Failing the Acid Test
History lessons from an unserious man
“How do I hate thee (Donald Trump)? Let me count the ways.” Ok! Fear not. I’m not going to count the ways. Nobody would read to the end. Rather, I cite one overarching reason to not cast your ballot for Donald Trump I use as a talking point with people who would vote for him: He knows nothing about the history of the country he professes to love. And I figure if you’re going to run the USA, you ought to know something about our past.
Sifting through videos of Trump in action, I’ve found some telling moments that demonstrate just how ignorant Trump truly is. Forget about the speech during which he informed his base that the Continental Army shut down the airports during the Revolutionary War. That’s simply emblematic of the hyperbolic moronic thinking people have come to abhor. I mean — he can’t really think there were airplanes in 1780, can he?
And forget that most of us know the words to the Star Spangled Banner by heart while Trump does not. You think I’m kidding? Videos have shown Trump “singing” along with the national anthem, fudging away at the words he clearly does not know by heart. Not a good sign for a guy who literally hugs and kisses the flag.
Having digested those, I almost became desensitized to Trump’s ignorance until I happened upon a new example of…
