When opinions of what makes for acceptable behavior are all over the map and relativized, then a nation is in trouble. Seems like we’ve been in that condition for a while. Large numbers support Donald Trump and are wondering what the problem is; large numbers don’t support him and are wondering why there are so many impediments to prosecution.
If there is a time in the future when students are studying these current days in a history class, I hope mention is made of the extreme selfishness of Trump, who never knew when to walk away, never knew how to concede gracefully, who hung around like a chronic condition and never actually grew up. His mindnumbing incompetence and narcissism instead dragged the whole country—and to some extent large portions of the world—through unnecessary travail and darkness—all because he couldn’t bear to lose.
In his own mind, his legacy will be one of unparalleled greatness. The history books—if they still exist—may be far less kind, and rightfully so.
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