Accepting Supporting Trump

IT CAN BE ARGUED rather easily and convincingly that Donald Trump is a traitor, guilty of treason. The argument would be predicated upon his refusal to acknowledge, let alone take action against climate change, which according to the Department of Defense is the greatest threat to the United States. Another argument would involve Trump's tacit collusion with Russian operatives during the presidential campaign of 2016. Arguments in favor of Trump's impeachment are too numerous to mention here, and are well known to everyone. The various manifestations of Trump's criminal behavior, and of his immorality, are so numerous, and have been described so many times, and with so little effect on both his supporters and detractors that they hardly seem relevant. By this time, those who support Trump do so with such fervor, in an almost cult like fashion, that it is almost impossible to imagine any revelation of information which might dissuade them from their loyalty. Trump put it best when he said that he could shoot someone down in cold blood on fifth avenue without losing the support of his base. Trump is no idiot; by making such astute comments he displays a rather deep understanding of basic human nature, deeper than most of his political enemies, and this understanding has allowed him to speak and behave in exactly the way necessary to retain the support of his supporters. If anything, the support of his supporters has deepened during his presidency. One Trump supporter recently said that no matter how often he lies, she will continue to support him, and that says it all. Trying to persuade people to abandon their leader is useless, as all who despise Trump must at some point come to accept. Nor need anyone continue to be shocked and outraged by the fact that an overwhelming percentage of American's devout Christians form Trump's core constituency. Trump's political enemies must take solace in the apparent fact that a majority of Americans voted for Hillary Clinton, do not support Trump, and that there is a large segment of the American electorate which is independent, does not have strong feelings either way, and can still be convinced to join forces in opposition to the MAGA agenda. If someone truly believes the nonsense that America had fallen from greatness before Trump was elected, but has snow become great again - as his supporters do - during his presidency, they are beyond the reach of reason; their loyalty is a visceral emotional response, and cannot be altered. All that remains to the anti-Trump crowd is to not lose hope, and to keep hammering away at the facts. One fact is that thousands of children are being imprisoned under miserable, inhumane conditions in the United States. Another fact is that when Trump became president, America was at peace with Iran, and now war seems imminent. North Korea is no closer to ridding itself of its atomic bombs than it was when Trump took office. More facts adhere. Trump inherited a strong economy from Obama, and there is no sound economic statistical evidence that it has measurably improved further under Trump. All over the world, governments and citizens of other nations despise Trump, and do not hesitate to say so. Trump, by openly disdaining international cooperation in favor of American independent policies, has driven a wedge between America and most of her closest allies. These facts are irrefutable, and they are not desirable. And perhaps the most salient fact of all; those who support Trump now are morally complicit in his behavior, and, like Trump himself, will have to live with the effects of their actions, just as we all must. For this, they are not to be envied.