Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Making fun of Donald Trump

Late night show hosts and other comedians are having a field day calling our attention to Donald Trump’s missteps, stumbles and foibles. They get us to laugh, but they can’t tell us what to make of this or how to respond.
In the midst of this comedic onslaught, we seem to have left behind this crucial question: How did this happen in America? How could we trade a decent, smart, ethical and articulate President for Donald Trump? Are Americans so desperate? So ignorant? Did Hillary, for all her experience, make strategic errors? What about the news media? What about the American psyche and culture? How could we leave legislation in the hands of an obstructionist Republican majority?
The current climate of activism and protest shows it’s time to stop laughing and do something.

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