Not only do I have a strong dedication to our democracy, but honestly believe that our country desperately needs Biden's almost 50 years in public service to guide this country through a very difficult time ahead. I spent most of my career living and working in dictator-led and communist countries. As an American, I personally witnessed …
Not only do I have a strong dedication to our democracy, but honestly believe that our country desperately needs Biden's almost 50 years in public service to guide this country through a very difficult time ahead. I spent most of my career living and working in dictator-led and communist countries. As an American, I personally witnessed the "absolute rule" of a dictator and knew that I could be imprisoned or even murdered at any time for any drummed up reason. In 2016, I heard the same type of rhetoric from Trump that I heard from Putin in the early 2000's or from Turkmanbashi (Turkmanistan) in the late 1990s. I worked closely with the Nazarbayev government in Kazakhstan, and was lucky to escape Tajikistan. I was a consultant in Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Rwanda - and was smuggled into Afghanistan wearing a burqa and "local" shoes to access the treatment of women during the first Taliban era.
Believe me, I know what a dictator sounds like and behaves like - and Trump's many-sided destructiveness and his "I am God" attitude fits the bill perfectly. He doesn't care about you or me or democracy but only about himself and maybe a few family members. For him, he wants to Russians to continue paying him millions of dollars to support his lavish lifestyle. Turkmanbashi named the months of the year after his family. Trump is just another pathetic mad-man who thinks the world should worship him.
Joe Biden has the experience to lead this country and all of us need to get out and vote. I am sure that Trump will perform his usual temper-tantrum if he looses, but we survived the last one with only five deaths, vital artifacts destroyed, and over 100 Capitol police injured. To elect Trump again would mean the destruction of our way of life, our democracy, and our freedoms. Encourage every one you know to vote in this upcoming election.
Ms. Graham: I agree with your thoughts and greatly admire you for publicly expressing them. While I believe Trump is on an irreversible downward spiral, I do not think any of us--Democrats, Republicans and Independents--can take our eyes off the ball for even a minute as long as this would-be tyrant draws breath. We have to remind ourselves that, save for a narrow Electoral College win (and popular vote LOSS) in 2016, Trump has been on the LOSING end of EVERY election over the past eight years. History will recognize Trump for the anti-democratic monster that he is. But we--the clear majority--must exercise constant vigilance so long as this dime store demagogue draws breath.
Trump is a strutting, pompous, loud math bully who would definitely become a dictator if re-elected, well past day one.
Everyone who throws in with him knows how vindictive and violent he can be, they are just betting he will have mercy on the individual souls they sold to him, for the promise of power.
Don’t count on it. I’m talking to you, slavish castrati like Lindsay Graham and Tim Scott. He turns anyone he wants into Reek, at a moment’s notice, because he is a psychopath and a sadist.
He will give Putin and Orban a run for their dictator money, if we are foolish enough to elect him again.
I believe you when you say you know dictators, because you’ve lived in such countries. I only know them from history, but that’s enough. Trump will become one, if re-elected. That’s what we all need to prevent. Then maybe we can breathe easier. I cannot breathe easier, until he is gone from office or contention. He’s that dangerous.
Not only do I have a strong dedication to our democracy, but honestly believe that our country desperately needs Biden's almost 50 years in public service to guide this country through a very difficult time ahead. I spent most of my career living and working in dictator-led and communist countries. As an American, I personally witnessed the "absolute rule" of a dictator and knew that I could be imprisoned or even murdered at any time for any drummed up reason. In 2016, I heard the same type of rhetoric from Trump that I heard from Putin in the early 2000's or from Turkmanbashi (Turkmanistan) in the late 1990s. I worked closely with the Nazarbayev government in Kazakhstan, and was lucky to escape Tajikistan. I was a consultant in Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Rwanda - and was smuggled into Afghanistan wearing a burqa and "local" shoes to access the treatment of women during the first Taliban era.
Believe me, I know what a dictator sounds like and behaves like - and Trump's many-sided destructiveness and his "I am God" attitude fits the bill perfectly. He doesn't care about you or me or democracy but only about himself and maybe a few family members. For him, he wants to Russians to continue paying him millions of dollars to support his lavish lifestyle. Turkmanbashi named the months of the year after his family. Trump is just another pathetic mad-man who thinks the world should worship him.
Joe Biden has the experience to lead this country and all of us need to get out and vote. I am sure that Trump will perform his usual temper-tantrum if he looses, but we survived the last one with only five deaths, vital artifacts destroyed, and over 100 Capitol police injured. To elect Trump again would mean the destruction of our way of life, our democracy, and our freedoms. Encourage every one you know to vote in this upcoming election.
Warm wishes to all of you, Elizabeth
Ms. Graham: I agree with your thoughts and greatly admire you for publicly expressing them. While I believe Trump is on an irreversible downward spiral, I do not think any of us--Democrats, Republicans and Independents--can take our eyes off the ball for even a minute as long as this would-be tyrant draws breath. We have to remind ourselves that, save for a narrow Electoral College win (and popular vote LOSS) in 2016, Trump has been on the LOSING end of EVERY election over the past eight years. History will recognize Trump for the anti-democratic monster that he is. But we--the clear majority--must exercise constant vigilance so long as this dime store demagogue draws breath.
Trump is a strutting, pompous, loud math bully who would definitely become a dictator if re-elected, well past day one.
Everyone who throws in with him knows how vindictive and violent he can be, they are just betting he will have mercy on the individual souls they sold to him, for the promise of power.
Don’t count on it. I’m talking to you, slavish castrati like Lindsay Graham and Tim Scott. He turns anyone he wants into Reek, at a moment’s notice, because he is a psychopath and a sadist.
He will give Putin and Orban a run for their dictator money, if we are foolish enough to elect him again.
I believe you when you say you know dictators, because you’ve lived in such countries. I only know them from history, but that’s enough. Trump will become one, if re-elected. That’s what we all need to prevent. Then maybe we can breathe easier. I cannot breathe easier, until he is gone from office or contention. He’s that dangerous.