I’ve always been highly tolerant of other people’s choices. TOLERANT. I tolerate their choice to vote Republican. I do so respectfully and with understanding. We have an understanding that as a Democracy, we have the right to vote for who we choose to. It’s written. But I also believe that our Democracy depends on mutual understanding and respect for the choices our fellow Americans make at the polling booth. I believe that I can have friends that disagree with my political views vehemently but that we can share many other things in our lives (Such as our love of wine and scary movies).
I have lived my life this way for MANY years. I tolerate these differences because I believe this is what makes our Country as amazing as it is. We can agree to disagree on a whole host of issues because I sincerely believe that the electorate will turn my way. I believe that, eventually, there will be enough people that believe what I believe and that many of the common sense issues I support will come to light in our political system.
I also believe we must fight for those changes. I believe we must talk about what we are passionate about, work locally and we must live our lives to reflect those values. I believe that the changes you are seeing in our society has to do with the fact that so many have seen loved ones hurt by policies that are NOT working for the greater good. I have a sincere optimism that enough people WILL wake up and we can change things.
But I just cannot abide by those who support a President Trump.
The arguments that people have used to support this man no longer hold water after the last couple of weeks that have transpired. Not that I felt any of those arguments were valid or cogent, I tolerated that as a choice.
I did.
But I can no longer. I no longer can understand how anyone can justify voting for this man. I can longer understand how anyone can argue how he is fit, stable or in any way suited for the office of the President.
How can we trust anyone who feels that running for one of the most powerful offices in the world is merely just a game?
Not only that, he changes what he means by the hour. He cannot stand by his word for more than 48 hours? How can our allies trust his? How can any of the world trust anything that the United States puts forth under this man trust US.
That’s right, he would represent US, the United States of America. He, even if I didn’t not vote for this horse’s ass, would represent me. I could not tolerate the thought of that.
I don’t think I need to go through every fucked up thing Donald Trump has done in the last couple of weeks to prove just how unfit he is to hold office. And it is during this time that I felt civility pretty much is unnecessary right now. This man does not deserve my respect nor my vote.
And I just don’t know how anyone can justify how he has earned theirs.
Now, I am not looking for a defense of the Trump supporter or arguments as to what has spawned the Cheeto Jesus. I’ve read a lot of articles about the perfect storm that is Donald Trump.
What I am saying is that I no longer give a shit. I no longer care why people feel the need to support this horrible excuse for a human being. I have, never in my life, written about anyone like this. I have always felt that civility in my writing has been imperative. Nope, he has lost that privilege with me because he believes that no one else deserves his compassion, his respect or his civility unless they are continuously stroking his enormous ego (because obviously his tiny hands are completely inadequate to do so on his own).
No one as thin skinned, narcissistic and hell bent on saying anything to get the attention he thrives on has any right even running for President of the United States.
This man is not only dangerous, he is a pox on our house. He is the candidate we deserve in some way. This is what we get, the media, our political system, this is what we’ve created.
And this is why I’ve so dubbed him, Trump, the ClickBaitCandidate we deserve.
And if you tell me you support him as President, I cannot, in good conscience, agree with you civilly. I don’t want to know how much you hate Clinton, I don’t want to know why. I just don’t want to know. I cannot understand nor do I want to try.
I cannot abide this choice for any reason, what-so-ever.