I guess you’re right about the damage Trump did to his campaign with this rally, Heather.
Here in Stroud, Oklahoma (small town I retired to 3 1/2 years ago), people are so polite they never talk about politics in public. But I now have a way to talk about Trump… because the “hate of literally all people” he put on display is an exact matc…
I guess you’re right about the damage Trump did to his campaign with this rally, Heather.
Here in Stroud, Oklahoma (small town I retired to 3 1/2 years ago), people are so polite they never talk about politics in public. But I now have a way to talk about Trump… because the “hate of literally all people” he put on display is an exact match for the “hate of all people” beliefs my father had. Yes, my father was a lot like Trump; but until now Trump (believe it or not) wasn’t using language that was racist enough to match what my father used to say. But that has now changed. I’ll be able to tell my friends about the damage my racist father caused to my personal development (even as an adult when he forbid me to date a co-worker I was in love with … because she came from Puerto Rico). And I’ll be able to share what Trump and the others said about Puerto Ricans.
Thanks, DonOld, for helping me make the case against you to my small town Oklahoma friends.
I wish I could figure out a way to have this conversation with my next door neighbor in our small, East Tennessee town. The man is of Cherokee descent, and yet somehow doesn't manage to hear or grasp that they're coming for him and everyone with skin less white than theirs. The MAGA supporters of color all think they'll be the exception, because they voted for the bigot.
Once again, you write a line that is brilliant! And once again, I have jotted it down and ask permission to use it in a manuscript. Your "A Rorschach card for our society" line is on a post-it on my desk.
Good morning to you, btw. Always good to see you here!
Feel free Miselle. I see and hear history screaming much of the time, but so many don’t seem to notice. I see so many lines on here, I try to save them because if they touch me, they may touch others.
My daughter has written a blurb for her FB and T about her dad, who was the total opposite of chump. When he died, many expressed feelings that he was so respected and valued as a trusted and honest friend. And he was the best man I ever knew. Many said the same. Her question to friends and family is how can a man who is the polar opposite of him garner so much adoration from some of the same people who valued her Daddy. Since I have been banned from both, I hope to hear any comments second hand.
I have never created accounts on social media, but the fact that you are banned and that apparently, ELON MUSK FOLLOWS YOU, makes my admiration even greater.
You make my day often. Yep, got banned from T a couple of days before 2020 election for posting Goebbels rules for propaganda that I felt chump was using on there and everywhere. About a week later, banned from FB for the same. I violated “community standards.” Chump violates standards for being a human every day. As for being followed by Elon, that has got to be a joke of some sort. I hope so, because I’d like to stay under his radar. May be too late for that…. Get on with your books. You have so much to say…
Do they think DonOLD is kidding about all of the hate and anger flowing from his mouth?
Are they not listening or are they not paying attention?
If Trump wins, even if he is unable to deport a single person, he will do plenty of damage given carte blanche by SCOTUS that he is immune from all laws while he is POTUS.
Trump performed federal executions, despite a myriad number of reasons they had been halted. He killed thirteen people in six months, and FIVE of those were AFTER HE LOST the 2020 Election. He was NEVER "pro-life." He never apologized for the full-page ads and calls to execute The (now) Exonerated Five, and is being sued for falsely claiming 1) they pled guilty and 2) that they killed someone. He wants to shoot refugees and peaceful protesters. He plans to order the military against civilians. He watched the riot on January 6, 2021 and said, "So what?" He should be in prison.
Donald is a sadist who wants others to do the dirty work while he keeps his own tiny hands clean. I think regardless of the outcome of the election, he will encourage his followers to get violent with his opponents.
You might mention to your friend that at a 1993 Congressional hearing Trump said the Mashantucket Pequot were not “real”Native Americans because “They don’t look like Indians to me,” and said their reservation was rife with organized crime because an “Indian Chief,” couldn’t stand up to the mob.
Trump was testifying because he felt that the tax status of Native American casinos was “unfair” competition to his failing Atlantic City casino.
Be aware, though, that some Native Americans without tribal status will agree that it provides “unfair” advantages.
There were some German Jews who voted against themselves in the early days of Hitler, thinking a show of loyalty would protect them. They were probably the first to be rounded up.
Shows of loyalty will not be honored. We must continue to stand up to T and his followers hateful rhetoric.
I hope Biden has a plan on how to use his presidential immunity to stop Ts high jinx with election results.
I go to a very liberal UCC Church. I was talking to an elderly gentleman I have worked with many times on Justice issues, he said he" couldn't decide" who to vote for!!! I practically howled out loud with dismay and disbelief. I asked him why and he really didn't have an answer and he was kind of laughing in an embarrassed way. I finally had to walk away telling him that he was not the man I thought he was and I was going to leave before I said something hateful.
When I shared this, working in the kitchen after a church meal, the women in the kitchen about had fits because they could not believe this well respected man was saying these things. Yet all we could do was shake our heads and go on. He's not alone in standing there, unable to make up his mind between two polar opposites. Lord help us!
I agree 100%. Trump literally said " I don't care about you I just want your vote". They don't realize that he really doesn't care about anyone else, just himself. Their vote is not going to protect them.
I'm in east tennessee also. I was so upset this year at our 4th of July weekend party, over the supreme court decision on absolute immunity. Not one person there had even heard about it.
Hey there Steve! Nice to see another Okie on Heather's newsletter. Here's hoping more of our fellow citizens here in the state will see the light and take us back to 1912! (Election when Oklahoma went for the Socialist ticket.)
Most of us know now that all this hatred we are hearing and is undoubtedly supported by so many in this country was always with us. It didn’t die after the civil rights movement it just festered and went underground.
But like a boil that needs lancing all the pus that’s been under the skin of our country is coming to a head and in many ways that’s for the best. The gloves are off and we can see clearly who we are as a whole and what still needs to get done.
This election is definitely a significant turning point for all of us as Americans. We know now that we can no longer be complacent about who we are and talk of liberty for all when our own backyard is such a mess.
If it sounds like I’m ashamed I guess the crescendo will be upon seeing the millions of voters who cast their ballots for a convicted felon who still hasn’t been sentenced and still has so much to answer for in court.
I just hope the shock wave from the results in Nov 5th of the number of individuals who obviously don’t care about what this country stands for will resonate in the minds and hearts of those who truly believe in our Constitution and our Bill if Rights so that we can protect our country in the months and years to come while still preserving the rights and freedoms we all enjoy.
I guess you’re right about the damage Trump did to his campaign with this rally, Heather.
Here in Stroud, Oklahoma (small town I retired to 3 1/2 years ago), people are so polite they never talk about politics in public. But I now have a way to talk about Trump… because the “hate of literally all people” he put on display is an exact match for the “hate of all people” beliefs my father had. Yes, my father was a lot like Trump; but until now Trump (believe it or not) wasn’t using language that was racist enough to match what my father used to say. But that has now changed. I’ll be able to tell my friends about the damage my racist father caused to my personal development (even as an adult when he forbid me to date a co-worker I was in love with … because she came from Puerto Rico). And I’ll be able to share what Trump and the others said about Puerto Ricans.
Thanks, DonOld, for helping me make the case against you to my small town Oklahoma friends.
I wish I could figure out a way to have this conversation with my next door neighbor in our small, East Tennessee town. The man is of Cherokee descent, and yet somehow doesn't manage to hear or grasp that they're coming for him and everyone with skin less white than theirs. The MAGA supporters of color all think they'll be the exception, because they voted for the bigot.
History screams, but where are the ears
Jeri,
Once again, you write a line that is brilliant! And once again, I have jotted it down and ask permission to use it in a manuscript. Your "A Rorschach card for our society" line is on a post-it on my desk.
Good morning to you, btw. Always good to see you here!
Feel free Miselle. I see and hear history screaming much of the time, but so many don’t seem to notice. I see so many lines on here, I try to save them because if they touch me, they may touch others.
My daughter has written a blurb for her FB and T about her dad, who was the total opposite of chump. When he died, many expressed feelings that he was so respected and valued as a trusted and honest friend. And he was the best man I ever knew. Many said the same. Her question to friends and family is how can a man who is the polar opposite of him garner so much adoration from some of the same people who valued her Daddy. Since I have been banned from both, I hope to hear any comments second hand.
I have never created accounts on social media, but the fact that you are banned and that apparently, ELON MUSK FOLLOWS YOU, makes my admiration even greater.
You make my day often. Yep, got banned from T a couple of days before 2020 election for posting Goebbels rules for propaganda that I felt chump was using on there and everywhere. About a week later, banned from FB for the same. I violated “community standards.” Chump violates standards for being a human every day. As for being followed by Elon, that has got to be a joke of some sort. I hope so, because I’d like to stay under his radar. May be too late for that…. Get on with your books. You have so much to say…
Do they think DonOLD is kidding about all of the hate and anger flowing from his mouth?
Are they not listening or are they not paying attention?
If Trump wins, even if he is unable to deport a single person, he will do plenty of damage given carte blanche by SCOTUS that he is immune from all laws while he is POTUS.
Trump performed federal executions, despite a myriad number of reasons they had been halted. He killed thirteen people in six months, and FIVE of those were AFTER HE LOST the 2020 Election. He was NEVER "pro-life." He never apologized for the full-page ads and calls to execute The (now) Exonerated Five, and is being sued for falsely claiming 1) they pled guilty and 2) that they killed someone. He wants to shoot refugees and peaceful protesters. He plans to order the military against civilians. He watched the riot on January 6, 2021 and said, "So what?" He should be in prison.
Donald is a sadist who wants others to do the dirty work while he keeps his own tiny hands clean. I think regardless of the outcome of the election, he will encourage his followers to get violent with his opponents.
tragically, yes!
As the NYT and many others have said, “BELUEVE HIM”
Correct. They believe he doesn't mean it, that's he's saying it for effect and as a bargaining tool.
“BELIEVE HIM!”
You might mention to your friend that at a 1993 Congressional hearing Trump said the Mashantucket Pequot were not “real”Native Americans because “They don’t look like Indians to me,” and said their reservation was rife with organized crime because an “Indian Chief,” couldn’t stand up to the mob.
Trump was testifying because he felt that the tax status of Native American casinos was “unfair” competition to his failing Atlantic City casino.
Be aware, though, that some Native Americans without tribal status will agree that it provides “unfair” advantages.
Good luck.
https://time.com/4246080/tribal-warrior/
Print out a sheet with Donny Demento's most racist comments. The exact quotes, with dates and locations, then post it through his door when he's out.
Seth Abramson posted an excellent list on Proof a few days ago:
https://open.substack.com/pub/sethabramson/p/the-meme-to-end-all-memes-the-top?r=7jhrp&utm_medium=ios
There were some German Jews who voted against themselves in the early days of Hitler, thinking a show of loyalty would protect them. They were probably the first to be rounded up.
Shows of loyalty will not be honored. We must continue to stand up to T and his followers hateful rhetoric.
I hope Biden has a plan on how to use his presidential immunity to stop Ts high jinx with election results.
I go to a very liberal UCC Church. I was talking to an elderly gentleman I have worked with many times on Justice issues, he said he" couldn't decide" who to vote for!!! I practically howled out loud with dismay and disbelief. I asked him why and he really didn't have an answer and he was kind of laughing in an embarrassed way. I finally had to walk away telling him that he was not the man I thought he was and I was going to leave before I said something hateful.
When I shared this, working in the kitchen after a church meal, the women in the kitchen about had fits because they could not believe this well respected man was saying these things. Yet all we could do was shake our heads and go on. He's not alone in standing there, unable to make up his mind between two polar opposites. Lord help us!
I agree 100%. Trump literally said " I don't care about you I just want your vote". They don't realize that he really doesn't care about anyone else, just himself. Their vote is not going to protect them.
Abby, May I suggest first asking your neighbor what he values…
Correct. It's a human cognitive failing. To think that somehow "they" are different and it won't apply to them. Very frustrating.
I live in ET also. I wonder how much people support tfg out of reflex against the evil of Ds. Oh, and the influence of their churches.
I'm in east tennessee also. I was so upset this year at our 4th of July weekend party, over the supreme court decision on absolute immunity. Not one person there had even heard about it.
I can’t say I’m surprised.
Yes. The entire MAGA movement from the beginning is based on racism.
I so strongly hope your words will make a difference in their minds.
Hey Steve! Good to see another Okie on Heather's newsletter. Maybe a bunch of our fellow citizens here in the state will be inspired to join us!
Thanks, Carolyn!
Hey there Steve! Nice to see another Okie on Heather's newsletter. Here's hoping more of our fellow citizens here in the state will see the light and take us back to 1912! (Election when Oklahoma went for the Socialist ticket.)
Most of us know now that all this hatred we are hearing and is undoubtedly supported by so many in this country was always with us. It didn’t die after the civil rights movement it just festered and went underground.
But like a boil that needs lancing all the pus that’s been under the skin of our country is coming to a head and in many ways that’s for the best. The gloves are off and we can see clearly who we are as a whole and what still needs to get done.
This election is definitely a significant turning point for all of us as Americans. We know now that we can no longer be complacent about who we are and talk of liberty for all when our own backyard is such a mess.
If it sounds like I’m ashamed I guess the crescendo will be upon seeing the millions of voters who cast their ballots for a convicted felon who still hasn’t been sentenced and still has so much to answer for in court.
I just hope the shock wave from the results in Nov 5th of the number of individuals who obviously don’t care about what this country stands for will resonate in the minds and hearts of those who truly believe in our Constitution and our Bill if Rights so that we can protect our country in the months and years to come while still preserving the rights and freedoms we all enjoy.