John -- you've laid me out in full tears today, friend. So powerfully written. Give me a moment and I'll pull myself back up and off to work on how we throw this bastard under his own bus.
Unfortunately, Trump is oblivious to the contempt of liberals. He is only the president of his base, which primarily consists of Fox News viewers. If contempt for Trump's actions was ever expressed on Fox News, he'd change course. (Like he did on disbanding his Coronavirus Task Force.) If journalists had called out Trump's egregious norm-busting when he still had "grown-ups" in his administration, it's doubtful he'd have gone as far as he has. Instead, we are often, present company excluded, fed a constant diet of both-side-ism, in the name of impartiality and a misplaced sense of the respect due to the OFFICE of the presidency.
When the Bush Administration ramped up the spin for invading Iraq, I despised the use of the language of fear to whip up support for that war. The public trust was betrayed. However, I could, at least, understand that sentiment after 9/11.
As much as I hated that fateful action, I still respected both the office and it's then-occupant. I could not imagine George W. Bush enlisting a foreign government's help in smearing a political opponent...or many of the other traitorous, destructive acts that Trump as inflicted upon the American people. I'd welcome him back to that office in a heartbeat now.
Sadly, many of his fanatic voters will never see what is so glaringly obvious, no matter how many Americans die, even if it is their friends and family members. They will stand in line for food from food banks, fight just to receive unemployment benefits, accrue massive health care debt, and continue to turn out for Trump's rallies because Trump, their dear leader, is never wrong.
Good article. Gotta point out that despite surface bluster, narcissists are deeply fearful of anything that might gravely injure their egos. Avoidance is a defense mechanism.
As for our liberal sympathy for human frailty, let's not forget how deeply true courage is embedded in our values. No progress has ever been made without people -- many of them, and mostly unsung -- braving danger. Contempt for so-called leaders who can't summon courage when it's needed is a liberal value as well.
And speaking of Trump's cowardice, a quote that wasn't available yesterday:
...when Trump found out Thursday that person had been in his vicinity, he "became 'lava level mad' at his staff and said he doesn't feel they are doing all they can to protect him from the virus," a person close to the White House told NBC News.
John -- you've laid me out in full tears today, friend. So powerfully written. Give me a moment and I'll pull myself back up and off to work on how we throw this bastard under his own bus.
Unfortunately, Trump is oblivious to the contempt of liberals. He is only the president of his base, which primarily consists of Fox News viewers. If contempt for Trump's actions was ever expressed on Fox News, he'd change course. (Like he did on disbanding his Coronavirus Task Force.) If journalists had called out Trump's egregious norm-busting when he still had "grown-ups" in his administration, it's doubtful he'd have gone as far as he has. Instead, we are often, present company excluded, fed a constant diet of both-side-ism, in the name of impartiality and a misplaced sense of the respect due to the OFFICE of the presidency.
When the Bush Administration ramped up the spin for invading Iraq, I despised the use of the language of fear to whip up support for that war. The public trust was betrayed. However, I could, at least, understand that sentiment after 9/11.
As much as I hated that fateful action, I still respected both the office and it's then-occupant. I could not imagine George W. Bush enlisting a foreign government's help in smearing a political opponent...or many of the other traitorous, destructive acts that Trump as inflicted upon the American people. I'd welcome him back to that office in a heartbeat now.
Sadly, many of his fanatic voters will never see what is so glaringly obvious, no matter how many Americans die, even if it is their friends and family members. They will stand in line for food from food banks, fight just to receive unemployment benefits, accrue massive health care debt, and continue to turn out for Trump's rallies because Trump, their dear leader, is never wrong.
Good article. Gotta point out that despite surface bluster, narcissists are deeply fearful of anything that might gravely injure their egos. Avoidance is a defense mechanism.
As for our liberal sympathy for human frailty, let's not forget how deeply true courage is embedded in our values. No progress has ever been made without people -- many of them, and mostly unsung -- braving danger. Contempt for so-called leaders who can't summon courage when it's needed is a liberal value as well.
And speaking of Trump's cowardice, a quote that wasn't available yesterday:
...when Trump found out Thursday that person had been in his vicinity, he "became 'lava level mad' at his staff and said he doesn't feel they are doing all they can to protect him from the virus," a person close to the White House told NBC News.
Uh huh.
https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/trump-reportedly-got-lava-level-212000774.html