Trump has changed my world view in a profound way.

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31. My history professor remarked its actually frightening to think that anyone could become president.

Trump is undoubtedly one of the most brazen demagogues to ever achieve the office of the presidency. The MSM has once again totally failed the citizens. While they flooded the news with the trumped up charges regarding Hilary Clinton and Bengazi and her use of a private email server they gave scant notice to Trumps history of discrimination in leasing to minorities, literally thousands suits (over 3500 at the time he took office) stemming from deliberately refusing to fulfill terms of contracts and forcing suppliers and contractors into bankruptcy. His bilking of his fellow citizens could fill volumes testimony, none of which the MSM thought newsworthy. His major successful blackmail scheme was achieved when the Republican Party caved in to his demands when he threaten to run as a independent.

The parade of boot-lickers slithering up to pay homage to their master is as repulsive as the traitorous kiss of Judas Iscariot. The greatest threat to the Republic is not from without, but from within. The Republicans have driven a knife directly into the heart of the nation that is built on the determination of the founders to forge a nation dedicated to the concept of E pluribus Unum (Out of Many One). This is the most important legacy of the nation's founders. As Adams noted in "Federalist Papers" ...humans are all too likely to form factions that "posses a zeal for differing opinions concerning religion, concerning government , and may other points." That zeal he wrote, "has divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity," and disposed them not to cooperate for the common good. On the second day that the Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence three men were charged with coming up with a motto for the 13 colonies. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas adopted the nations motto to symbolize the challenge of bringing the 13 colonies together for the betterment of the all.

The Republicans have embraced a concept diametrically opposed to that of the nations founders that has sustained the nation though numerous challenges, both from within and from external enemies determined to destroy it. They has cast anyone who does not agree with their nationalist and religious concepts to be in-Americans, immoral depravities, who they are charged with totally destroying it. They and they alone are True Americans and the sole source of right. All others are nothing more than parasites that are sucking life out of the nation. It is obvious who is winning this war. They have captured the overwhelming percentage of positions of power, from local governments, statehouses, the congress and the presidency.

Will the nation recover? Yes, but a what cost. The Trump administration is alienating our allies, destroying environmental protections, deregulating banking setting up a financial disaster, etc. This list grows daily. At my age I can do little in the time left and sadly admit that our generation has put the nation in jeopardy and placed a great burden on the youth to regain the vision of One Nation Undivided for the Common Good of All.