The Trump Cult, In Denial

I RECENTLY TOLD A FRIEND, and I meant it, that I would never have any desire, tendency, or intention of calling President Trump a sexual predator, had he himself not bragged about being one. To me, his word is good enough, and whether he really behaves like that or not, the mere fact that he is willing to talk like that, let alone think like that, is enough to repulse me, or any decent person. My tendency is to give people a chance, and to look at the good side. The Access Hollywood tape made a believer out of me, concerning Trump's personal character, morality, behavior. I still find it absolutely amazing that one month after the Access Hollywood tape release, Trump was elected president. His followers simply do not care. I then went on to say to my friend that I would never, ever accuse Donald Trump of having anything to due with the recent epidemic of mass murders in America, were it not for the fact that several of the mass murders explicitly gave Trump credit for motivating them to commit mass murder. I'll take their word for it. Why would they make it up? Are they all closet liberals, just trying to make conservatism and Trump look bad? I don't see anything unfair about that: Trump's own words reveal his sexual misbehavior, and the mass murders themselves give credit to Trump. And yet, my friend said nothing in response, either in defense of Trump, or criticizing him. What could he say? That he willingly supports a reprobate president? It so obvious, Trump's racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, his cult like following, and the fact that his followers never seem to mention any of it, they seem to either be totally unaware of Trump's multiple forms of horrible behavior, or they simple don't care about it, it makes no difference to them. My friends who support trump never say anything about all of trump's incredible lies, has vicious attacks on innocent people, - just yesterday he accused Bill Clinton of killing Epstein - his generally aberrant behavior loudly bespeaking mental illnesses of various sorts: narcissism, delusional psychosis, and others. Imagine how vociferously Conservative Christians would bellow if a liberal Democratic president behaved like Trump dies? they would have impeached him long since. but for them it is sufficient to have a president with a conservative agenda, and morality be damned. some might offer the ludicrous contention that trump is merely firing back at his critics, giving tit for tat, instead of letting people walk all over him. This is nonsense. there is nothing retaliatory or defense about Trump's attacks: his attacks are offensive, gratuitous, totally unnecessary, undignified, and beneath the dignity of the office. Trump should, be never will be, ashamed of himself. His supporters, even though they like h is policies, should be ashamed of his behavior, and ashamed of their own, which, you suspect, they one day will be. So unacceptable is Trump's behavior, and so inexplicable his support, that it has been suggested that what America needs is a "moral revival" or a "moral uprising". This indeed seems needed, but would have to be led by anti-Trump progressives, since pervasive immorality, and acceptance of immorality in which America seems immersed is a product of the conservative movement, particularly the far right evangelical Christian community, which so strongly supports Trump, and so wantonly, immorally overlooks trump's horrible behavior. If we can simply convince Trump supporters to return to their moral roots, if not to their senses, we have a chance at national moral renewal, so badly needed.