It’s not just that we “disagree” on discrete political issues. It’s that Trump rejects our entire system. We “disagree” on basics like the peaceful transfer of power, the checks and balances in our government, on basic human rights, which I don’t think the man — or his followers — is capable of grasping.
I disliked George Bush II intensely. I did not think, and I still don’t think, he had the brains to be president. Nothing so far has changed my mind about that.
But I believe that, like most of us, George Bush II was not deliberately raised by his father to feel zero empathy. In the old photograph of George W. Bush holding his two infant daughters, there’s genuine tenderness and joy, a human feeling that seems lacking in Trump. George Bush II, born to wealth and power, is a grossly entitled man, but entitlement is not the sum total of his personality and outlook. If I were alone with him, I would not be afraid to make eye contact.
I cannot say the same about Trump.
Pam Troy 