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UNTHIINKABLE: 50 Moments That Define an Improbable Presidency
In an October 2016 editorial, The Atlantic wrote of Donald Trump: He is a demagogue, a xenophobe, a sexist, a know-nothing, and a liar. We argued that Trump expresses admiration for authoritarian rulers, and evinces authoritarian tendencies himself. Trump, we also noted, is easily goaded, a poor quality for someone seeking control of Americas nuclear arsenal. He is an enemy of fact-based discourse; he is ignorant of, and indifferent to, the Constitution; he appears not to read.
In retrospect, we may be guilty of understatement.
There was a hope, in the bewildering days following the 2016 election, that the office would temper the manthat Trump, in short, would change.
He has not changed.
https://www.theatlantic.com/unthinkable/
In retrospect, we may be guilty of understatement.
There was a hope, in the bewildering days following the 2016 election, that the office would temper the manthat Trump, in short, would change.
He has not changed.
https://www.theatlantic.com/unthinkable/
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UNTHIINKABLE: 50 Moments That Define an Improbable Presidency (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jan 2019
OP
I just skimmed the list. Bookmarking for future reference. Thanks for posting.
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2019
#1
Be interesting to have a relatively complete list of trump's moments, misdemeanors and
empedocles
Jan 2019
#2
And a contest to correctly guess the number of moments, misdemeanors and crimes
empedocles
Jan 2019
#3
Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)1. I just skimmed the list. Bookmarking for future reference. Thanks for posting.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)2. Be interesting to have a relatively complete list of trump's moments, misdemeanors and
CRIMES!
empedocles
(15,751 posts)3. And a contest to correctly guess the number of moments, misdemeanors and crimes
CrispyQ
(36,527 posts)4. "Being president doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are." Michelle Obama
Of course he didn't change. Anyone who thought he would wasn't paying attention.
dalton99a
(81,599 posts)5. Kick
highplainsdem
(49,041 posts)6. K&R