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Mike Emerges
From The Shadow 'Cuz This
Facebook
Article Is Spot-On!
A real question from a Trump supporter:
The serious answer:
That when you saw a man who had made it his business practice to stiff his creditors, you said, "Okay." (https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hotel-paid-millions...) That when you heard him proudly brag about his own history of sexual abuse, you said, "No problem." (https://abcnews.go.com/.../list-trumps-accusers.../story...) That when he made up stories about seeing Muslim-Americans in the thousands cheering the destruction of the World Trade Center, you said, "Not an issue." (https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../donald-trumps.../) That when you saw him brag that he could shoot a man on Fifth Avenue and you wouldn't care, you exclaimed, "He sure knows me." (https://www.usatoday.com/.../president-donald.../4073405002/) That when you heard him relating a story of an elderly guest of his country club, an 80-year old man, who fell off a stage and hit his head, Trump replied: “‘Oh my God, that’s disgusting,’ and I turned away. I couldn’t—you know, he was right in front of me, and I turned away. I didn’t want to touch him. He was bleeding all over the place. And I felt terrible, because it was a beautiful white marble floor, and now it had changed color. Became very red.” You, dear Trump voter, said: "That's cool!" (https://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-howard-stern-story) That when you saw him mock the disabled, you thought it was the funniest thing you ever saw. (https://www.nbcnews.com/.../donald-trump-criticized-after...) That when you heard him brag that he doesn't read books, you said, "Well, who has time?" (https://www.theatlantic.com/.../americas-first.../549794/) That when the Central Park Five were compensated as innocent men convicted of a crime they didn't commit, and he angrily said that they should still be in prison, you said, "That makes sense." (https://www.usatoday.com/.../what-trump-has.../1501321001/) That when you heard him tell his supporters to beat up protesters and that he would hire attorneys, you thought, "Yes!" (https://www.latimes.com/.../la-na-trump-campaign-protests...) That when you heard him tell one rally to confiscate a man's coat before throwing him out into the freezing cold, you said, "What a great guy!" (https://www.independent.co.uk/.../donald-trump-orders...) That you have watched the parade of neo-Nazis and white supremacists with whom he curries favor, while refusing to condemn outright Nazis, and you have said, "Thumbs up!" (https://www.theatlantic.com/.../why-cant-trump.../567320/) That you hear him unable to talk to foreign dignitaries without insulting their countries and demanding that they praise his electoral win, you said, "That's the way I want my President to be." (https://www.huffpost.com/.../trump-insult-foreign...) [Mike's Added Note: the Huff-Post article only addressed a limited period of time: 2016-2017. There have been more examples ... do you think you can find 'em on your own? I bet you could if you tried.] That you have watched him remove expertise from all layers of government in favor of people who make money off of eliminating protections in the industries they're supposed to be regulating and you have said, "What a genius!" (https://www.politico.com/.../138-trump-policy-changes...) [Mike's Added Note: again the article only addressed a limited period of time: 2016-2017.] That you have heard him continue to profit from his businesses, in part by leveraging his position as President, to the point of overcharging the Secret Service for space in the properties he owns, and you have said, "That's smart!" (https://www.usnews.com/.../how-is-donald-trump-profiting...) [Mike's Added Note: once more the linked article only covered a limited period of time thru 2018. A more complete assessment was published in 2021 claiming the grift tally was more like $1.6 BILLION.] That you have heard him say that it was difficult to help Puerto Rico because it was in the middle of water and you have said, "That makes sense." (https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../the-very-big-ocean.../) That you have seen him start fights with every country from Canada to New Zealand while praising Russia and quote, "falling in love" with the dictator of North Korea, and you have said, "That's statesmanship!" (https://www.cnn.com/.../donald-trump-dictators.../index.html) That Trump separated children from their families and put them in cages, managed to lose track of 1500 kids, has opened a tent city incarceration camp in the desert in Texas - he explains that they’re just “animals” - and you say, “Well, OK then.” (https://www.nbcnews.com/.../more-5-400-children-split...) That you have witnessed all the thousand and one other manifestations of corruption and low moral character and outright animalistic rudeness and contempt for you, the working American voter, and you still show up grinning and wearing your MAGA hats and threatening to beat up anybody who says otherwise. (https://www.americanprogress.org/.../confronting-cost.../) What you don't get, Trump supporters, is that our succumbing to frustration and shaking our heads, thinking of you as stupid, may very well be wrong and unhelpful, but it's also ... hear me ... charitable. Because if you're NOT stupid, we must turn to other explanations, and most of them are less flattering.
(To all who agree with its content, I ask that you PLEASE SHARE IT on your own post, and ENCOURAGE OTHERS to do the same.) originally posted on FB 12.31.24 by someone named Pam Lambert ... re-posted here 01.29.25 because I am still pissed as hell at the American voters (for all the above reasons). |
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Time To Explore
Other Interests 'time-out' Mike says after 2024 election
For years I've used this 'blog' to make comments regarding world & national events with the idea that perhaps a few fact-based comments and links to source material may be useful for some readers. But given the reality of the 2024 election it is obvious, among active voters in the US of A, I am among the minority. The majority of voters from coast to coast see things differently ... they may be able to look past all of the lies told by the conservative right wing - I can't. Instead of dwelling on this massive disconnect I think it's time for an adjustment. Time to spend my time doing other things that interest me. Like the resurgent Detroit Lions football team. The picture above, went viral with Lion receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown doing a headstand to celebrate his touchdown Sunday, Nov. 3rd ... Lions beat the Packers in Green Bay, 24-14. After the game St. Brown said in an interview with broadcaster Tom Brady: "I saw someone do it in college," St. Brown admitted. "I was on my phone and scrolling through social media and I saw a guy do it, and I thought, 'Oh, I gotta hit that.' "And fortunately enough, one of my fellow teammates that I played with at USC, Drake London, he did the same thing before me, and I'm like, 'Damn, he already did it.' [Drake London, plays for the Atlanta Falcons.] I said, 'I'm still gonna do it, though, if I score'. " The college player in question was Jalen Walthall of the University of The Incarnate Word, based in San Antonio. He performed the headstand after scoring a touchdown a few days ago in a game against Southland Conference rivals: Houston Christian. Walthall was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after performing his headstand. St. Brown's, however, went unpunished. [Link for more info on Walthall's stunt.] posted November 7, 2024 |
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Full Recovery Unlikely Sad. That's how I'm feeling since our nation's Presidential election was
held over a month ago. I'm having a difficult time accepting that the majority of voters are
today: Trumpians. Especially given all the destructive things the Donald has done
For the reader who is asking: "what destructive things?" I would say: stop watching just Fox News exclusively and compare how the various media reports on any given topic. Legal documents reveal how deeply ingrained Fox News is to serving as the GOP's chief distributor of propaganda. It would require volumes just to summarize the actions I'd technically classify as crazy shit* … obviously over half of the American voters feel otherwise. (*Russian interference, botched COVID response, Hydroxychloroquine, threatening election officials, two impeachments, January 6th Insurrection, retaining documents illegally after losing the 2020 election, and, over 30,000 documented lies/misinformation/false statements, and so much more.) Seriously, I was anticipating a blue wave in this 2024 election – particularly in light of the Supreme Court decision on abortion. Female voters have made up the majority over the past several election cycles … add that majority to the progressive base, combined with independent voters who just could not stomach another 4-yrs of Trump chaos; I thought it'd be a no-brainer. I figured ... voters who cared about the future would opt to maintaining control of the White House, and retake the House while expanding the Democrat's Senate majority. I felt the evidence against Trump was so public and so obvious, that whomever was opposing Trump would capture 75% or more of the vote. Seriously (stop laughing). I figured ... only the misinformed, the weak, and a small band of domestic terrorists would continue to support Trump. I thought ... and still think, that pending legal cases against Trump should proceed. Today the right wing is clamoring over President Biden's decision to pardon his son and spare the country of more bullshit – the bulk of charges against Hunter were exaggerated for political gain ... he had already repaid the back tax liability even before he was charged with tax evasion, and the violation of gun registration laws is a misdemeanor … hardly worthy for prosecutors to take on the case reflecting minor oversights on Biden's part. So I realize now that I'm in an apparent minority and any notion of making Trump accountable obviously isn't going to happen. Though the opposition to Trump was based on facts: testimony by Republicans who worked in the WH, and facts based on Trump's own words captured on video and audio, and texts from his endless Twitter-like online rants. Prior to the election I took pride in being aware, politically, of what was happening - I read government reports (Mueller Report, transcript of Trump's call to President Zelensky of Ukraine requesting "dirt on Hunter Biden", Senate Intelligence Committee report that outlined: "grave’ Russian threat in 2016 election" [Link] ... and more. I followed the news DAILY - listened almost exclusively to National Public Radio, read multiple daily newspapers, watched multiple segments of MSNBC shows almost EVERY day for the past 8+ yrs. I consider myself to be highly informed of what's going on. However, it seems as if voters care less about the truth. Some folks indicated they couldn't vote for another black person, still pissed that Obama won 2-terms. Others say they just can't see a woman in the WH. (Forget the fact that women have held leadership positions in England, France, Germany, Portugal, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Moldova, Turkey, Kosovo, India, Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Lithuania, Haiti, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Taiwan, Estonia, Singapore, Serbia, and dozens more ... presidents & prime ministers.) Today I still can not stomach the reality that Trump will have a second chance to ruin this once great nation ... but I can barely consume even the most basic news. Two or three minutes of MSNBC and I'm done - fed up with the trickle of news about Trump's pathetically unqualified cabinet ... I can scan the newspaper but avoid the post-election analysis. My life has changed. I think the world has changed, and about all I can say is: "told you so" and "good luck" because I know my days on this planet are numbered - I'm on the back-9 of life, as they say. Got my health and a well-stocked workshop filled with tools and raw materials in which I can make stuff, and listen to radio that has nothing to do with politics and current events. (Oh, if you're wondering what happened to my "issues & thoughts" blog page ... I've opted to stop making further comments for now, and have archived prior articles.)
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That
when you saw a man who had owned a fraudulent University, intent on scamming
poor people, you thought "Fine."
and said since his first Electoral College victory in 2016 ...
why on Earth would voters give him another chance?