Dear Trump Voter,
So, December 19th came and went, no surprises whatsoever with respect to the Electoral College not actually doing what it was truly intended for – protecting America from a dangerous, unfit despot, ushered into power with the clandestine assistance from a hostile foreign country. Nope. The conservative Republican electors unanimously voted for Trump. On the other side of the aisle, there was no such unity. In fact, a few liberal/progressive Democratic electors were faithless and cast their votes for Bernie Sanders; one even threw away his/her vote for Faith Spotted Eagle. If you’ve ever wondered why the left keeps getting crushed by the right every decade or so, this is it. Liberals/progressives simply cannot unite in loyalty to their party even when the country is at stake, whereas their far-right, conservative counterparts are willing to burn this nation to the ground (quite possibly literally now that we have a madman in charge) in favor of their party and hatred of anyone who doesn’t fit perfectly into their ideological mold.
Thus, we have now arrived at a critical mass of sorts in our society, one that many of us feared would come, with only one month to go before Trumpism begins. The hope that our newly elected demagogue will be replaced by a sane candidate is slowly fading. I for one didn’t think the outcome from yesterday’s Electoral College vote would be any different than expected. Since November 9th, I’ve come to the bitter realization that the crazies have taken over in this country and the myth of “checks and balances” is exactly that. It reminds me of the movie by the same name, The Crazies, only the chemical weapon that has been released upon 26.3% of Americans in this new reality is not from external military factions, but from within their very minds and souls. Shame on you, Trump’s America, a place where corruption is a step toward success, morals are whims, compassion is a sign of weakness, and common decency no longer has meaning.
But you already know this. You voted to make this whole place "great again" - like a super-duper episode of Mad Men. In your reality, we're headed back to the glory days when tough guys (otherwise known as bullies and/or sociopaths) roamed free from fear of political correctness and shame - or even punishment. When grown men ruled over their households and their little women accepted their purpose of being whores at home, ladies in public. When young men couldn't control their sexual urges (nor should we expect them to!) and their rape victims were to blame for it. When the rich, white folk reigned supreme, the comfort of white privilege worn like a fur coat in proud glory. When feminists were just a bunch of ugly women burning tiny bras, gay folk stayed hidden, black/brown/yellow folk were lesser-than, and America was the biggest, baddest, fuck-you-planet-earth nation in the world! Fuck, yeah!
That's your idea of great, or some of it, part of it... But for the rest of us, it's the return to an acceptance of and desire for a dangerous, arguably evil, white nationalism (with the few token ____ fill in the blank). It reminds us of ideology not only from the 1950/60s, but from the 1930/40s - you know, when that dude with a tiny mustache incited a holocaust? Trust me, your denial of trying to repeat history will never excuse you from the heartache and suffering your actions, your vote, may now bring to this great nation. Your immigrant ancestors would be appalled. But!...history must repeat, must repeat, must repeat...
But you already know this. You voted to make this whole place "great again" - like a super-duper episode of Mad Men. In your reality, we're headed back to the glory days when tough guys (otherwise known as bullies and/or sociopaths) roamed free from fear of political correctness and shame - or even punishment. When grown men ruled over their households and their little women accepted their purpose of being whores at home, ladies in public. When young men couldn't control their sexual urges (nor should we expect them to!) and their rape victims were to blame for it. When the rich, white folk reigned supreme, the comfort of white privilege worn like a fur coat in proud glory. When feminists were just a bunch of ugly women burning tiny bras, gay folk stayed hidden, black/brown/yellow folk were lesser-than, and America was the biggest, baddest, fuck-you-planet-earth nation in the world! Fuck, yeah!
That's your idea of great, or some of it, part of it... But for the rest of us, it's the return to an acceptance of and desire for a dangerous, arguably evil, white nationalism (with the few token ____ fill in the blank). It reminds us of ideology not only from the 1950/60s, but from the 1930/40s - you know, when that dude with a tiny mustache incited a holocaust? Trust me, your denial of trying to repeat history will never excuse you from the heartache and suffering your actions, your vote, may now bring to this great nation. Your immigrant ancestors would be appalled. But!...history must repeat, must repeat, must repeat...
Just as our new dictator is formally elected, it is yet again reported that he and his family are resorting to even greater corruption day by day. How can you accept this? How can you, dear Trump Voter, wrestle with your conscience as you look in the mirror, assuming you aren’t one of the many genuine deplorables – people who actually desire the purging of other races/religions/classes, violent take-over, and forcing the country to conform to the Christian morality and rule by the white man (over women). How do you look at yourself at all? How do you justify Trump’s cabinet picks? To use one example - Mike Flynn, Trump’s pick for National Security Advisor. This is a man who has spread fake news and then tried to cover it up.
This is a man who is an extremist, one who circumvented protocol and ethical norms within a position for which he was hired to protect our nation:
This is a man who is an extremist, one who circumvented protocol and ethical norms within a position for which he was hired to protect our nation:
“Flynn broke rules he thought were stupid. He once told me about a period he spent assigned to a C.I.A. station in Iraq, when he would sometimes sneak out of the compound without the “insane” required approval from C.I.A. headquarters, in Langley, Virginia. He had technicians secretly install an Internet connection in his Pentagon office, even though it was forbidden. There was also the time he gave classified information to nato allies without approval, an incident which prompted an investigation, and a warning from superiors. During his stint as Mullen’s intelligence chief, Flynn would often write “This is bullshit!” in the margins of classified papers he was obliged to pass on to his boss, someone who saw these papers told me.” (source)
Since you hated Hillary Clinton with a passion reserved for hell, how does this sit with you that a man who handed over classified information and kept a secret internet connection in his office at the Pentagon is now being considered for this powerful role in the Trump administration? And do you know what hypocrite means? (I'm assuming you do.)
You can’t deny your responsibility in all of this or relinquish your collusion. No change of heart you may have in the near future will help redeem you as ethical or compassionate…or decent. The rest of us who voted for our great country and all of its citizens' rights can at least be righteous in knowing that we aren’t secretly hateful in our hearts and mundanely ignorant of mind.
Your fear and ignorance is what helped bring the most corrupt man in modern times into power over this nation at a pivotal time in our world's history. In some ways, you’re worse than the deplorables. They can at least admit who they are and that they have no character or word to fall back on. They can drool and spit, aroused by the current and continuing divisiveness. They make no excuses.
But you and other conservatives, who claim to be good, kind patriots of this country, are the real cowards and traitors. Before November 8th, you were warned about Russia, just as you were warned about the white supremacists hanging onto Trump’s coattails on the off-chance they’d actually get into power and become relevant again. You were warned about the unfit-to-serve, irrational, thin-skinned, narcissistic conman who is now going to have his fingertips just minutes away from launching nuclear missiles. You were warned about all of this. You aren’t a knuckle-dragger and you may be one of many who are college educated. You have no excuse. You just really are that anti-American and awful.
The 65 million+ of us who voted for sanity, decency, inclusiveness, freedom and America won’t forget, won't forgive, won’t accept. We will resist. And make no mistake about it – we don’t need you, nor will we comfort you if and when you finally realize the damage you’ve done. That’s all yours to repent. Own it.
Your fear and ignorance is what helped bring the most corrupt man in modern times into power over this nation at a pivotal time in our world's history. In some ways, you’re worse than the deplorables. They can at least admit who they are and that they have no character or word to fall back on. They can drool and spit, aroused by the current and continuing divisiveness. They make no excuses.
But you and other conservatives, who claim to be good, kind patriots of this country, are the real cowards and traitors. Before November 8th, you were warned about Russia, just as you were warned about the white supremacists hanging onto Trump’s coattails on the off-chance they’d actually get into power and become relevant again. You were warned about the unfit-to-serve, irrational, thin-skinned, narcissistic conman who is now going to have his fingertips just minutes away from launching nuclear missiles. You were warned about all of this. You aren’t a knuckle-dragger and you may be one of many who are college educated. You have no excuse. You just really are that anti-American and awful.
The 65 million+ of us who voted for sanity, decency, inclusiveness, freedom and America won’t forget, won't forgive, won’t accept. We will resist. And make no mistake about it – we don’t need you, nor will we comfort you if and when you finally realize the damage you’ve done. That’s all yours to repent. Own it.
Wir Vertrauen in Gott,
M.E.
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