If M.A.G.A. has to be a thing, then so does S.T.A.R. Within the alternate reality found in Donald Trump’s mind, all of his lies are truths. And his lemming-like acolytes buy into every word, because if The Donald says it, it must be true. You know, because he is a Christian Saint, and all.
“I am the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln.” --Donald Trump, this week
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it."--Abraham Lincoln, letter to H. L. Pierce, April 6, 1859
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.
Trump once said that people who came to the US from Nigeria “would never go back to their huts” once they saw America. --Donald Trump, 2017
Trump referred to predominantly Black populated Haiti and African countries, as “s**thole countries.” --Donald Trump, January, 2018
In a question-and-answer session at this week’s conference of the National Association of Black Journalists, Trump was presented with a brief overview of his racist actions, such as, “You’ve used ‘animal ‘and ‘rabid’ to describe Black district attorneys. You’ve attacked Black journalists, calling them a loser, saying the questions they asked are ‘stupid and racist.’ You had dinner with a white supremacist at your Mar-a-Lago resort. So my question, sir, now that you’re asking Black supporters to vote for you: Why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?” Trump was not amused, became highly defensive, and did not answer the question, instead playing the victim.
During and ever since the 2020 presidential campaign, Trump has consistently said that there was “massive election fraud” perpetrated by the Dems (untrue), and that he had “won the election” (untrue).
Trump’s strategist for his first term was Steve Bannon. Bannon is quoted as having said that the press was actually Trump’s prime opponent, rather than the Democratic Party or its candidates. So, according to Bannon, "The way to deal with [the media] is to flood the zone with s**t."
Wikipedia does a good job of documenting the number, the volume over time, and the nature of many such Trump falsehoods, and how no one else in this country’s political history has ever come close to matching Trump’s amazing record of outright lies.
Yet the former president’s faithful cult followers are undeterred in their belief in Trump’s veracity. Saint Donald is their guy, no matter what. No truth from the world the rest of us live in, can get in the way of that commitment. The alternate reality is far too strong for any such “truths” from “that other reality” to get through. The world Trumpers live in is completely secure from any such attacks. Sadly, the obvious result is that it has become pointless to try. The word incorrigible comes to mind. They appear to be effectively blinded by the intensity of the light emanating from the S.T.A.R. And my early prediction that Trump would be the end of the Republican Party appears to be right on track.
