Hello All:
I apologize for the multiple diaries lately. But I thought about this while writing my most recent opus and thought it merited a little more explanation.
Is Donald Trump the single most loathsome person in American history?
I ask this question as a person who, to be honest, should be right in Trump’s wheelhouse. A straight white male in his forties, grew up working class (but a white-collar job now, hooray!). The only thing that differentiates me from the majority of Trump’s followers is my somewhat aggressive atheism.
But consider what you see in Trump if you are a NOT a straight white male:
If you are black, you see the man who denied your parents the right to live in a decent apartment. Who demeans you at every opportunity.
If you are an immigrant, or the child of immigrants, you see every smug asshole, every racist prick, every nativist jerk who told you to “Go back to Mexico.” Or Korea. Or Thailand. Or India. Or Africa.
If you are working class, you see every silver-spoon trust-fund baby who cheated you or your family because he was rich and you were not, and if you had to decide between paying a lawyer and feeding your kids, well, guess what won?
If you are Jewish, you see every entitled WASP who dismisses white supremecists with a wink and a nod. Every Holocaust denier who somehow gets a slot on CNN or FOX.
If you are LGBTQ, you see every straight man who couldn’t believe what you are is how you are made, not a CHOICE
And if you are a woman. Sweet Jesus, where do I even begin? You see every frat boy who groped you. Every boss who tried to sleep with you. Every ‘bro’ who pushed you beyond your boundaries. Every old man who leered at you. Every aggressive jerk who tried to pick you up in a bar. Every creep who explained your lesbianism (to you) by saying “You just haven’t met the right man yet.” Every teacher or priest or coach or co-worker who believed they could treat you as an object because THEY were men and YOU were a woman.
So I ask you, fellow members of the Great Orange Satan (all bless his name) — Is Donald John Trump the single worst person in American history? I mean this in all seriousness. Our history has had its share of monsters. Please post your recommendations below.
BTW, let’s try to keep out murderers. Yes, Jeffrey Dahmer was bad. But he never threatened the fundamental fabric of our society.