When did we become a nation that feels the need to know
everything about everyone’s everything? Tweeting pictures of our food,
ourselves in every state of dress and by the way, undress. When did we become a
nation of bullies, not speaking out against what is wrong, but speaking out FOR
what is wrong, bigotry, sexism, ageism, body shaming, pet shaming, racism and a
host of other things that we as human being know is wrong?
Donald Trump is the father…err well, possibly “Grandfather” of
this movement. With his twitter feed, for a 70 year old man, he behaves like a
teenager; a hormone induced, unwieldy, defiant teenager. Saying outrageous
things knowing that he won’t be held accountable because he is on a computer,
not face to face with the people he targets for his bullying. Believing that no
one will call him out on his BS. Erroneously thinking that no one will fact
check the things he says.
Donald Trump demands to know things and when presented with
the facts, refuses to believe them and refuses to apologize for his behavior. He
hounded our current president for years saying he wasn’t born here and yet, the
last time I looked, Hawaii was a state of the United States of America. When he
was finally presented with the President’s long form birth certificate, did he
apologize? No. Did he admit that he was wrong? No. Instead he then started a
campaign of demanding the President’s college transcripts to prove that people
knew him in college. Donald trump goes from one extreme demand to another never
stopping to think of the harm he is doing to this country, or to the people he
targets, their families or their friends. And this goes for his business
dealings as well. He has left a trail of lawsuits and unpaid bills behind him.
Small businesses and the families who ran them left in ruins, having to declare
bankruptcy, not just from Donald Trump’s unpaid bills, but from Donald Trump
black balling their businesses because they had the nerve to take him to court
to demand their payment for services they rendered to him.
This is a serious, very serious matter. The Unites States
government can’t declare bankruptcy to get out of its debts. Yet, Donald Trump
WILL lead us down this path. Just ask him. He will tell you straight up how he
has used the various systems in this country to increase his own wealth. From
the courts to the political systems, Donald Trump has made deals. Yes, he has
made deals, but those deals were for himself. Has he ever fought for the little
guy? Has he ever given his time or money to help people in need? Has he ever
done anything for anyone else that did not have the promise of bringing himself
something in return? The answer to those questions is no, a resounding NO.
Donald Trump is a danger to America. Not to just our way of
life, or our economy, or our fragile society, but also to our standing in the
world. This is not a man we want within striking distance of the nuclear codes.
This is not a man we want hosting dinners for other heads of state. This is not
a man we want dealing with North Korea on the subject of their nuclear weapons.
This is not a man we want dealing with the Middle East Crisis. This is not a
man we want dealing with our own problems of race, inequality, immigration and
anti-LGBT issues that we have in this country. He will not work to solve these
divisions but will only serve to drive the divisions and force the gaps to open
larger more gaping wounds between our people. His behavior over his whole
lifetime is evidence of this. We don’t need to guess about this. He has shown
us proof; 70 years of proof.
Understand
that when Donald Trump says something, he doesn’t walk it back, he doesn’t
apologize, and he doesn’t admit that he is wrong. He has said some pretty
outrageous, factually incorrect, and utterly ignorant things. The list is
endless. We have come so far in this country. Do we really want to go
backwards?
