I believe Donald Trump

by | Jan 12, 2025 | World

Twelve days into 2025 and I have already broken what amounted to my one and only New Year’s resolution.I made a vow not to succumb to the easy temptation to write about the madness every time Donald Trump pens an insult-laced tweet or bombastic statement – without, of course, using spell check.
My calculation was that there would be ample opportunity after the US president-elect takes the oath of office later this month to devote time and space to his manic meanderings.
Part of the selfish reason why I promised myself that I would try to avoid, if possible, having to examine the meaning and implications of Trump’s signature spasms of absurdity was to shield myself – briefly, at least – from the undeniable psychological harm he has wrought on the world’s wounded psyche.
From the moment he announced his candidacy for the presidency in 2016, Trump has dominated our gaze and attention. Every depressing day since has been a cacophony of lunacy that has taken a stiff toll on the mind, spirit, and soul. Advertisement
But escaping Trump has become impossible. Cloaked in enormous power, he continues – uninhibited by truth or decency – to burnish his insatiable narcissism and ego, offering us a bitter taste of the carnival of chaos looming on the not-to-distant horizon.
On Tuesday, Trump held a r …

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