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Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Trumpproval

A new AP-NORC poll finds 44% of Americans support President Trump’s oversight of the coronavirus pandemic, which is exactly in line with his overall 43% approval rating. These numbers are indicators of an historically failed presidency, harbingers of a re-election bid in serious trouble, indeed.

Panicked tales of rising Trump numbers across the left as he flails heartlessly and idiotically about in this crisis as he does every other day in every other way are just a symptom of the ongoing crisis in confidence experienced by every sane and decent person during the ongoing reign of the stupid shit king and his death-cult day after demoralizing day.

Do not give up hope. A disgusted majority can expel Donald Trump from power. A rising generation of activists, artists, scholars, and voters committed to equity, sustainability, and diversity can push the Democratic party into an instrument of reparation, reform, and transformation.

It is possible to meet human needs. It is possible to heal the world from the scars of industry and the greed of plutocrats. Everybody is scared, nothing seems to make sense, but do not lose heart. Do your best. Be brave, and when you fail to be brave try, as they say, at least to be kind, and remember to be kind to yourselves as well. Courage!

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