America has made its choice. With Donald Trumps second term, the nation has anointed a man who denigrates the every day, and diminishes the sacred values that elevate us--decency, empathy, largesse, kindness, grace. These are not just abstract virtues; they are the fragile threads that hold the human mosaic together, threads now frayed and torn. Alongside him, an unelected co-leader ascends: Elon Musk, a man whose power does not come from the people but from his wealth--a wealth built on the backs of those whom he neither sees nor acknowledges. Musks influence extends beyond his titles, a shadowy force reshaping policies and public will without ever being on a ballot. Together, these men are steering America toward dangerous waters, with boldness that is not bravery but bravado, and a recklessness that cares little for the world they leave behind.