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To the editor:
Trump is President of the United States of Vice.
MAGA has a really obvious set of bad habits guiding its movement.
MAGA promotes mass ignorance (trust in autocrats), political force (ICE), dishonesty (lying about the 2020 election) and military adventurism (Venezuela and Iran).
MAGA champions economic monopoly (oil, steel and everything else), social and sexual exploitation (coverup of Epstein’s pals) and a Christian nationalist religion based on a discredited version of the teachings of Jesus.
MAGA is fully racist (Make America White Again), fully sexist (women barefoot, pregnant and chained to the refrigerator), anti-science (vaccines entirely voluntary) and anti-environment (“Drill baby drill”).
MAGA wants the super wealthy to live in luxury and everybody else to live in misery.
Who would ever want to disassociate themselves from such a fabulous movement?
Kimball Shinkoskey
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krell1349
Add to that, the Trump crime family, the biggest grifters ever.
Friday, March 13 Report this
Valete
Summary
You criticize MAGA for promoting mass ignorance, political force, dishonesty, and military adventurism. The movement is also accused of championing economic monopoly, social exploitation, and a Christian nationalist religion.
Criticism
Your letter is a collection of your subjective thoughts expressed in speculative terms regarding President Trump and the MAGA movement.
Exposition
A point about your unfounded claim that MAGA champions a Christian nationalist religion based on the false teachings of Jesus.
The U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment’s Establishment Clause prohibits the government from establishing an official church, favoring one religion, or preferring religion over non-religion.
Conclusion
Self-imaginings are not facts. Keep swinging; you may eventually hit a ball out of the ballpark!
Tuesday, March 17 Report this
namrogm
Yes, Trump is the leader of the racist MAGA movement. A convicted felon himself who pardoned hundreds of felons because they worship him, Trump has proven himself to be America's most dangerous enemy. As Robert De Nero said recently, we have to get rid of this rotten excuse for a human being. We can't afford to wait until 2028. Maybe his health, or lack of, will give us peace.
Tuesday, March 17 Report this
fcannisi
@namrogm
Unfortunately, even if Trump left tonight the malignant stain he leaves behind -MAGA - will tarnish our country for many years to come. Trump didn't create racism in America, he just gave the multitudes of racist Americans permission to openly display their bigotry. The same is true regarding Trump's corruption.
Tuesday, March 17 Report this