General Discussion

It would be comforting if that were true, but this is a deeply entrenched cult, not a political party. Trump is a pathological lying convicted criminal with a legion of mental problems, six bankruptcies, two impeachments, the inability to speak beyond a 4th grade level, the theft of thousands of top secret documents, incitement of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the childish mockery of opponents--including a reporter with a disability--sexual misconduct, threatening to hang his own VP and suggesting Liz Cheney and Gen. Miley face a firing squad for coming out against him. Never has there ever been anything like this human scum, and STILL a majority of voters put him in the White House AGAIN.

It's right vs wrong, good vs. evil, and since Trump entered the scene, wrong and evil have been winning, except for the Biden interlude.

Every time I write down even the partial list of Trump's vast number of deep character flaws, criminal conduct, and mental illnesses, I am left breathless at the realization that this entity is living in the White House as the tyrant he always dreamed of being. It's disgusting and reprehensible to any decent human being which, sadly, does not include the MAGAts.

So are tariffs going to make any difference when NONE of this looooooong list of despicable facts has? Can this democracy survive in some recognizable form until the midterms? Will enough people stand up to tyranny and take it down? Given recent history, I see little evidence that any of this could happen. I have almost given up hope. What a helluva mess, none of which was necessary.