TheBanyanTree: 20 Days into 2021

[Pam James]

Like the Pandemic of 2020 that has carried us into the heart of a 'new'
normal, I fear the Presidency of trump has carried over lines we'll never
be able to cross back over.

I've said so  many things in the last years... Now I understand how Jim
Jones got those people to drink the kool-aid... trump is a professional
conman.  He's not a businessman, he's not a politician or even a fucking
gentleman.  He's a conman.  And he has done nothing but con Americans since
Day 1.  Hell, he's STILL conning and they're still sending money!  He is a
narcissist.  And by the very definition, he cannot do anything without
first gauging how it will affect him positively!  It is ALL about him.
Which is why I can't understand how or why he made animal cruelty a
felony.  I could go on and on....



On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 12:00 PM trsmith44 trsmith44 <trsmith44 at cox.net>
wrote:

> I thought 2016 election was a sobering tragedy.  Really a lot of upsetting
> things about that for me.  How could Trump possibly win the nomination with
> all the crotch grabbing, infidelity, bankruptcy out on him, his crudeness,
> rudeness and inability to put a logical paragraph's worth of thoughts
> together?  Our standards of decency and rule of law disappeared.   It was
> upsetting that his most reasonable opponent, Kasich, was eliminated so
> early in the primaries.  After that the choices of Trump, Rubio and Cruz
> were like picking poison.
>
> The most upsetting thing about Trump for me is how so many people must
> have a non-existent bullshit detector, zero perception of character, and be
> so full of hatred, like him.   It's scary that about half the U.S.
> population each think the other half are morons, yet I struggle to
> understand and respect any Trump supporter myself.  I'm grateful I don't
> have any family members that are fans of his.  My next door neighbor has
> two sisters and a brother that are Trumpers.  She dislikes him as much as I
> do.  I guess they just avoid discussing politics in her family.
>
> Barbara has read Mary Trump's book.  I haven't yet, but I've been
> positively impressed with her in interviews.  We've both read  Michael
> Cohen's DISLOYAL  One poignant excerpt: "At the very least trump didn't
> care about the truth.  If facts didn't suit him, he denied them, changed
> them, invented them, and then seemingly believed them--to hell with
> reality"  Cohen's wife, daughter, and son all pleaded with him early on to
> quit working for Trump.
>
> Another Cohen excerpt: "Without the immunity from prosecution granted to
> the president, Trump will almost certainly face New York State criminal
> charges.  He will likely be convicted on both the Federal and State charges
> and face serious prison time.  That is Donald Trump's greatest fear in
> life, believe me, and if he fails to get reelected, that will be his
> fate--and he knows it"
>
> The Electoral College and Supreme Court have not given Trump what he
> wants.  same with Barr, and swing state governors.   McConnell has
> recognized Biden won the election.  Trump continues operating his usual
> way, with threats.  He threatened important GOP figures he needs the
> support of in a tweet, shouting "I'll NEVER FORGET."  Trump sometimes can't
> remember what he said in a previous sentence.  The best defense of those
> important GOP figures is to eliminate Trump's power with their power.
> They've proven they have backbone.   He will continue to make things worse
> for himself, and unfortunately, many others because he is a psychopath who
> gets off creating pain.   There is hope, I keep telling myself, that 20
> days into 2021, Don will be gone.
>
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