Jamelle Bouie, writing in The New York Times (gift link):
The American public, then, is left not with a president but with a man who imagines himself master and behaves like a tyrant. A man whose agents brutalize ordinary citizens and then defame them in the wake of their deaths, who has turned the nation’s law enforcement apparatus against his political enemies and who threatens the nation’s allies with military force. A man who takes no interest in the work of government but welcomes corruption and who treats half the country as conquered territory — vassals to abuse as he sees fit.
If the only things Trump thinks can stop him are his own morality and his own mind, our task — at least for those of us who view the state of things with outrage and anger — is to show him the folly of his words.
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I added the following sentence to the NYT’s comments section following Mr. Bouie’s essay, but they have not published it. I hope they do.
“My own morality” [is]…”the only thing that can stop me,” said the murderous, racist, misogynistic, adulterous, corrupt, sexually depraved, twice-impeached, bald-faced lying, violence-inciting, blackmailing, imperialistic, felonious violator of women.
Our anger is justified at the very turn.
Stefan, can you let us know if the Times ever publishes your comment? I'm betting it won't.
There are nearly 1600 comments now, and the comments are closed. Stefan, or anyone else, have at it!
Thank you for the gift link. Such eloquent writing.
The chap who wrote The Ugly American also wrote A Nation of Sheep where he held out hope that constituents could influence their federal representatives. Maybe the people need their own Town Hall meetings, to organize, without their representative needing to show up.
As for Trump being a sovereign, I grew up under a monarchy. A king exists if the members of the court copy his fashions, as in that lady bringing notes when she appeared before congress, notes not of facts, but of ways to attack, as her king does. Just as the other secretaries verbally attack as their first response... not like President Obama's people.
And they all play along that his clothes are the finest in the land.
No, Anon, I don’t think they did publish it. I asked to be notified but have not heard from the NYT. I think you made a good bet.
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