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Change of the Guard

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‘Biden is out, Trump is still in,’ Camp said. ‘And the only way out of a disastrous second Trump administration is apparently Kamala Harris. I cannot believe that people actually think Trump is smart and coherent. He clearly is not. I’ve heard part of his rambling speech and actually felt embarrassed by it all. Is that the best the Republicans have? If it is, it’s a sad day at the office.’

            ‘A Washington Post newsletter described the GOP convention as energized and focused. Considering that the gathering featured a sex worker, Hulk Hogan and a spaced-out Trump, that’s really lowering the bar.’ 

            ‘And then there is the MAGA crowd. As I see it that acronym stands for Make America Go Away. I mean they want to undo the America two generations fought so hard for. Civil rights, equality, inclusiveness, reproductive rights, emancipation. They want all that to go away and send the country back to a time before all those achievements,’ I said.

            ‘Now, the people have the chance to focus on the future once again instead of the past that the republicans glorify and never really existed. I’m also convinced that everybody is better off with Biden concentrating on being president until his term is up, rather than waste his remaining energy on a re-election campaign that he could not win because he wasn’t just fighting Trump but also himself.’

            ‘Harris now has the chance to bring those millions of disaffected voters, who were disgusted with the choice between two old men, back into the voting booth. She has a chance to inspire and take it all back but she will have to fight against an angry, aggressive headwind of lies, defamation and obfuscation.’

            ‘Will Trump actually debate her live on TV?’ I asked Camp.

            ‘I doubt it. She can certainly outsmart and outdebate Trump but she needs to paint him into a corner and make him loose his cool which should not be hard. A cornered Trump will lash out with fury and hatred for all to see. According to his own words he wants to be president for vengeance, retribution and punishment of those who oppose him and to get rid of all those pesky lawsuits against him. Also, he has a poor understanding of geopolitical issues, has a limited vocabulary and is not interested in facts and truths which makes him a poor debater against anybody with an education.’

‘Harris is also a former prosecutor and as she already pointed out she has met plenty of people like Trump in her previous jobs. ‘I took on perpetrators of all kinds; predators who abused women, fraudsters and cheaters who were only interested in their own gain. Her own record against Trump’s should be a no-contest.’

‘It will be an interesting few months until November but there is a sense of optimism in the air that a second Trump term is not a forgone conclusion as it was only last week after Biden’s disastrous public display of incoherence.’

‘We will watch from our easy chairs and bar stools and hope that common sense will prevail and that the young people come out and vote for the future, not for some mystical past that never existed.’

‘How are we doing today?’ Vicki asked setting down a couple of refills.

‘We’re happy that Biden made the right choice and now there is a chance Trump will lose. Let’s face it. Would you buy a used car from Trump?’

‘Nobody would,’ Vicky said. ‘I wouldn’t even let him drive.’

King of the USA

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‘Now that the Supreme Court declared the President immune to criminal prosecution for acts committed while in office; they elevated the person holding the office of the highest civil service in the country to King and above the law,’ Camp said, shaking his head of grey curls in disgust and disappointment.

‘It’s a war,’ Steve Bannon said, before heading off to serve his 3 months jail term. ‘He meant that him, his acolytes and Trump followers, have declared war on the liberal and tolerant people who uphold democratic and moral principles. He and his kind want to nazify the state and re-install their disposed king. They want vengeance and are fueled by hate and rule by fear and punishment. They want to cut all aid to Ukraine instantly, mass deportations on the southern border and a deconstruction of the administrative state. And Bannon thinks that Trump is a kind hearted person.’

‘I guess this would officially spell the end of the Peace, Love and Happiness era, the end of tolerance and inclusiveness, the end of kindness and the end of respect for each other, no matter our personal origins, beliefs and opinions.’

‘It’s either you’re with us or you’re against us. There is no such thing as agreeing to disagree any longer. Bannon says that we’re never going to be reasonable until we get what we want. Might is right and they also claim to have God on their side.’

 ‘I think the meek are weak and turning the other cheek just means getting slapped around til you fall down,’ I said, downing my first pint.

‘We know they fight dirty. We know they lie, cheat and deny any wrong doing and yet many still think they can convince this basket of deplorables with arguments about the truth and facts, with appeals to their common sense, with a childlike belief that we can make them see the error of their ways. It’s long past that and we are truly at war,’ Camp said, ‘not yet with guns and bullets but with poisonous words and deeds.’

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