Thursday, May 17, 2018


Dear World Community: On behalf of the majority of Americans who do not support the atrocious behavior and policies of Mr. Donald Trump I wish to apologize. To those who don't know, he did not receive the most votes in the U.S. Presidential election proving yet again that we really do not have a true democracy in the U.S. There was a time when most Americans actually respected the highest office in our land and were able to put country before Party at least some of the time. Most of us know that our President is supposed to set a good example for our children, to be someone they can hopefully look up to and maybe emulate. Most of us know that kids today are instead witnessing a "leader" who has been proven to have lied over 3000 times in a little over a year. This is a fact, not fake news. The Party that formerly called itself the "Law and Order" Party, the "Party of Family Values", and the "Party of Accountability" seems to now ignore these habitual transgressions like a soccer fan who religiously supports his or her team no matter how they perform or behave off the field. Most kids know though that sports are a game and unlike politics are not a life and death situation. They witness a grown man who mocks a disabled reporter, has committed adultery multiple times, has multiple credible sexual harassment accusations against him, who has verbally bashed women he doesn't like based on their appearance, who tried to defame a former President for years claiming he wasn't born in the U.S. but then backtracked, who never admits he was lying or wrong or is sorry. He calls for repressing our freedom of the press, privatizing as much of America as he can to benefit his contributors, gives huge tax breaks to the wealthy, has called violent white supremacists "good people" and who has supported his followers at political rallies to act violently towards dissidents. He regularly breaks many of the Ten Commandments yet is still strongly cheered on by a few powerful televangelists in spite of his chronically sinful actions. This is what the children of America currently witness in their leader. However, when they reach a certain age they will question and in many cases reject the religion that was imposed on them, due to the hypocrisy of Trump and those "sheep" who claim to be moral religious leaders yet condone his un-Christ-like behavior. In the U.S. most of us were raised that this is the land of equal opportunity, where anyone has an equal chance to achieve whatever they want. We are told at a young age that this is the wealthiest and greatest country that has ever existed but "greatest" was never defined with facts or statistics. Most of us later in life do wake up to the fact that the Trumps of the world were usually born with silver spoons in their mouths and were never close to being on a level playing field with 95% of normal Americans. We also grow to realize that if we truly were the greatest country how in the world could we have such high rates of income disparity, childhood obesity, adult imprisonment, infant mortality, outrageously expensive healthcare, less paid vacation time than many poorer countries, shameful rates of gun violence, suicide, homelessness, drug abuse, voter apathy, racism, homophobia, low educational performance and gender inequality? Our President has revoked treaties that many allies and others have worked together for years to try and achieve a more peaceful and environmentally sustainable world. How can YOU trust us in the future to stand by our word based on the actions of this lying, hypocritical, self-absorbed con man? The answer is that there are no guarantees. Like many of you, we have had some tremendous almost scandal-free, educated leaders who promote equal opportunity for all, who prefer diplomacy over bullying, who possess empathy and humility. I beg of you, please forgive us for our sins. We hope to make amends for this temporary embarrassment to the World. Please stay tuned and don't give up, as the majority of us do support accountability and believe no man or woman is above the law no matter how much money they have. Paul Harris Cathedral City, California U.S.A.

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