I’ll probably post this on my Facebook wall tomorrow morning and leave it up for a couple days — then I’ll go off Facebook and ride out the shitstorm at a bookstore or something
An open letter to my Republican friends supporting or thinking about supporting or voting for Donald Trump
Hey guys, WT here - I know we have our differences - I see your FB feeds with the latest right-wing conspiracy theories and the Anti-Obama and Hillary memes. I know most of you would rather burn your houses down than see a President Hillary Clinton, and that's fine, I get it. She excites me as much as getting a dental crown before I found out about the Nitrous Oxide.
I also THINK Hillary will probably win a match-up over Donald Trump. He could get lucky, and that's not good, but he'll probably lose. So what I have to say PROBABLY doesn't even matter. Many of my Republican friends think I should be happy and excited because there's a better than even chance that down-ballot candidates are going to also take a beating with Trump at the top and that Democrats could retake one or both houses of Congress
But I'm not happy about it. I'm actually bummed - what bugs me is friends and a political party I used to support falling for a snake-oil salesman. What bothers me is friends embracing the closest thing to an Authoritarian thug either party has put up in my 30 years of following politics. What bothers me is that as Trump debases American discourse, so he also debases those who support him as President.
And to those Evangelicals and Christians that I know, I would charge that he also debases Christianity when he tries to wrap it around him. I feel like I have to repudiate and denounce his version of Christianity the way people ask Muslims to denounce the act of Islamic Extremists. I know the voice of my Shepherd, and it sounds nothing like Donald Trump.
I don't say this because I want Hillary to win. And I'd never say it about any other Republican candidate, including Ted Cruz (although most of his colleagues would.) I'm not thrilled about her, and would have honestly given a couple Republican candidates a closer look had it been them heads up against Hillary.
At this point, I would understand if you chose to not vote, go Libertarian -(I heard searches for Gary Johnson are way up) and you could certainly write me in if you wish. :D I'm like 100% certain I was born on American soil and wouldn't be disqualified.
But don't support Donald Trump. Do not soil your soul by association with that piece of crap. I think history is full of people who voted for candidates out of fear or party loyalty and later came to regret it. I think authoritarians can be elected to power as easily as they can take it with a gun. And in my deepest darkest paranoid thoughts, I think the walls he wants to build to keep the "others" out are the same ones that can be used to keep you in after he started a trade war and tanked the American Economy.
He offers nothing and lies to your face then turns around two days later and says "No, I didn't say that" He preys upon your fears, your loss, and promises you the moon but won't say how he'll get you there. He's like one of those pick-up artists who keeps trying to get you to say yes to things you like until it feels so good you'll want to say yes to falling into bed with him. It is the ultimate con job, and you can do better than this in 4 years.
if I didn't care I'd just shut the heck up and go back to my video games or technical study...heck, it probably won’t even matter cause he’ll probably bomb the general election.
But I do care about you guys and should you choose to support him in November, you will get to remember that vote for the rest of your lives and I think many if not most of you will look back on it with shame. And on a personal note, I feel like I have to be one of those who stands up and says #NeverTrump and be on record saying it for now and future generations.
WT