That's what I truly don't get. He's so clearly a fraud. And I don't get the fact that people fall for the religious thing. He's less religious than I am and I am an atheist. I, like many people here, have hated Donald Trump since the 1980's. I think people are just angry at politicians and here comes this guy who wasn't one and he's all angry and blustery and he talks like them. He openly insults people. Yeah, see, I want someone better than that. I want someone smarter than I am to be in charge. I want someone with some dignity. Elitist? You're damn right I want someone elite to be in charge. Besides, politics is a skill and it's best not to learn on the job with the most powerful office in the western world.
I was shocked to find out that Johnny Rotten is a big Trump supporter, because I thought he was anti-fascist and anti-racist, but he likes the fact that it breaks the system. Well, understand - breaking the system hurts millions of people in ways we can't even begin to understand. Yes, the system is flawed, but I am not burning down my house because of one of the electrical outlets doesn't work.
The crime scare tactic has worked ever since Willie Horton (the murderer, not our beloved Willie), got attacked to the Dukakis campaign. While Dukakis was Governor of Massachusetts a man named Willie Horton got an early release and then killed again. The early release program was signed into law by (Liberal) Republican Governor Frank Sargent. Dukakis wasn't going to win anyway, but the ad did hurt him and the Republicans have used that tactic whenever they could. Maybe people have matured enough to realize that you can't pin crime on one person or party. Gives me a little hope. About this rainbow fentanyl candy.... I did not see that ad in Michigan. I handed out 3 Musketeers bars, only nougat in them. As a life-long Democrat, I am still surprised I have not been invited to a baby blood-drinking party.
Democrats have their own demon to deal with and that is woke-ism. It is a problem. A lot of people in our country are sick of it. It's one thing to not want to see people marginalized, but we're going after fucking comedians. Come on, man. I don't go crying at every fat joke. It's getting so bad that I am not surprised that non-Chinese people are not called out for eating Chinese food. White Guy wears a Bob Marley hat with the red, green and yellow African color stripes and people in Ann Arbor say it's "cultural appropriation". No, it's just a Bob Marley fan. Besides, we can't like another culture now? It's one of the foundations that made our country great. We have to get over that and focus on the REAL offensive things going on. If you don't like Dave Chappelle, then don't watch him, but Dave takes shots at absolutely everyone and most people just laugh, he doesn't need to be banned for offensive jokes. Far as I know the guy has never assaulted anyone.
The late Christopher Hitchens once said the Tea Party was really the reaction to Obama and the fact that White people will be in the minority in 20-25 years and this scares the hell out of many whites. He also said the Tea Party was only the beginning and they would get worse. He nailed that. So did Aaron Sorkin by calling them the American Aliban on his Newsroom show (great show).