This I know

[malada]

Even with the election still undecided at this point - this I know:

A large percentage of the American population is either deluded or evil: they voted for Trump.

I'm not blaming the media on this - although they do share some of the blame - the information is out there. Tax cheat? Well known. Racist? Well documented? Liar? The evidence is overwhelming. Spouse abuser? How does four marriages stack up?

Swindler? Trump University. Successful businessman? How many bankruptcies has he had? The list goes on and on.

And for fluff's sake... *look at him*. With his phony hairstyle, love of the Village People's YMCA, and the whole *look at me! look at me!* attitude he's a straight Queen. He even uses makeup! Badly too.


Instead voting for a decent, kind, hard working man that is Joe Biden - they went with the abuser, the racist, the liar. Between - not the lesser of two evils - but someone who is by any standards Good, and one Evil, they went for the Evil. Bigly.

But more than that, a large number of American nod their head in agreement at his actions. Rip children from their parents and put the kids in cages? Perfectly fine with that. Killing Black people for breathing? Completely cool with that. Oppose well established scientific knowledge? Climate change is a hoax - I want my SUV! COVID-19 response? Here - drink some bleach!

I could go on and on....

They went in wide eyed to the polling booth and pulled the lever marked EVIL.

Many people claim we should try to understand the Trump voter. I understand them very well, thank you very much.

-m

Comments

[siliconshaman]

Herman Goebbels said it, never underestimate the ability of an ordinary man to rationalise evil. [I paraphrase, but that's the gist]

[moxie_man]

Totally agree and it saddens deeply. I'm still waiting to see if we descend into civil war or not.

[kylinn]

John Pavlovitz said it well: No, I Won’t Agree To Disagree About This President. You’re Just Wrong.

[conuly]

The popular argument I'm seeing now is "Well, of course they did, because the Democrats were so insulting to Trump voters the last time around!" - an argument that's about as plausible as "they hate us for our freedoms". If your approach to voting is to spite-vote to get back at the big old meanies who hate you, and for some reason you couldn't just spite-put-up-lawn-signs and then vote for whomever you wanted, you clearly deserve every bad thing ever said about you ever.

But then again, maybe Trump voters really are just motivated by the sheer hatred of the freedom Democrats think everybody should have.

[reynardo]

The garage can be emptied easily, and set up with camp beds. I can cook for all of you. If you don't feel safe, you can be safe here.

That being said, from the view of Friday evening, things are starting to look a little better. I do hope your horrid Agent Orange problem is solved soon.

[malada]

Thank you but I hope that moving to a safer country won't be necessary.

I can't believe I just wrote those words.

-m

[reynardo]

It looks very much as if you might be right.

Oh I hope so, so much.