Mr. Zero Common Sense

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It is common sense to say the more the merrier, but Donald Trump prefers to hack away huge chunks of his voters, with racist rhetoric of the 50's. 

Donald Trump is Mr. Zero common sense because he injures himself when the rock he wanted to throw at somebody, drops and injures his foot.

A blanket statement about ‘vermin’ is not only reminiscent of Nazi Germany, it chips away many of his supporters as well. His father was born in Germany, but he was born on American soil. Therefore, he should understand what democracy means. It means that Americans of German ancestry who normally vote Republican, will distance themselves from a man who spews hate in the year 2024. Also, before he chose politics as a ‘hobby’, some German Americans voted Democrat, some Republican. That is democracy. There is no one race fits all.

Donald Trump is also Mr. Zero common sense, when it comes to statements demeaning black people. Surely, he is aware that some vote Democrat, some Republican. He knows Senator Tim Scott very well, because he said to Trump: I just love you. Now, what happens to that love when Trump demeans a whole race? He might lose conservative black people who vote Republican.

There is no one race fits all. That is why Georgia was elusive for former President Barack Obama. Fast forward to 2020, same party, Democratic Party. Joe Biden captured Georgia. Not only that, Georgia voters made history and sent the first black man, Reverend Ralph Warnock to the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. Jon Ossoff, of Jewish background is the second Georgia U.S. Senator.

What is democracy? Has Donald Trump ever defined it? It is like love. Friends laugh at your boyfriend because you are tall, he is short. You don’t care. Love is blind. Or, your locker room mates laugh behind your back because your girlfriend is ‘ugly.’ You don’t care. Love is blind. Democracy is not blind. It is two eyed. It is for survival, because the alternative is too ghastly to contemplate: Trump's Project 2025 and North Korea.

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