Kennedy Family Writes Anti-Trump Op-Ed In Washington Post That EVERYONE Should Read

[blueseas]

http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/11/17/kennedy-family-writes-anti-trump-op-ed-in-washington-post-that-everyone-should-read/

Snip:


Political violence is a terrible inherent risk to any free society. Dictators and strongmen like Vladimir Putin have an answer. They are surrounded and shielded by force at all times. They do not brook dissent. In democracies, we expect our leaders to be accessible and, by and large, they want to be. Inevitably, that makes them vulnerable and the loss of a leader at a crucial time impacts family, country, and even the world, for generations. Anyone who loves politics, the open competition of ideas and public participation in a free society, knows that political violence is the greatest of all civic sins. It is not to be encouraged. It is not funny. It is not a joke.

By now, we have heard enough dark and offensive rhetoric from Trump to know that it reflects something fundamentally troubled, and troubling, about his candidacy. Trump’s remarks frequently, if not inevitably, spark outrage, which is followed by a clarification that, in lieu of an apology, seeks to attribute the dark undertones of his words to the listener’s twisted psyche. This fools no one. Whether you like what he is saying or, like a growing segment of the electorate, you reject it, it is easy to grasp Trump’s meaning from his words. But what to make of a candidate who directly appeals to violence, smears his opponents and publicly bullies a Gold Star family, a decorated prisoner of war, and a reporter with a disability, among others? To borrow the words of Army Counsel Joseph Welch, directed at another dangerous demagogue: “Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”

The truth remains that words do matter, especially when it comes to presidential candidates. On that basis alone, Donald Trump is not qualified to be president of the United States.

[Liberal In Red State]

1. Well said . . . but too late.

[joshdawg]

2. All the reasons described were

presented to the public before the election. So, it really wasn't too late. It's just that no one, except sentient beings, believed drumpf could be such a waste of skin and oxygen.

[Princess Turandot]

3. Actually, the WaPo Op-Ed was timely. It was written on 8/10/16...

Bipartison Reports mostly recycles stuff with headlines that make it seem 'breaking'.

Here's the original link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/take-it-from-a-kennedy-political-violence-is-no-joke/2016/08/10/2fa12232-5f3e-11e6-af8e-54aa2e849447_story.html

[smirkymonkey]

4. K&R

[Sunlei]

5. Donald Trump is not qualified to be president of the United States. I agree, he is unfit.