Donald John Trump, a Catastrophe

Before going any further, I want to state some basic premises:

First, when we elect a President of the United States, we are hiring an employee to manage the affairs of our nation, foreign and domestic. In effect, his responsibilities are, arguably, those of CEO, i.e. Chief Executive Officer, of the United States of America, until now, in my opinion, the greatest most prosperous empire in the history of civilization, and the leader of the free world. 

The qualifications required for the position of President of the United States are enormous—over and above those required for even the most complex businesses throughout the world. His (or her) world view, intelligence and intellectual curiosity, leadership and management ability, as well as mental and emotional maturity and stability are absolutely imperative. So also are honesty, integrity, and reliability. Yet these traits in our president, Donald John Trump, are obviously severely lacking if not devoid—across the board. Yet, sadly, it appears that a significant portion of our electorate is unable to perceive that, his track record notwithstanding. They appear to think our present situation is a lark.

Second, our great nation, from World War II through the seventies, arguably, enjoyed the highest standard of living of any other nation in the world (again, in the history of civilization). Even today, for the most part, the poorest of our poor live better than many in other parts of the world. We have only five percent of the world’s population. Yet we consume approximately twenty-five percent of the world’s production. Beginning in the eighties, however, our standard of living begun “going downhill”, another subject for another time, as the standard of living of other nations increased. The point here is that we are in competition with the rest of the world, and we are beginning to lose.

And third, if our people really want our great nation to maintain its position of leadership in the world, even to survive, we must have a competent leader to lead us with our interests in mind, the interests of our people—not just those of the rich and powerful, not just those of one race or another, but of all of us—“We the People”. Donald Trump is not that man. He’s been in office two years, and he’s going backwards. He is a threat to our country. He is a threat to the world. We must open our eyes before it is too late. This is no game. We, all of us, the whole world, are facing an imminent catastrophe—economically and politically. 

Before our presidential election in November, 2016, I told you in my blog then that we had two choices when we went to the polls, elect Hillary Clinton, a disaster, or Donald Trump, a catastrophe. Looking forward as well as backward, events have proven me to be right. In November, 2020, let us vote Donald Trump out of office and, then, put him in prison for his multiple offenses. The future of our nation, our very existence, depends upon it.

Argue if you will. It’s your life that’s at stake.

Respectfully,

Ronald Miller

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