Dear President Trump, I bet Elton John isn't too happy with your "Rocket Man" tweet from this morning. What were you thinking? Were you thinking? Sure doesn't seem like a good idea for you to have access to your phone over night. You know how super responsible parents have all family members leave their devices … Continue reading Pernicious “othering”
Racism
Contrived divides
Dear President Trump, On this Labor Day holiday as we wait to find out tomorrow whether you will crush 800,000 Dreamers' lives immediately or in six months, I feel compelled to once again call out the disgusting and cowardly tactics you and the elites have been perfecting. The longstanding strategy of finding those fissures of … Continue reading Contrived divides
You propped the door wide open for tyranny
Dear President Trump, Your decision yesterday to grant Mr. Arpaio a presidential pardon for his criminal contempt conviction has me feeling disgusted and frightened. Others have called you out on this ably and I think ultimately it will be another nail in your coffin and will help seal your fate as the most reviled president … Continue reading You propped the door wide open for tyranny
Daryl Davis is a national hero
Dear President Trump, The poll numbers showing your overall approval rating to be at an historic low makes good sense to me but the stark party and gender divides are mind-boggling. Democrats are profoundly unhappy with your job performance while most Republicans are satisfied with how you are doing and the majority of Democratic women … Continue reading Daryl Davis is a national hero
Stop the crocodile tears
Dear President Trump, The idea that we are losing our history by removing statues venerating Confederate military leaders might have some merit in another universe where there were similarly grand statues celebrating the bravery and achievements of non-military leaders and innovators and where the genders and races of those depicted were proportionate to their numbers … Continue reading Stop the crocodile tears
We need to reword the Declaration of Independence
Dear President Trump, I wonder how it went in Baltimore this morning as your acolytes who just love history had to adjust to the new reality of their monuments to slavery and oppression having been removed with no fanfare in the middle of the night. In some ways it's too bad officials removed the statues … Continue reading We need to reword the Declaration of Independence
They can hang up their hoods
Dear President Trump, You know, at this point, I think you should just let it all hang out. The KKK people aren't all wearing their old hoods anymore and hundreds of formerly anonymous Internet trolls are coming out unmasked to parade around with AK-47s and tiki-torches so why shouldn't you claim your rightful place as … Continue reading They can hang up their hoods
You can’t make yourself condemn the hate
Dear President Trump, While I doubt you could pull it off in a thoughtful, wise sounding way, you know full well what is expected of a president in response to situations like the one that took place in Charlottesville this past weekend. You would have to be a complete idiot not to understand that you … Continue reading You can’t make yourself condemn the hate
You can’t afford to piss off the neo-Nazis
Dear President Trump, What a sad day it is for Charlottesville and our whole country. You were in one of those "between a rock and a hard places", for sure. There is no way you could not make a statement condemning the violence that erupted. I'm not surprised, though, that you chose as lukewarm sort … Continue reading You can’t afford to piss off the neo-Nazis
You want us infinitely manipulable
Dear President Trump, Have you left the dump of the White House to play golf this weekend? Do you really think the White House is sub-standard (as in truly dumpy) or is it just galling to be living in the same place an African American family lived for eight years and you are implying they … Continue reading You want us infinitely manipulable
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