Why am I so adamantly against Trump?

Richard Neil Graham

Why am I so adamantly against Trump?

Why won't I give him a chance?

1. Unlike Trump, I went to church. For more than 18 years. I know what the Bible says. I know what Jesus said. Nothing in the Bible is supportive of a human being like Trump... at least in the New Testament. If you live by the Old Testament, that's an argument for another day.

2. I have read more about history than any Trump supporter that I have ever met. When Trump chickened out from debating Bernie Sanders, I saw more evidence of his cowardice and lack of integrity. He KNEW that Sanders would have torn him to pieces. Sanders LIVED much of the history that I just read about. He CHAINED HIMSELF TO A BLACK WOMAN to fight for civil rights. Trump has fought for himself since he was a child. A leopard does not change its spots. Why does anyone with a brain think that Trump will change his?

4. Forget Clinton. You hate her. I get that. But Bernie Sanders exists. He could have piled up money like the Clintons or Trump, but he didn't. Why did you hate Bernie? Because someone told you that he was a socialist, right? Well, I have a secret for you -- Jesus was not a capitalist. Remember him throwing the money changers out of the temple? Do you truly believe that Jesus would support Trump?

5. Life. Life has shown me that hate and marginalizing those who are different from us only leads to death, destruction, hatred and genocide. Does no one remember the Native Americans? They welcomed white Europeans with food, advice and openness. How were they treated? They were murdered. Listen to Trump. What do you think his answer to those who resist HIM will be?

6. Well, maybe you're a White Anglo Saxon Protestant like me and Michael Hunt. You might think you're safe. But what if you're white and Jewish? What if you're white and gay? What if you're white and Muslim? What if you're white and an intellectual? What if you're white and oppose Trump? Do you believe that no one will ever come for you? If so, you never learned anything from history.

I may be wrong. I have been wrong many times before.

But what if I am right?