- Moderator
- #41
Tragically weâve had inflicted upon the Nation a president who is a child, devoid of maturity, arrogant and self-centered, for whom everything must be about him â where every perceived enemy must be attacked and vilified, even after that perceived enemy has died.The president should be the head of state. He should maintain the dignity of his office. He should, as an adult, realize that everything is not about him.It is amazing how the Trumpians can scrabble to rationalize the embarrassment of The Donald being excluded from this funeral. They had to rationalize Trump being excluded from Barbara Bush's funeral. They had to rationalize Trump being excluded from the Royal wedding in May.
And this rationalization involves elevating boorish, immature behavior to suddenly being a virtue. "He tells it like it is!", they'll say. Telling it like it is never included insults, slights and fear mongering until the outsized yet fragile ego of Donald Trump became a political figure.
His comportment has done nothing to elevate our civil discourse. Quite the opposite. His comportment has done nothing to unite our nation. Quite the opposite. Consequently, his comportment has done nothing to make America great. Quite the opposite.
But the Trumpians are so deeply invested in the persona and behavior of this disgusting person that they are abandoning their own belief in ethics and civility. They excuse, they rationalize, they even celebrate the behavior of a spoiled brat. I pray they expect more of their children than they do of a president.
The Trumpians will insult the dead in order to elevate their petulant boy in the White House. One day, and that day cannot come soon enough, the Trumpians will awake from the spell cast upon them by this reality TV game show host. And on that blessed day, they will realize their shameful rationalizations. They will know what contrition means and we, the mature, reasonable, educated citizens should welcome them back into a civilized discussion on how our nation will continue .
Question: why would anyone need to rush to defend it? Who cares? I donât care that Trump wasnât at the funeral. Trump seems to be having a fine day. Itâs McCains funeral. He and his family can have whomever they want
The real embarrassment I see is rather than mourning, the media is using McCain even in death to play politics. Youâd think after the wellstone memorial fiasco they would have learned
We've all been to a wake. And, as adults, we realize that, at that moment, the ceremony is about the departed.
Perhaps a four year old could act petulantly. But adults should take the responsibility and teach that four year old that there is solemnity involved and behavior should reflect that.
Brilliant post, thanks!
Try setting the bar higher