I have grown up thinking that I shouldn’t be judgemental. I learned about the idea of “walk a mile in his shoes” as a young boy scout.
But Donald Trump is an egomaniacal fool, or a very sick person. Probably both.
How do I know this? Because it takes one to know one.
Anyhow. I now live in Florida, a state populated by extreme right people and their equally insane leaders. So I want you, and them, to understand where I’m coming from.
You should know that I am under the influence of Rachel Maddow and Liz Cheney, I just finished reading Maddow’s “Prelude” and listening to her podcast called “Ultra,” both are about how Nazi spies influenced 1930s and 1940s pre-war right wingers to attempt a bloody coup in the United States through congressmen and other influencers.
I am now “reading” Cheney’s
“Oath and Honor” on Audible as it is not yet available on Kindle. Thus far, Cheney reads her book without the passion I expected but lays out a damning case against Trump following the election but prior to the Jan. 6 uprising. It is clear that Trump, not to mention his most ardent supporters, was aware he lost the election but refuses to concede while plotting to nullify the eldctrol vote count.
I have yet to continue to read the book but I have watched several of her interviews, including one with Maddow, who points out that from a political point of view, they couldn’t be further apart.
But this isn’t about these two women. It’s about my personal viewpoint.
I first heard of Trump in the 1980s when he was able to rebuild a skating rink in New York City when no one else was successful. It earned him some prestige among New Yorkers which he parlayed into a business book called “The Art of the Deal,” which was entirely ghost written.
Working in the city, I would sometimes browse bookstores. I found the book in the $2 overstock bin and after scanning it, I found it was more about Trump than business deals and I ignored it.
The next I heard about Trump was when he demanded that four Black young men be severely punished for attacking a woman in Central Park. They were innocent. During that time it was revealed that Trump and his father lost court cases when they refused to allow people of color to rent their apartments.
I am proud to say I never watched his reality television series.
Then came the day he took the escalator down Trump Tower to the cheers of dozens of attractive young people. I didn’t care about his attacks on Mexicans. What got to me was that cheering crowd were out-of-work Broadway actors who were paid $50 for the two hours of cheering him on. I immediately decided he was a fraud.
And when I learned how he stiffed his contractors and others, I decided he was a criminal. And as his pronouncements piled up, I absolutely knew he was a fucking liar.
Another thing I want to express was throughout his time in office, there was absolute chaos as people were constantly fired, especially his chiefs of staff.
I want to add just two things: how many hundreds of thousands died because of denial of the realities of Covid while we stayed in our homes and wore masks and couldn’t even go to church? Perhaps he was also a killer?
AND HOW CAN ANY REASONABLE PERSON DENY HE INCITED THE JAN. 6 RIOTS?
I am too old and disabled to ever be an anti-MAGA activist but you can bet your ass I will vote against Trump in any election.
I have two hats that say “Make America Sane Again.” I thought that might have happened when Republicans lost the presidency, house and senate in 2020. But I fear the only time that will happen is when The Donald leaves our planet. Though since we're the same age, perhaps he will become a senile egomaniac.
