It wasn’t surprising to hear that the Trump Show this week is being produced by the former producer of Trump’s reality show, the Apprentice!
What ever happened to the Grand Old Party? The party of Lincoln? What a sad situation. This “conference” is simply a four-day immersion in confusing word-salad. And every supporter is reflecting the same Trump cult-inspired narrative.
Now, saving our “democracy” will fall to the Democrats… if only they will get their act together. We need to hear much more about their plans for the future, and what roles their former presidential candidates will play.
Our society has been torn apart by the social media revolution. So we must get our act together too.
- For the most part politics has become a series of reality show campaign rallies.
- Constant rants have resulted in a deluge of fake news.
- The news media can’t resist reporting (and thus legitimizing) daily senseless blasts.
- Fear-mongering has divided us, and often even inspired violence.
- The Web has become a weapon.
- Cruel attacks are now too tolerated.
- Lies have become commonplace, and for many they have begun to sound true.
- Opposing everything without providing serious solutions has become far too acceptable (Obamacare, climate change, immigration, etc.)
- And some got totally hooked into a cult, conspiracies, and dangerous wishful thinking.
- And too many have replaced personal disappointments with a blind loyalty to a demagogue.
Whether you are a conservative or liberal no longer matters… this time our American “democracy” is literally at stake!!
Larry D. Lauer 
Sadly an accurate description of what we face. Incredible situation. There is no focus on governance just on railing on trump’s critics; nothing on how trump leadership and lack of leadership.