I usually post analytical, long-running thoughts. This is not that. This is fun!
If we acknowledge the obvious fact that Trump will be added to Mount Rushmore, then we should consider further: there will be an additional mount. Mount #2. For the few media figures that have stood up and became our vocal, brave media "fathers."
So... Rush, Tucker, Bannon, and.... who? Lara?
Let me know who you think should be on Mount #2.
Plus, could one of you AI savvy folks, have a rendering of Mount #2 created?
:-)
I estimate Trump to be very admirable indeed. But you don't understand how much some percentage of this country truly hates the man. If we made a Trump Mount #2 today it would enrage a significant portion of this country. How do we deal with that?
May have to wait awhile, pretty sure half the country hated Lincoln too, lol
I didn't say you underestimate his admirability. I said you underestimate how broadly admired he is.
And you underestimate how truly reviled he is by a certain percentage of this country.
Oh, he's reviled. But the certain percentage is small. Not trivial. But small.
I hope and believe that you are correct. But I do believe that percentage is large enough that we can't simply write them all off as lost. At some point there must be reconciliation and healing.