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| If You Voted for Donald Trump, You Owe My Children an Apology | ||
| 2017-11-24 | ||
| [JohnPavlovitz] If you voted for Donald Trump, you owe my children an apology. Do tell... You owe them an apology for making them grow up with a hateful, incompetent, petulant, predatory monster as their President. For placing their safety in the hands of an impulsive child, who trolls world leaders with nuclear weapons and wields our military like an insecure coward brandishes a gun at a party. Trust me when I say if you are brandishing a firearm at a party, you are not insecure. Crazy, yes. Insecure, no. For unleashing the fierce tide of bullying, racism, bigotry, and homophobia they have to see in their classrooms and ball fields and neighborhoods—because the man you chose has repeatedly encouraged and legislated it. Wait. Wha? For making them do “shooter drills” at school, because you’ve sanctioned a man who is fully in bed with the NRA, who removes barriers to mentally ill people getting guns, and who does nothing to prevent military weapon proliferation. First I heard of mentally ill people getting a pass when it comes to guns. For the terrifying images of a crowd of emboldened, violent, torch wielding Nazis terrorizing a town—and of a President who coddled them afterward. Huh? As I recall Trump could give a f*ck about Charlottesville. For the inexplicable disconnect they see in a man claiming to be Christian—while being so devoid of anything remotely resembling Jesus. "Judge not, lest ye be judged." It's right there in the Holy Bible. You owe my daughter an apology for excusing his reprehensible words about women when voting for him; for ignoring the multiple accusations of sexual assault against him, for placing a man with such clear disregard for her at the highest level of leadership in the country she calls home. Trump leads the government, not the nation. He sure as hell isn't my leader. You owe my son an apology for taking someone with a lifetime resume of filth and misogyny, and asking him to look up to that man as a leader; for rewarding the very sexist, ignorant, repugnant behavior we implore him never to engage in or abide in those around him. See above. If you are teaching your kids that elected people are supposed to be leaders and not representatives, you are leading them down a dark path. You’ve let my children down by thrusting them into an America that is far less secure, less compassionate, less decent, more fractured, and more violent than it was a year ago—and because that truth alters children immersed in it. And that's just the good things Trump has done. But lest you think this is just about me, about my family, about my children—be assured it is not. Oh, thank heaven. I was actually worried. Yes, you’ve surely failed my children with your vote, and more so with the way you’ve doubled down on the toxicity released over the past year—but you don’t owe an apology to them alone. You owe your children an apology too. Really? Do go on. They too are inheriting this jagged, hateful, angry nation you’ve co-created with your vote. They too are reminded every day by their President, that honesty and integrity and empathy and kindness are of little value; that going low gets the intoxicating applause of the crowd and the affection of the ignorant. They too will have their personalities, their priorities, their sense of safety, and their very identities formed in the crucible of this scalding hatred Donald Trump presides over and continually cultivates. If your children one day become ill, they too will have a difficult time affording care or staying alive without going broke. Obamacare was legislated broken. They too will have to breathe the air and drink the water and reside on the planet that this President leaves to rot. They too will be saturated in the enmity and the callousness of this country—and make no mistake it will change who they are. It will change the way they perceive truth and the way they respect differences and the way they value people’s bodies and well-being. And if that means real change, then it should happen. And not just my children and not just your children. FFS! You owe an apology to every child who has to spend their formative years in an America that is defined by: fear of the other, an epidemic of cruelty, a poverty of decency, a deadly allergy to facts, a Christianity of coercion and malice, a defiant resistance to diversity. Or what we call Saturday night in Chicago You owe an apology to every young woman growing up in an America where celebrity preachers vilify assault victims and defend predators, where accusers are tried and offenders elected. And Trump gets fingered for that? You owe an apology to every young man who forms his identity in a culture where men can do whatever they want to women and they will rarely be held accountable; where gentleness is a liability and brutality an asset. Both are assets, actually, if used correctly. Yes, this horrible stuff existed long before this year, but it’s never had such a powerful and uncontested cheerleader with such an ability to ratify it all—and that’s something that’s on you and that you’ll have to own. That’s just how it is. So yes, you can puff out your chest online, and posture and boast all you want. Thank you, but I think I'll pass. The way I hear, love ain't s'posed to be puffed up. You can cling to the fading lie that you’ve won anything here, or that you’ve somehow struck a blow for America or Jesus or patriotism. You can tell me to suck it up and to let it go and to f*ck off—which I’m now quite used to. So why doncha? But at the end of the day you’ve simply let a lot of people down: My mom once told me that I could be anything I wanted. So I became a disappointment. My children. Your children. The children of this country and the planet. They all have lost because you were irresponsible with one of the greatest responsibilities you’ve ever had in their lifetime, and now they have to live with the terrible fallout—and you owe them all an apology. I’m well aware of what your likely response to all this will be. I don’t imagine an apology will be forthcoming—so I’ll apologize to them on your behalf. Please. Feel free. Then, I’ll spend every day living that apology. Sounds to me you ARE a walking, talking apology. I’ll remind my children your children and all children, that there are lots of adults who still believe that people are inherently valuable and stunningly beautiful—that not all adults fear brown people and gay people and foreigners and immigrants.
I’ll do my best to make them feel safe and loved and hopeful here, even on the days that I don’t. You'll be overwhelmed, coz there's a lotta need out there and one sorry socialist can't fix it all. Even while presidenting. I’ll even teach them to forgive people who fail and hurt them, because I know how difficult that it is right now. A straight up invitation for gratitude. Hope you can live with yourself. And I’ll remind them that even when bad people are rewarded, doing the right thing is still the thing most worth doing. I’ll teach them that when hatred seems the most treasured currency, that love is still worth more than gold. I’m just sorry that they have to live with something (and someone) far less than they deserve—and they didn’t have to.
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| Posted by:badanov |
| #24 I apologize that we didn’t do it earlier. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-11-24 22:02 |
| #23 Well, that's four minutes I'll never get back. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-11-24 19:33 |
| #22 The culture was headed downward before Trump came along! It was a culture infected by Obummer, the Clintons and the Uniparty. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-11-24 14:02 |
| #21 If you are teaching your kids that elected people are supposed to be leaders and not representatives, you are leading them down a dark path. Bingo. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-11-24 13:52 |
| #20 #17 - seconded |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-11-24 13:44 |
| #19 Or what we call Saturday night in |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2017-11-24 13:22 |
| #18 Dang, this guy is even worse than my in-laws. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-11-24 13:00 |
| #17 I don't know why, but some still worship the ground Hillary collapses on. This should be Snark O' The Day! |
| Posted by: Raj 2017-11-24 12:46 |
| #16 As Almostanonynmous has already noted, the poor man has written Trump where the name Obama belongs. IF you make the substitution, his rant is more or less correct, though still overheated. lets go over it "For placing their safety in the hands of an impulsive child, who trolls world leaders with nuclear weapons and wields our military like an insecure coward brandishes a gun at a party." The current threat of nuclear weapons emanates from Iran and North Korea both encouraged by President O "For unleashing the fierce tide of bullying, racism, bigotry, and homophobia they have to see in their classrooms and ball fields and neighborhoods—because the man you chose has repeatedly encouraged and legislated it" The fierce tide exists and is directed against white males encouraged by whom? (I ignore the next paragraph which makes no sense. It is true that O's policies did encourage gun sales, but shooter drills?" "For the terrifying images of a crowd of emboldened, violent, torch wielding Nazis terrorizing a town—and of a President who coddled them afterward." I suppose he is referring to Antifa. Images of its behavior are terrifying" The next paragraph is out of place, It refers to the previous Democrat who was president. "You owe my son an apology for taking someone with a lifetime resume of filth and misogyny, and asking him to look up to that man as a leader; for rewarding the very sexist, ignorant, repugnant behavior we implore him never to engage in or abide in those around him." The "Chume Gang" and close association and even dependence on the vile terrorist Bill Ayres (who apparently wrote O's autobiographies) are horrifying, but maybe not that horrifying. "You’ve let my children down by thrusting them into an America that is far less secure, less compassionate, less decent, more fractured, and more violent than it was a year ago—and because that truth alters children immersed in it." Obviously this is Obama's legacy but it should refer to eight years rather than one. Today the almost orgasmic hate we see is directed at Trump, not by him, as this rant illustrates. The rest of the rant clearly refers to Obama, from the references to medical care failures, coercion by government, allergy to facts, injustice, etc. I suppose the poor ranter got more and more frustrated by his inability to criticize president O that when able to criticize a president he blurted it all out. It's like someone frustrated by inability to criticize the boss, come home and rants at one's spouse. |
| Posted by: Daniel 2017-11-24 12:39 |
| #15 Lighten up, Francis.......what a tool. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-11-24 11:10 |
| #14 You know Trump's on the right road when neotes like the above write out these lists of blasphemies against the deep state's religious icons. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-11-24 10:23 |
| #13 /I don't know why, but some still worship the ground Hillary collapses on. LOL! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-11-24 10:21 |
| #12 The author mis-spelled Obama several times. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-11-24 09:25 |
| #11 yes, I DO detect a hate-filled toxic environment. I suspect his children will be poisoned by Fool and Loser |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-11-24 09:05 |
| #10 Sadly far too many people share that delusion - spurred on by the likes of MSNBC, CNN, and the rest of the alphabet networks. Someone should hold them accountable. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-11-24 08:57 |
| #9 The child who wrote this needs help. It's living in a delusion, as NONE of what it says is true. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2017-11-24 07:20 |
| #8 I don't know why, but some still worship the ground Hillary collapses on. |
| Posted by: Bunyip 2017-11-24 05:47 |
| #7 This is just an emotional outburst, the kind that they tell us they're above due to their superior intelligence. LOL. They'd be crucifying us for doing this if Hillary had won. It is the reaction of a child to having his toy taken away. |
| Posted by: Harcourt Angoluting9366 2017-11-24 03:56 |
| #6 I owe your feral offspring nothing. Yes you do. You, and I, and everybody, owe them am apology for allowing their father to have children. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-11-24 02:52 |
| #5 I owe your feral offspring nothing. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-11-24 02:18 |
| #4 Minister my ass. He sounds like that idiot pope in his exhalation of Guilt. Did't I die, and all Our Heavenly troops Die for your sorry asses? leave the tampon and pass the ammunition. LORD Adonai: Keep OUR Children out of the hands of those schitzo, commie, asshole Phony Schmucks. Amen! |
| Posted by: newc 2017-11-24 01:39 |
| #3 And quit supporting that delusional cat lady before demanding apologies. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2017-11-24 00:52 |
| #2 Well said, Lone Ranger. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-11-24 00:51 |
| #1 To your children: "I'm sorry that you have such a deluded father. But - try to look past him - and watch as an imperfect President - with his heart in the right place - does battle with the forces of evil in America - and fights to Make America Great Again." |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2017-11-24 00:40 |