By Walt Zlotow
Forty-five men have served as president. Everyone had a base of voters they geared their presidency toward to remain politically viable and enact their agenda. But all pledged fealty to serving all the people throughout their presidency without regard to political affiliation. All but one, that is.
Donald Trump has served every one of his 1,700 days over five years ignoring his opposition. Worse, he relentless demonises them, inciting threats and actual violence unprecedented in American history.
It began with his very first words campaigning for the 2016 election. He glided down the escalator at Trump Tower charging that undocumented from Mexico are murderers and rapists, the worst of the worst.
That set the tone for his entire administration. Knowing he was likely to lose reelection, he pivoted to a treasonous assault on the electoral system that put a target on every election official, judge and worker not affiliated with the Trump base. Worse, he inspired, indeed orchestrated, a violent riot to overturn the 2020 election in which he was crushed by over 7 million votes. Also crushed were over 100 patriotic law enforcement officers injured by a ravenous mob doing Trump’s bidding. One died and four committed suicide shortly thereafter from Trump’s riot trauma.
His second term has continued apace. He’s sent his masked immigration storm troopers into American workplaces rounding up undocumented workers serving the economy. Why? Because he can’t round up enough law breaking undocumented on the street to satisfy his vengeful base.
When right wing influencer Charlie Kirk was gunned down Trump immediately blamed the “radical left,” his favourite target for retribution. A number of his high profile supporters called for war against his imaginary enemy. Trump said nothing against this madness that will near certainly result in reprisal violence. Democratic office holders, media influencers and election personnel are all reassessing their security endangered by the very man responsible for their safety.
Trump’s love affair inciting demonisation, if not outright violence against the “other,” is an aberration in American presidential history.
Someday Trump will leave the presidency he has shockingly betrayed. The only remaining question is how many will fall victim, whether threatened or assaulted, to the madness he has unleashed.
Walt Zlotow, Glen Ellyn IL
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Call him what he is: a wannabe dictator being used by the radical christofascist white supremacists.
The demolition of America’s democracy (such as it was), did not start with Trump, rather he has just build on what the likes of Nixon started. Trump and one or two of his predecessors are just the face of corporate America which is getting stronger every day.
Ahhh.. look for reports on John Lyons, the senior ABCjornalist (“without fear or favor!!)
…asking a question and Trump nearly having a melt-down. And the vile AG, the blonde, urging a purge by employers of dissenters.
The USA has re-elected a mad defective, a product of delusions, perversions, fantasies, and now sees ever expanding horrors from this. Trump has surrounded himself with greedites, coercers, extortionists, slags, sluts, slimes, manipulators, dealers, fellow filthite felonious fabricating faecal fools who deliberately wreck a society and an economy. And, they’ve barely started…
Phil, You’ve got it about right. You did soft peddle a bit, my language would, perhaps, have been more robust.
How long before the House of Cards collapses?
My question is: how will democracy around the world recover?
Joni, I suspect that trust has been destroyed for deity only knows how long.
Ps. On a lighter note and completely off-topic, I promise not to play George Of The Jungle for you…promise.
Watch out for that tree!
squishy hug for min, and a big bear hug for him
(now I’m singing that damn song)
joni, if you knew what earworm I had the other day you’ll laugh.
I’ll go away and contemplate whether I should reveal it. 😁
Yes, Carol. She knows…
Ear worms…recycling of long forgotten hits from the ‘sixties and of course, advertising.
In some parts of the world, REAL worms depart the ears of the dead..