Pushing the Panic Button

THE LATEST POLLS have Trump ahead, forty seven to forty two. This invites a few obvious observations. One, eleven percent of the American peole either are unaware of the forthcoming election, unconcerned with it, or have not yet decided. One can hope that the latter is the reason; the first two options seem to indicate low intelligence, and hence, probably support for Trump. Several weeks ago when I mentioned to a friend that Trump was ahead in the polls he reminded me that the polls mean nothing at this early stage. now, several weeks later, Trump has expanded his lead, and the election is several weeks closer. At some point, the polls begin to matter. Several months ago I mentioned to somebody that there is indeed a possibility that Trump will be reelected and once again become president. The person, a conservative, looked shocked and horrified, and said: "Trump? President? This country?" Anyone who is facing ninety one felony charges has no business running for president, nor anything else. Criminal defense of that magnitude requires one's full attention. Trump supporters are obviously buying Trump's argument that he is being persecuted, that all the felony charges against him are the result of the weaponization of the Department of justice by Joe Biden. Believing this blatant lie, this false nonsense is, in retrospect, no more evil and insane than embracing Trump's original election lie. The evangelical Christian community is by nature heavily invested in a "persecution complex", according to which they, as true Christians, God's chosen people, are, like Christ himself, the victims of massive mistreatment and persecution throughout society, as is their political leader, Donald Trump, whose political leadership of America is ordained by Christ and God. They, America's amoral minority, will ride their chosen, preferred but false status as noble, virtuous victims of abuse by evil people (Democrats, progressives) all the way to political power, all the way to the White house - if we the remaining sane people of America allow them to. It happened in Germany; the German people elected Hitler. Trump and his movement more resemble Hitler and the NAZI movement by the hour. If trump is elected in November it will be on the wings of sheer fantasy, of a mythological version of reality, past and present, like Hitler. To contend against this fantasy, the Democrats must, if they are to have a chance, respond by hitting the American people over the head, constantly, with facts. Perhaps, if they hammer home the facts sith sufficient force and freqeuency, they will, as we say, "sink in". It is becomong evident that the academic legal community, the professors of law of America, tend to agree that, accordign to the fourteenth amendment, Trump should not be on the ballot, that Trump and his actions have created precisely the situation that the amendment's authors were addressing when they adopted it. We already know that teh United States Supreme Court will do whatever it take to find a way of rulign that Trump can be on the ballot for president, in direct violation of the constitution they claim to hold so dear. Those God fearing, law abiding conservative Christian Republicans, falling all over themselves to elect a confirmed criminal to the presidency. Who would have imagined?