Giving Trump A Chance

AH DISTINCTLY I REMEMBER walking into the senior center the day after Donald Trump was elected, and one of my friends, a real smart ass, saying "how come you aint wearin' your Hillary Clinton campaign button?" In response I said something unpleasant. he said "you're a bad loser". I said "No, I'm not". he repeated "yes you are". And I persisted "No I'm not. Congratulations Mr. Trump, and I wish him the very best". I like to tell that story, and I've told it before on this website. On Trump's inauguration day, I told everyone who would listen that I fully intended to give Mr. trump a fair chance, because he deserves it, just like everyone else. And of course I was right. My point is, I take the high road. iI ma a person of noble intent, not petty, never unfair. In a few years when I lay dying, I will be glad to remember that I lived my life that way. In return for giving him a fair chance, Donald Trump spent his entire presidency lying to me, twenty to twenty five times a day, as did many other people. His supporters though, evidently did not. Either they didn't care about honesty, or they considered it inconsequential, or they believed this lies. Whatever, the fact that they continued to support him throughout his lying presidency, and that they continue to support him to this day, nearly electing him to a second term, speaks volumes about their standard of morality, about their own personal integrity. I got tired of his constantly slandering and viciously attacking anyone who dared disagree with him, from Senator McCain, and all the rest. I git tired of his obvious racism and xenophobia, which he, like all racists and xenophobes, tried to hide, but couldn't. I got tired of his constantly throwing fuel on America's racially charged fire. I got tired of his constantly attacking the media as enemies of America, attacking the intelligence gathering community for telling truth he didn't want to hear, attacking the judicial system, alienating America's closest allies and coddling and cozying up to dictators, profiting financially from being president in violation of the constitution, and of course for accepting Russian assistance getting elected in the first place, lest we forget, and for trying to blackmail the Ukraine into inventing dirt on Joe Biden. it all added up, none of it was made up, it all happened, and the longer he was president, the more disgusted I became with him, and with the millions of people who refused to stop supporting him, refused to even criticize him, but chose to defend him by lying about his misbehavior, by denying it.And I haven't even mentioned his worst crime of all, his and his supporters denial of climate change, which may yet kill us all, by ignoring the problem for four  more  years than we should have.I will forever despise Donald Trump for blowing the fair chance I gave him, and I will forever despise those who supported him, for allowing him to commit his crimes and speak and act his evil.