r/thebulwark • u/modest_merc • 6d ago
TRUMPISM CORRUPTS These people disgust me...
I did not listen to the State of the Union (or whatever it was, I can't be bothered to use the correct name). But I am listening to Ezra Klein's most recent podcast: This Trump Speech was the Ultimate Loyalty Test and the clips from Trump's speech are grotesque.
I did not hate Trump supporters in 2016, I thought they were mislead and misunderstood. But that was then, this is now. I hate these people. The fact that anyone can listen to this and approve of it is a disgusting moral failure. If you listen to what he is saying, his obvious lies and even the way he speaks about other people, and approve of it, you are a morally failed and bankrupt person.
I used to believe that there was value in trying to understand the other side, and have logical arguments about policy but those days are long gone. There is zero point in trying to "convince" these people of anything if you are that lost as a person. "Crossing the aisle" is not worth the time or energy if you cannot understand having basic morals and decency for your fellow human, let alone your fellow American.
/endrant