To many, Donald Trump has no shame
While people’s lives are being threatened because of his ridiculously divisive rhetoric, he instead remarks that most of the anger prevalent in society is caused by press reports that he feels are “false and inaccurate”
https://twitter
com/realDonaldTrump/status/1055418269270716418 It didn’t really come as a surprise to anyone when after the recent mail bomb episode, Trump yet again decided to exclude himself from any scrutiny and blamed the media instead
He repeatedly calls others to change and never acknowledges or shows any willingness to change himself
It all makes sense, since he once said he’s never done anything that required God’s forgiveness
The Obamas, Joe Biden, the Clintons, Eric Holder, John Brennan, Robert De Niro, CNN, and the list goes on
These are the people who received bombs in their mail, and not even once did Trump bother to reach out to them and offer a few words of sympathy
The United States is dancing to Trump’s uncivil and reckless tune
This election season, Trump has gone from being the defender of US frontiers to being a ‘nationalist’ who incites crowds at rallies to go after the Democrats and the progressives
Disagreement and debate with decency and respect is no longer part of the equation
The straight shooters, the sucker punchers, and Trump’s “poorly educated” are out to destroy the very carefully crafted American fabric of values and the lofty ideals that the country, until recently, stood for
https://www
youtube
com/watch?v=xxab4Xz-7fY About Wednesday’s mail bombs, Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior advisor (talk about nepotism) stated: https://twitter
com/IvankaTrump/status/1055122633350696961 One is not sure if this is at all true
Is America really better than this? I’ve heard people say this ever since Trump descended on the political scene
Evidently, there is not much to write home about in terms of peaceful and civil discourse
We see white supremacists, child molesters, rapists and drunkards, all out there and left unchecked, only because the guy in the Oval Office is patronising them all
Also, does Ivanka strongly condemn her father using the presidential bully pulpit and years of campaign rallies to constantly stir up hatred against the media, the Clintons and the Obamas? Whoever is behind the mail bombs is very much dialled into the ongoing discourse
All the targets in this week’s mail attacks have been Trump’s worst enemies
Trump has spent the last two years celebrating violence against his enemies, and at worst, inciting it
His efforts are now bearing fruit and the followers of his “cult” are out creating havoc amongst the public at large
While there is hesitation in holding Trump directly responsible for the mail attacks, there’s no doubt that he’s an insult to the constitution, the government, the people and the nation
He’s an anti-thesis of the ‘united we stand, divided we fall’ phenomenon
He’s no longer breaking the country apart – he already has
Brennan, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and one of the recipients of the bomb package, said to Trump the following day: https://twitter
com/JohnBrennan/status/1055436953129246720 We still have almost two weeks to go for the Midterm Elections on November 6th
All this chaos is just beginning to unravel
As Trump gathers momentum, going from rally to rally and fighting for the Republican (read: his own) cause, a lot more nastiness can be expected between now and then
Trump will not stop inciting the minds of his followers anytime soon
He wants to win, and he wants to do so no matter what the cost
In the words of the celebrated American analyst, David Gergen, “Trump unleashed the dogs of hatred in this country from the day he declared he was running for president, and they’ve been snarling and barking at each other ever since
It’s just inevitable there are going to be acts of violence that grow out of that
” It may very well be that we cannot rely on Trump to talk about unity and peace
The power truly resides in the people of this country
People control what resonates and what is rewarded in politics
We are the ones who control the discourse
Some of the country’s leading historians, who called the targeting of President Trump’s political enemies by an apparent terrorist an “unprecedented” development, also said the president bears at least some of the blame for the fresh wave of terror
But Trump is simply incapable of being a unifier or accepting any personal responsibility
America may not be better than a disturbed and polarised polity anymore, but Americans deserve more – so much more – from a president
The fact remains that we may never see the much talked about and anticipated “blue wave” happen, and we may not be spared the aggravation of Trump’s ultra-atrocious behaviour in the near future
I’m just sorry
I’m so sorry about our deplorable state of affairs
May the Lord have mercy on us
| Date: | 27-Oct-2018 | Reference: | View Original Link |
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