“Why Trumpism?” Intelligent People Want to Know
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I consider myself an intelligent person. I am not close to the “genius” category, but I stay informed, think before I make another mistake, and the people I admire most cherish their right to free and independent thought: they are not “joiners.” Like most intelligent people, I continue to ask one question: “how is it possible that 10 years later the worst person in the world continues to have loyal supporters?” It’s called “Trumpism.” As the 2024 campaign lingered on, it is true that although attendance at Trump’s hate rallies rapidly declined, millions of men and women with questionable loyalty to their country continued to praise their failed Fuhrer. I see only three reasons why anyone would continue to support a traitor, a convicted felon, a self-admitted sexual predator, and an old, obese, white man who is incapable and unwilling to serve all Americans: ignorance, denial, and chosen ignorance. Trump either cannot read and comprehend what he is required to re...