The Man Without A Country --- short story as allegory

The left is at it again.  They are misrepresenting what Trump said when he said that they should go back to their own countries, fix them, and come back and tell us how to do it.

Some folks in his audience started chanting "send them back" or something to that effect, and now it is as if Trump said it himself.

Let's be clear about this:  you cannot deport people who are legally here.  But our government has failed to enforce its own immigration laws for decades now.  A very large population has grown up in this country who have learned to be scornful of their own adopted country.  The Trump crowd being a crowd, which is sometimes a fearful thing, did a wrong thing in response to this.  But the sentiment is understandable.  The crowd is sick and tired of all of this disloyalty to their country.

A citizen by birth or naturalization is expected to be loyal.  If not, then why have the word "treason" in our very Constitution?  Treason is defined in the same, but it is very rarely enforced in the US.  It seems that in this country, disloyalty has become almost encouraged by some elements.  Such a condition, should it become large enough, could endanger the security of the entire nation.

So, I segue into the story mentioned in the title.  That story was written during the Civil War, and its intent was to rally support for Union.

It seems to me that this President is trying his best to keep this country together.  His opponent are trying to tear it apart because they do not appear to approve of it.  Step back and remember this story then.  We all should remember what it would be like if we lost this country.   Perhaps those shouting the loudest should step back, read this short story, and try to imagine losing their country.

We should remember what this was really about.  It is about loyalty to country.  It is about having a country after all.

These Congressional Representatives have not even been loyal to their own Party.  They have said indefensible things.  Of course they would like it to be about Trump so as to deflect from their own problems.

This country has a choice between the forces that are destroying it, and the forces that are attempting to keep it together.  Hopefully, we all make the right choice next year.  It would not be good to lose our country.