Stephen Armstrong: The wages of hate

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Published: 09-26-2024 4:32 PM

The United States is within, what? — 20,000 or 40,000 votes of electing an utterly unfit man to be president. Millions of us despise him, but no matter what happens, win or lose, we will have to make compromises along the way, no matter how righteous we feel.

On behalf of the other side, because Donald Trump can never fulfill his voters’ desires, the Trump voters will end up angrier than they are already, as difficult as this is to imagine. After four years of Trump, they will be in an awkward position, still feeling betrayed, poor, impotent, and not comprehending what happened or why.

No matter who wins, Trump voters will think the country’s back has been stabbed, and that the wounds are not their fault. Such are the wages of hate.

Stephen Armstrong

Hadley

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