An opinion piece on the deterioration of the presidency.
I am ashamed. Ashamed how the United States is turning into a hate filled country, ashamed of millions of my fellow Americans filled with greed, intolerance, and a love for a fascist pretending to be our president while he amasses a huge amount of personal wealth. At the same time the rate of poverty in the United States escalates. Trumps love affair with dictators is truly frightening. His actions speak of a future filled with violence, the loss of freedoms and the continued attacked of the trump administration upon the vulnerable populations of America and the world. It is a shameful time; it is a time for action. Trump has to realize that dictators seldom come to a good end. Should he ever pick up a history book he will know that to continue on his present course will end badly. Many of his administration have already become incarcerated; a large majority of Americans now support impeachment. Trump is now acknowledged as the worst president in history. He needs to cut his losses and leave office. I frankly don’t care how he does so but he has no right to stay in the White House. He is am embarrassment to this nation and to the people who live here. Rather than receiving the Noble Prize he should be prosecuted for fraud, malfeasance in office, corruption and human rights violations. His obvious use of the office of the president to acquire wealth while destroying the very fabric of America is criminal. I knew a trump presidency would be bad but I failed to understand just how bad—his illegal actions and failures are compounded daily and with delight. Trump was never a “negotiator” but simply a bully. He bullied his way through any opposition, sues at the drop of a hat and has no ability to actually negotiate any deal. As a president Trump is a total failure—as he is as a human being. Please don’t let this continue. Don’t lend your hand to corruption and fascism. Resist in any way you can. Vote! Stand up and voice your concerns, fears and desires for an America that will once again resound with hope, freedom and compassion for one another.
I agree with you, too, Gary. You have said it more succinctly than I would, but I believe you included all the malfeasance in Donald J. Trump's brief presidency so far. I just heard this morning on the news (fake?) that among Republicans, he still has an 80% approval rating. Fortunately, the majority of the United States citizens these days do not claim a party and are rather apolitical as the "silent" independent majority until something gets their hackles up and they vote. That has to happen this midterm election or the country may be going the direction of 1930s Germany where the people watched atrocities happening and went along with the program. So many of the survivors of the war regretted what they did afterword. We can't let that happen here. We have to convince the followers that they are following a very dangerous and backward path by honoring a pathological liar and narcissist as president just because he is rich and on TV a lot. And, caters to the worst in us… Our fears.
Agent Orange is, like his father and grandfather, a throwback to those Americans who 'won the West' with deceit, law and violence. We've seen the deceit and 'law' - stand by for violence. Well said, Gary.
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