues, America’s leaders can’t remain silent.

President Trump gets it.