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For all Americans who mourn what has happened to this country, wear a black armband Jan. 20.
For all Americans who detest the bully in chief, wear a black armband Jan. 20.
For all Americans who loath the men and women in power who capitulated so they could keep their hold on the reigns of power, wear a black armband Jan. 20.
For all Americans who love freedom, who reject fear, who build up rather than tear down, wear a black armband Jan. 20.
For all Americans who respect others, who welcome all those who wish to share in our glorious gift, who realise that they too have a stake in preserving that gift, wear a black armband Jan. 20.
For all those who belive that anyone who would support Vladimir Putin over fellow Americans does not deserve to hold office, wear a black armband Jan. 20.
For all Americans who believe that Donald Trump is the poorest excuse of a man to hold the office of the president of the United States of America, wear a black armband Jan. 20.
Douglas Reilly
Logan