Hate for Trump adds to rancor around politics of personality

The assassination attempt of Donald Trump with extreme security incompetence, mismatched agencies and uncoordinated communication was bad enough. Add to that, vitriol of ultra Trump-haters and merchandise displaying, “The only good Trump is a dead one.” Yes, this was a weeklong Amazon ad before and after the assassination attempt until called out, but still available online.

It’s not surprising almost all internet searches deal with Trump’s “hate,” not hatred against him. All these are coordinated efforts by a biased media, Democrat Party and Deep State to create a false racist, sexist, violence-inciting, Hitler-like image of Trump while deflecting ethical, energy, financial and foreign policy failures of the current administration. But what is more obvious where real hate is? If Trump-haters can’t successfully denigrate, impeach, bankrupt, or imprison him, then destroy him. It would be indeed tragic if Deep State operatives arranged to make Trump vulnerable.

A youth I know wanted to discuss the attempted assassination with peers. Oh no. “We should never talk about politics.” The Deep State Left has made everything political, meaning we shouldn’t talk about anything, unless agreeing with the party-line narrative. Since when shouldn’t we discuss, question and debate basic moral values? Is it wrong to murder? Steal? Cheat? To wish dead or murder someone you hate? Or conversely, is it wrong for who hates you to kill you? The answer: “Yes, still wrong!”

Let’s focus on timeless moral values, not political rhetoric and rancor around personalities and party. And let’s vote culture and civilization-sustaining values.

Tim Bickel

Cedar Rapids