... of the American people. As Trump pushes this country further towards the precipice - one of his own creating - we all need to reflect on what brought us to the point where 150,000 + Americans have died, and this sad, sad figure is only increasing every day. Extra unemployment benefits are ending for millions of Americans; small business loans expiring as well; a vaccine is a long ways away, and things look to get a lot worse before they get any better.... Yet there is a large segment of the US which still supports this incompetent buffoon named Trump, just proving what HL Mencken wrote almost 100 years ago.
What is it about the US that seems to encourage a large chunk of the population to champion stupidity? They do it over and over - from conspiracy theories to accusing anyone on the left of being "commies" or "sheeple." Its an honest, open question - I really don't have an answer, though I think a certain xenophobia is still alive in parts of our country, as well as a kind of nativist naivete.
What's frightening though is that Trump could still get re-elected. And if he doesn't win, he could contest the election, or simply refuse to go. I hate to say it, but my vibe is if you disliked 2020, that 2021 might not be that much better.
What is it about the US that seems to encourage a large chunk of the population to champion stupidity? They do it over and over - from conspiracy theories to accusing anyone on the left of being "commies" or "sheeple." Its an honest, open question - I really don't have an answer, though I think a certain xenophobia is still alive in parts of our country, as well as a kind of nativist naivete.
What's frightening though is that Trump could still get re-elected. And if he doesn't win, he could contest the election, or simply refuse to go. I hate to say it, but my vibe is if you disliked 2020, that 2021 might not be that much better.
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