Gary Horton | What SCV Knows that Washington Has Forgotten |
There are pros and cons to Donald Trump. Both sides of his rise in American politics make serious arguments about his impact. That’s not the debate here.
What concerns me is Trump’s continued and accelerating assault on civility. Trump refuses to project the norms of a respectful society in what is supposed to be the United States of America. No topic is immune. No space is spared. Nothing is off limits, not even Mother’s Day.
Mother’s Day used to be a space of common ground. We all have mothers. We’re supposed to slow down for a moment, express gratitude, and remember the people who carried us into the world. It was a kind of civic respite. A day to put down the political weapons and recognize something deeper that we all share.
But instead, this was Trump’s Mother’s Day message:
“Happy Mother’s Day to ALL, in particular the Mothers, Wives and Lovers of the Radical Left Fascists, Marxists, and Communists who are doing everything within their power to destroy and obliterate our once great Country. Please make these complete Lunatics and Maniacs Kinder,........