Yes, Our Threat is from Within

By Robert Gould, As published in The Union

Let’s refresh our memories on what Trump said last week in a speech:

“We pledge to you that we will root out the Communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical-left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country—that lie and steal and cheat on elections. They’ll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American dream. The threat from outside forces is far less sinister, dangerous, and grave than the threat from within. Our threat is from within.”

We will never vote for Trump because he and his MAGA extremists want to dump American democracy, dump “We-the-People” pluralism, and replace it with white Christian nationalism implemented by their authoritarian cult leader. It's dangerous and un-American.

Trump’s disastrous presidency can be summarized with these 9 acts:

1. passing huge wealthy and corporate tax cuts (pushing us 8 trillion $ further in debt),

2. separating children from their parents at the border,

3. basically ignoring covid,

4. appointing unqualified ideologues to the Supreme Court and lower benches,

5. damaging our global alliances, especially with NATO,

6. promoting hatred against minorities, especially Blacks, Mexicans, Muslims, LGTBQ,

7. attacking democracy through gerrymandering and suppressing votes,

8. attacking women’s reproductive freedoms, and

9. promoting an insurrection on January 6.

Will our election be safe from the GOP’s cheating and intimidation? Will Trump’s 91 felony counts assure us his dictatorial ambitions will not come to light?

Voters' memories will need to be refreshed.