Sure, Trump’s a Fascist, But That’s What We Love Most About Him
There are many mysteries floating around in American politics surrounding Trump’s popularity. Some people theorize that somehow, Trump has given us permission to be our worst selves, and that this holds an unimaginable amount of appeal to almost exactly half of U.S. voters.
That would explain the chart below, which presents the fact that our country’s top military leaders have, to a person, gone on record stating that Trump is a terrible human being and an active danger to our nation.
Half of us simply don’t care about any of this; we’re not looking for intelligence, honor, or virtue of any kind. Give us white supremacy and carnage at the southern border, and we’re happy campers.
The U.S. election system is far from perfect; in particular, we have voter suppression in addition to a small amount of fraud.
As shown here, it’s impossible to imagine that John Adams would have been a Republican in today’s sense of the word, let alone a Trump supporter.
While no one knows precisely what will happen to public spending if Trump is re-elected, a few things seem clear from what has been said aloud: the termination of the ACA, aka Obamacare, meaning the end of healthcare for people with pre-existing conditions, and a significant level of reduction in Social Security and Medicare.
The millions of people who watched the fourth game of U.S. baseball’s World Series saw this play (below), in which a fan interfered with the play of Los Angeles Dodgers right-fielder Mookie Betts. If you watch the clip, you may agree with me that that was closer to assault than it was to “interference.”
It may be impossible to put the toothpaste back into the tube when it comes to Americans’ sensibilities to non-whites.
If you’re looking for reassurance that Americans are faring decently with their degraded education standards, the meme here is not for you. The consumption of grass by cows is not bad for the planet, but the destruction of the rainforests to make room for more cows definitely is.
Here’s a chain of comments from fellow alumni and me at Trinity College in Hartford, CT on the subject of Tucker Carlson, who (regrettably) also graduated from the institution:
The meme here caught me by surprise, because my kids had different aspirations. One wanted to pick fruits and vegetables 12 hours a day, and the other had his heart set on washing and/or bussing dirty dishes in a restaurant.
