Donald Trump’s picks of Rex Tillerson, Scott Pruitt, Rick Perry, Jeff Sessions, and Ryan Zinke will make up what will undoubtedly be the most anti-environmental cabinet in American history. As someone who has fought for and actually values clean air, clean water, pristine places, unextinct species, and a planet that isn’t burning up, I find this distressing but not the least bit surprising.
That Trump would become the ultimate planet killer was there for everyone to see—long before Election Day. Therefore, instead of getting more angry at Trump, I find myself getting more angry at those who voted for him. Sure they voted with the KKK and were the willfully ignorant pawns of Vladimir Putin, but even worse, these people actually voted against their children and grandchildren!
It’s too bad Trump voters won’t be able to see how unkind the history books will be to them—or the famines, wars, extinctions, and other global warming consequences that their descendants will likely have to endure because of their votes.
Since Trump supporters are obviously proud of what they did, I think each one should request that a big “T” be engraved on the upper right hand corner of their gravestone when they die. That way everyone will know what they were all about: If by some miracle Trump turns out to be a great president, future generations can honor them for their wise foresight. Conversely, if Trump turns out to be the disaster all preliminary evidence indicates, future generations will know exactly where to spit.