OK, so Donald Trump took advantage of a deeply flawed Primary System that political parties use to nominate their candidates and used his media skills to sweep into the Republican nomination. So what? America is better than Donald Trump.
This is a land of dreams, of opportunity, of cooperation and community, caring and innovation. This is a country that stands tall in the world as a beacon of freedom, a land of vision, character, vitality, and dignity (to borrow an idea from a dear friend).
The United States of America is not a banana republic that elects a thug who promises to imprisons his political opponent upon victory.
I understand that a significant group of people in America feel hopeless and afraid. This is not a country that elects authoritarian dictators. This is not a country that elects a child with a limited attention span who calls out the worst in it's people. This is still a land of hope, a land of dreams.
We will not be sucked down into the dark vortex of the fears pounded into some of us day after day by the likes of extremist talk radio, right wing television, ridiculous conspiracy mongering, and promises of a violent authoritarian government that is going to come to the rescue of the frightened.
America is better than Donald Trump, and it is time for America to speak against his dystopian blatherings.
