Colin Jost, headline SNL comedian at the White House Correspondence Dinner on April 27, put his finger on a significant word: " decency. It is why we are here tonight." He explained why his firefighter grandfather from Staten Island, Trump land, voted for Biden: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/video/colin-jost-grandfather-story-biden-vote-digvid He may have put "decency" on the ballot in November. Perhaps "decency" touches a nerve more deeply than "democracy is on the ballot". Recently, others have put it in different terms: Trump has no moral compass. If anything, the Stormy Daniels-related trial reminded us of what an immoral man he is. Trump's compass is and has been "transactional"; he will get the best deal for himself whether or not it benefits anyone else. The most horrific contribution to American culture has been to normalize indecency as so many have just turned a blind eye to it to support him for other reasons.
From my blog: "The rise of Donald Trump has given partisans an excuse and a green light to behave indecently and disgustingly. We need a "coalition of the decent" of leaders and citizens who rise above economic and political self-interest, or as a country, we will continue to sink into the Trump moral mudmire by excusing and accepting his indecency." https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2024/04/trumps-greatest-contribution-to.html
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