“You are a communist!” This is what a white, middle-age woman driver said to me from her SUV, as she rolled down her window, stopping alongside my car at a light, not far from my home. Wearing a Trump cap, she had noticed my home-made “bumper sticker” that says: DUMP TRUMP—SAVE AMERICA. This prompted her to speak to me through her open window. I have had the sticker on my car for about two years.
In her mind I am a communist because I want Trump dumped in November. He is anti-America. In her little mind anyone who is anti-Trump is a communist, apparently. I doubt she could define communism. (If anyone is a communist, she is because she supports a president who does not defend our country against Russia!) We got into a brief shouting match and then went our way (I will avoid shouting matches from now on because there is no gain from them. I have always thought that, but it escaped me that day, somehow).
So, what does this mean? One, it means that national politics is heating up and people are beginning to pay more attention. This is common in all presidential elections, but 2020 is like no other. Absolutely like no other.
The other lesson I draw from this little 10 second incident is that some Trump supporters, like this lady (many?), are know-nothings who easily swallow words and thoughts from propagandists like Rush Limbaugh and Laura Graham. A seed of fear and anxiety fuels their embrace for a liar and a manipulator like Trump. What is it? How could we have elected a man like that to begin with!
Bottom line: we are at a crossroads in America. The upcoming election is a critical moment for us as a nation.
I’m Hispanic and I can say that Hispanic issues regarding immigration are completely secondary to the survival of America. You cannot have fair and intelligent immigration policies without fair and intelligent American leaders. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris represent that kind of American. Right now, people like them predominate the Democratic Party. Let’s support them!
REGISTER NOW! BE READY TO VOTE!
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MUST BE BROUGHT DOWN AS
AN ENABLER OF DONALD TRUMP WHO IS
ANTI-AMERICAN & ANTI-DEMOCRACY!
(DUMP TRUMP! SAVE AMERICA!)