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If youve heard Trumps rally speeches encouraging violence, if youve heard him label entire groups of people as rapists, criminals, and animals, if youve heard him refer to nations with predominantly brown/black citizens as shithole countries, if youve read his vitriolic tweets aimed at anyone who opposes him
If youve watched his unhinged meltdowns when confronted with facts, if youve seen him insult our allies while praising our enemies, if youve witnessed his continuous efforts to undermine the Constitution, the rule of law, and the legitimacy of our intelligence community and our devoted public servants
If youve heard his unending litany of lies, his ludicrous claims to have accomplished things hes never achieved, his laughable exaggerations about his own intelligence and expertise while apparently demonstrating his lack of knowledge about everything along with his incredible stupidity
If youve seen the trauma of parents and children separated at the border, if youve seen the inhumane conditions he has inflicted on people who are merely seeking a better life for themselves and their families, if youve seen the global community turn away from us due to his disgusting policies
If youve watched as he abandons the Kurds, totally dismisses the idea that the United States should honour its word and stand by its allies
If you have heard him declare that the noise from wind turbines causes cancer, that solar energy is unviable because everyones electricity goes off at sundown, and that the Revolutionary War was won by shutting down airports in 1775
If you have heard him repeatedly change his story when cornered, deny that he said what everyone heard him say, and deny he has done what everyone knows hes done
If you have watched as his best people have been found guilty of crimes and imprisoned, if you have watched as his trusted associates are investigated for unethical behaviour and have resigned in disgrace, if you have watched as his friends are exposed as criminals working on behalf of foreign interests completely contrary to the interests of our own country
If you have witnessed the appointment of his totally inept and inexperienced cronies to positions of power, if you have seen his incompetent and totally clueless children being put in charge of vital initiatives such as brokering a peace in the Middle East
If you have seen tax cuts handed to the wealthy while ballooning the deficit, if you have seen our farmers decimated by his trade wars, if you have heard the constant threats to programs like Social Security, Medicaid, and SNAP, if you have watched as your fellow citizens are bankrupted by medical bills or have to do without life-saving medicines
if you have seen and heard all of the above and still support Trump, you are either brain-washed or brain-dead currently a distinction without a difference. Its as simple as that.
volstork
(5,401 posts)first to recommend.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)no question
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)sheshe2
(83,786 posts)If they heard, and they did they are the problem.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)RainCaster
(10,883 posts)Such clarity in the face of fog.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)to distill the chaos into order.
IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)I thought this would be more like a Jeff Foxworthy bit
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2naSalit
(86,646 posts)Thank you for expressing our sentiments so eloquently!
spanone
(135,844 posts)lastlib
(23,244 posts)( )
Darn librul media.
MySideOfTown
(225 posts)We have all heard it.
Prefacing a statement with IF as Pompeo pointed out is the definition of a hypothesis, which is less convincing that a theory, which is less convincing than a fact.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)It is the truth, and everyone would recognize it as that.
Put some relevant visuals behind it, and have someone with "a voice" to overlay the visuals, it could be incredibly effective.
Nance, you are an incredible wordsmith.
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)Gothmog
(145,293 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Pretty sure the mango Mussolini never read the Kipling poem by the same title as yours Nance...
Bravo for applying the concept to present day!!!
Duppers
(28,125 posts)Sending this out. Thank you, Nance.
Martin Eden
(12,870 posts)The truly deplorable see Trump for what he is (including everything you listed) and they love him for it.
Their hatred supersedes all other considerations, which makes them nihilists.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)Karadeniz
(22,528 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)tandgf
(26 posts)Such accurate words Nance - Right on to you - In looking around for a while now - It has come to me that the R party truly are fully indoctrinated and brainwashed at the same time if that is capable of occurring - Where I live about 80% of the population only watches Fox News - As in Only Watches - And so - They don't know what this article is about - Literally - They haven't a clue - They might be seeing bits and pieces offered in the last month but prior to that - Nothing - Two important things that have just started coming into my thoughts are 1. I wonder how long this brainwashing has been going on 2. I see an agenda continuing to develop that offers getting and keeping the people fully indoctrinated and brainwashed - I swear - It is mind boggling what I hear in my part of the world - I will say this - This "Party Before Country" belief is deeper than one might imagine concerning all aspects of what is going on with this presidency and many years prior - And that is about as concerning to me in the depth of my awareness as anything that is happening in America as we speak - We must not roll over or get tired or complacent - We must stand for what we know - God Bless America
NCDEM4EVR
(34 posts)How can we be wrong, we are white, privileged, we have god on our side, and the "MISIAH" in the White House leading us forward to the greater good. REALLY!!!! UFB
panfluteman
(2,065 posts)Then all of the above makes perfect sense.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Thanks!