Growing up I remember hearing a joke. This fellow is infatuated with a girl and goes to her parents to ask for her hand in marriage. The old couple, like any parents, love their daughter too much to marry her off to any suitor who shows up in fancy clothes.
They ask him if he smokes, and he answers no. The same response to the questions about drinking, gambling, womanizing, and so on. Finally, they say, “So you are the perfect man. Do you have any fault?” To which the man sheepishly admits that he has a habit of lying.
Welcome to the world of Trump. He asks for our vote so we question him.
Americans: Are you racist?
Trump: No!
Americans: Are you a xenophobe?
Trump: No!
Americans: Are you a con artist?
Trump: No!
Americans: Are you a misogynist?
Trump: No!
Americans: Well, do you have any faults?
Trump: No, I'm perfect!
This is not a joke. The answers to these questions have implications for America and the rest of the world. And, unfortunately for Trump, there are videos, court records, and other ample evidence that don't show him in a good light, irrespective of his claims to the contrary.
This man's thinking, by his own admission, is like a six-year-old's. And he wants to command nuclear weapons. He sees no problem in more countries acquiring nuclear weapons. He wonders why we don't use nukes if we have them.
It's hard to understand why even one person would think this man is suited to be the president. Inexplicably, for Trump followers, all this seemingly doesn't matter.
For his followers I have a message: Let your love of country supersede your loyalty to a particular political party. Or the hatred of another candidate.
If nothing else, think about how you're going to explain to your children and grandchildren that you enabled such a man to come to power.
Ultimately, I believe American people love their country too much to send her off to any man who shows up in fancy clothes.