I watched the Trump rally vitriol in Arizona--his words included lots of lies, exaggeration, name calling, threats, bigotry and more. He was the big bully on stage, and what was worse was that there were a large number of fans sitting close to one another without masks cheering for him and telling him that they loved him. When he cruelly demeaned another, they booed--the people he demeaned included several women of varying cultures, popular American media, and of course his opponents. What was most frightening was the way he pointed at the newspeople at the back of the rally space, and spoke harshly about them--truly he was inciting hate, and perhaps violence, towards them. He also spoke for quite some time about a former White House associate who told of his heinous White House acts--he sounded like a Mafia bosss sending a message to anyone else who would dare out his lies, cheating, and self-serving actions as President of the United States. Though he didn't say the person's name, it was clear he was sending a message which said if you cross me, I'll make life hell for you.
Any of us who have dealt with bullies, oppressive bosses, and hateful and bigoted people know the cruely they are capable of--we know how they obstruct good living for good people and stand in the way of positive progress. As I listened to Trump who clearly knows how to manipulate the masses with his strong voice, intonation, body posturing, and lies, I felt like someone was throwing rocks at me. His bogus impact on my psyche was even more clear throughout the evening as I had one nightmare after another. Why people don't realize what a danger this man is, I can't understand.
I hated looking at his fans--like a cult, they hung on his every word. As I looked at them, I thought about the people they probably harm and hurt, like Trump, with cheating, lies, hate, prejudice, and of course, viral spread. Why these people are so beholding to him, I can't understand. It reminds me so much of what happened in Nazi Germany as Hitler used propaganda to sway the masses to murder their countrymen and women. Hitler's rage, violence, and murder began with Trump-like propaganda, and ended with mass incarceration and a devastating impact the world over, impact we are still suffering from today.
Trump is a true danger to our country and the world. I hope people realize that. I recognize that his strong voice, confident manner, and showmanship attract people because freaks have always been curious to people, but please recognize that a freak like Trump does not make a good leader--he will lead to true harm, hate, and greater death, sadness, and oppression in our country. Don't be fooled. Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the first step to recovery.