Lessons from Eeyore

Now I know how decent AND intelligent Austrians must have felt before March 12, 1938, the day of the Anschluss. Most had not believed that the day would ever come, they just shook their heads in disbelief when they heard Hitler frothing at the mouth, demanding more and more concessions from them. An unforgettable line from Winnie The Pooh is uttered by Eeyoye: “They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them.” Eeeyore is one of the wisest of the characters in the book. Another perfect quote can be applied to the supporters of evil dictators: “No brain at all, some of them, only grey fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake". One might be tempted to say that wheeling Hitler out for a comparison is overblown. That’s what I would have thought too, before I read about children torn out of their helpless parents’ arms and thrown into cages, as bargaining chips. If that level of human evil has been reached, then anything is possible. Decent AND intelligent Americans and fellow Canadians, I suggest you brace yourself. More is coming.