I can understand why there might be differences of opinion and perspective among those who live on the coasts and those who live away from the coasts, in the “heartland”—a misnomer if I’ve ever heard one, as if all the red in the country’s ever-expanding midsection is representative of the true, virtuous character of this nation.
What I don’t understand is how Donald Trump and the machinery that produced him could become the voice of so many voters—including Latino and Black voters— in so many places, including Center City Philadelphia and Detroit and San Francisco, and most any other urban area, I guess.
I get that the demographics are changing, but what I don’t get is why Trump is the guy.
Sure, maybe it’s as simple as latching onto whoever is saying what you want to hear, regardless of moral character or general lack of humility, and humanity. After all, who cares, as long as he gets the job done…? The insane amount of rationalizing and moral compromise going on here is stunning, and not a little disappointing. And let’s add confusing—the sides have apparently subscribed to different Sunday Schools of thought.
But beyond that, since when do we overlook glaring character flaws in someone running for the highest office in the land? The only answer I can come up with is that people are willing to overlook a lot of things. They are, by nature, greedy, self-interested, and surprisingly vulnerable to smooth talkers who can deliver a line.
Our god truly must be the belly.
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