Trump was given an opportunity that very few have been blessed with in their life. The opportunity to provide leadership to better the lives of millions during a period of fundamental economic changes. This is not limited to the leadership that his fellow citizens look to the presidency that to puts the welfare of the citizens as paramount, but for millions who rely on our nation for guidance and inspiration. Rather than following the lead of his party’s most inspiring patriot who led the nation in its most perilous times "to bind up the nation's wounds" in the aftermath of the Civil War, Trump has chosen to sow hatred and division as his favorite weapon to desperately hold on to the power he craves.
It is not as if the citizens were not forewarned. Several members of his adopted party loudly proclaimed that he was not a suitable to lead the nation. It was glowingly evident that he had some serious flaws of character long before he captured the nomination of the Republican Party as their choice to seek the highest office in the land. Flaws that would have in more noble times have excluded him from ever being considered of worthy of their endorsement. However, the present upheaval of globalization, mass immigration of desperate people brought on by failed governments and increasing automation provided fertile ground for demagogues. The situation has many similarities to that during the post World War I environment that led to the citizens’ acceptance of what would in the end result in disastrous consequences for Germany and Italy.
It is plain for all who have eyes to see that Trump’s quest for power is insatiable. He has absolute disregard for democracy and its innate demand for transparency and collegial cooperation that put the nation’ welfare as paramount. Our democratic allies are not cherished, encouraged and supported but have come under scathing attacks is in sharp contrast to his embracement of the most vicious dictators who are accorded the highest regard. This charge is glaringly substantiated in which todays' crop of dictators return the compliment and provide him with the support of their bloody regimes. There is no doubt that if he had been given the opportunity and his admiration for unscrupulous evilness, he would have gladly got in bed with the likes of Hitler, Stalin and Mao.
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