TRUmP

Perhaps you'll pardon me if I write this letter in a more personal vein than usual. I want to tell you about some personal perceptions of mine, primarily because the net effect of Donald Trump's adages will be a generation of kids who are unable to read, write, or distinguish good from evil. To get immediately to the point, Trump's list of sins is long and each one deserves more space than I have here. Therefore, rather than describe each one individually, I'll summarize by stating that his cat's-paws are unified under a common goal. That goal is to doctor evidence and classification systems and make rummy generalizations to support egocentric, preconceived views. Trump likes thinking thoughts that aren't burdensome and that feel good. That's why it is easy to see faults in others. But it takes perseverance to ring the bells of truth. I repeat: He likes to imply that the purpose of life is self-gratification. This is what his indiscretions amount to, although, of course, they're daubed over with the viscid slobber of insolent drivel devised by his pals and mindlessly multiplied by besotted snollygosters.

I can assure you that I, having repeatedly witnessed Trump silence critical debate and squelch creative brainstorming, feel that I have every right to refer to him as an untoward, dastardly criticaster. Now, that last statement is a bit of an oversimplification, an overgeneralization. But it is nevertheless substantially true. I have no problem with the manifestly obvious statement that every morning he asks himself, "How can I fool the masses today?". I have no problem with the idea that the only way that he could convince me that coercion in the name of liberty is a valid use of state power would be to feed me stupid-flakes for breakfast. And I have no problem with the special privileges occasionally granted to anal-retentive con artists. What I do have a problem with are his sordid threats. Be always mindful that he seems to have recently added the word "teleoroentgenography" to his otherwise simplistic vocabulary. I suppose Trump intends to use big words like that to obscure the fact that his position that sensationalism and resistentialism are identical concepts is based upon a specious argument without any substantive basis. Or, to express that sentiment without all of the emotionally charged lingo, he should think about how his wisecracks lead cuckoo nymphomaniacs to let feral mob bosses run rampant through the streets. If Trump doesn't want to think that hard, perhaps he should just keep quiet.

Should this be discussed in school? You bet. That's the function of education: To teach students how to maintain social tranquillity. When you get right down to it, Trump has two imperatives. The first is to take control of a nation and suck it dry. The second imperative is to torment, harry, and persecute anyone who crosses his path. What is happening between his legates and us is not a debate. It is not a friendly disagreement between enlightened people. It is a maladroit attack on our most cherished institutions. I'll end this letter with a personal invitation to Donald Trump himself: If you care to respond to what I wrote, please do, especially if you think that I am being inaccurate or unfair. I do not wish to misrepresent you in any way whatsoever. Pax vobiscum.