Donald John Trump

Bombshells first.

It is not hyperbole to compare The Donald to Herr Hitler. Both Fascism and Communism work upon the "cult of the personality." Does The Donald subscribe to "cult of the personality?" Without a doubt.

The Donald uses racism, misogyny, nationalistic xenophobia as a staple of his campaign rhetoric.

"An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that Barack Obama's birth certificate is a fraud."

 “You know, it really doesn’t matter what the media write as long as you’ve got a young, and beautiful, piece of ass.”

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best. They’re not sending you, they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bring crime. They’re rapists… And some, I assume, are good people.”

“If I were running ‘The View’, I’d fire Rosie O’Donnell. I mean, I’d look at her right in that fat, ugly face of hers, I’d say ‘Rosie, you’re fired.’”

And yet he resonates with a significant portion of the electorate. Perhaps as high as 40%
He is the Howard Beale (Network 1976) of the day.

"I'm mad as hell and not going to take it anymore."

Some humans have a need to belong to a group...a strong group. The people to whom this appeals have a low threshold of fear. They see boogeymen around every corner and under every bed. They fear the loss of the title, "majority."
Or they have a specific target and the candidate stokes that fire of hate without ever specifying which boogeyman they mean - after all, it might be a voter.

There is a large part of this country that is still fighting the Civil War. They do not believe in rights for all American regardless of race, religion sex et cetera. And they have learned that tool called 'obstruction,' is one of the most effective.
They can appear rational and reasonable and yet all they are doing is trying to deny rights to Black people, Brown people, Asian people, Female people and so on.
Just look at the support each of those groups offer to Trump. Minimal at best.

I understand why he is running as I view him as a huge egotist. We are feeding him. This will spawn several books even if he never gets within walking distance of the White House.

But why people do not recognize that supporting The Donald is antithetical to everything that would be in their best interests eludes me. The Donald does not care one whit for you, mister and missus supporter. If you live or die he doesn't care. If your life improves or declines he does not care.

To be fair, neither does Hillary or Bernie, but their standard causes are more aligned with what we as people need for better lives. It is the reason for government - to provide for the people.

Come with me, now. Forward.


P.S. The election season is FAR too long. Limit it to one month prior to the election. If you cannot find out what you need to know about a candidate to make an informed decision in thirty days there is another issue lurking.