Trump has changed my world view in a profound way. [View all]

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I used to believe that the American experiment in self government proved that folks from all walks of life could compromise when necessary and reach a rough consensus. Businessmen and women will tell you the best deal is not where you screwed the other guy or gal but where everybody walks away from the table feeling as if they won something.

I would point to seemingly irreconcilable conflicts like the Arab-Israeli conflict and say that if both sides were able to give a little they could work it out. I would point to America with all its different religions and races and nationalities and say that we more or less get along. Of course I am not ignoring all the conflicts along the way...


But if I can't get along with a Trump supporter who I share a nation with how the hell can I expect hostile nations or religious factions to get along.

Thank you, Mr Trump, for killing my faith in reason, problem solving, and finding consensuses.






P.S. I hate the red edits. They are aesthetically displeasing but I wanted to add this edit: If I had to write my original post over I would have written it a bit differently. There can no be no compromise with evil. It must be defeated. I am hopeful. There will be no consensus to be reached with the Deplorables. They must be defeated, albeit peacefully, and they will be. There are more of us than there are of them.