Think back to when you were a young teenager. Remember the kids who were warned by others that their boyfriend or girlfriend was a cheater, liar, thief, bully, abuser, drug user? Did they listen?
No. It made them feel special to think that they were the only one who understood their beloved. They ignored the fact that this information was coming from people who cared about them. Eventually, they found out that they would have spared themselves a lot of pain if they had listened. They were told the truth.
I have been reading posts online from Donald Trump supporters who say that the more Trump gets bashed by the media, the more they want him to be our next president. They are using the “logic” of lovesick teenagers. They don’t bother to find out if the stories are true.
They argue that he didn’t mean it when he said that people who disagree with him should be beaten. He is a great businessman, they say, despite the bankruptcies and fraud lawsuits. He’s a great family man — he’s had three of them.
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We’re not talking about a seventh-grade boyfriend here. We’re talking about a presidential candidate.
Jody Harnish, Lynnwood