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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf you need to laugh--Steve Lopez of the LA Times on Trump voters:
By Steve Lopez ColumnistNov. 14, 2020
7 AM
As the tally of COVID-19 cases and deaths surged across the United States over the last week, President Trump seemed not to notice because he was too busy insisting he had won reelection. And through it all, Trumps Jim Jones-like cult of true believers remained as loyal as ever.
I know this because some of them reached out to me.
I hope you die a miserable death very soon! wrote a reader named David.
A bit harsh, perhaps, but like Trump himself, his acolytes across the land insist he has been robbed, and that Joe Biden is an illegitimate president-elect. They claim there was widespread cheating in places like Philadelphia and Atlanta. And they beat me like a punching bag for not buying Trumps view of things.
But thats the way it ought to work. I took my shots at Trump last week in a column titled Good riddance, Mr. President. So, in the interest of fairness, I will now air the other side, from my readers who continue to stand by their man.
All of it at the link: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-14/column-i-hope-you-die-a-miserable-death-and-other-words-of-encouragement-from-my-readers
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If you need to laugh--Steve Lopez of the LA Times on Trump voters: (Original Post)
CaliforniaPeggy
Nov 2020
OP
It was so good! I'm sure he did enjoy writing it. They make it easy for him.
CaliforniaPeggy
Nov 2020
#2
Thanks for post. Very entertaining article--that Steve fellow is un chistoso!
RestoreAmerica2020
Nov 2020
#8
"You ... is the kind of person" -- ah, the grammar errors come thick and fast with this crowd. nt
eppur_se_muova
Nov 2020
#14
dhill926
(16,314 posts)1. just finished reading that article...
fantastic job as always, by Mr. Lopez...sounds like he really enjoyed writing it...
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,525 posts)2. It was so good! I'm sure he did enjoy writing it. They make it easy for him.
Hekate
(90,560 posts)3. Lopez is great; I've enjoyed him forever...
He wrote once about the hits he gets for being Mexican. Oddly enough, his recent ancestry is from actual Spain and his eyes are blue. No matter.
Hes fearless.
tavernier
(12,369 posts)4. Bravo! Nicely done!
Well, for an illgeal.
MyOwnPeace
(16,917 posts)5. I don't know which would be tougher......
writing all of that amidst all of the laughs and tears running down the face, or getting the writing done while pounding my head on the edge of the desk!
And to think - there's 70 million of them like that out there!
jmbar2
(4,863 posts)6. Can you give us more bits? Firewall
I can't afford any more subscriptions.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,525 posts)10. Coming right up!
An email from Sunbeam was more specific. You, Steve Lopez is the kind of person that we do not want here in the United States of America. Why dont you go back to whatever third world country you came from so that those of us who have been here for generations do not have to pay for your upkeep welfare.
Putting aside that I was born in California, as were my parents, youll be pleased to hear, Sunbeam, that if Trump runs again in four years and wins, Im entirely open to leaving the country.
Trump maybe lost, a reader named Thomas wrote, but so did america.
Okay, at least this guy is admitting defeat, so he might be more level-headed than some of the other Trump supporters. Lets see what else he has to say:
Its a shame scum like you who are in this country illgeal get away with posting all that hate you wrothless spic inbreed, Thomas continued.
OK, maybe I spoke too soon.
And actually, Thomas, Im not illgeal, as far as I know, whatever that is. Wrothless? Maybe.
But I am shocked, shocked, shocked that Trump supporters would express themselves with such hateful, bigoted language. Where did they learn that, I wonder?
Heres a letter from a reader named Dorothy. Maybe shell have something nice to say.
We are not going to go away and we will make Bidens political life very miserable . There were 70 million of us Mr. Lopez, said Dorothy, dashing my hopes. You in return are an ignorant fake news hack.
I have no idea how old Dorothy is, but she said her husband fought in World War II to defend republicans and SANE Truman democrats, not anti-American communists.
This comes up a lot with Trump supporters. If you have problems with a president who lies eight times a day, acts like a bully and blames everyone else for his failures, you are anti-American. Ive heard it often enough that it must be true.
A lot of them also told me theyre willing to put up with Trumps crass bully schtick because he has done a good job in a number of areas, namely in his handling of the economy. Which, by the way, has collapsed as more than 244,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 while the president refused to wear a mask.
Who saved our country by taking care of a huge trade imbalance? asked Lynda.
Not Trump. The trade deficit hit a 14-year high last month.
Other readers said Trumps conservative judicial appointees were reason enough to cheer, and I will admit that he hit a grand slam in that department.
Others said they cant fathom the country being run by radicals like Biden and Kamala Harris. Biden, in fact, won the nomination largely because he was a moderate. And if Harris is a radical, what a shame that she wasted all those years working as a prosecutor.
Still others said they like having a law and order president like Trump. This overlooks the fact that eight of Trumps associates have been criminally charged or convicted, and that the president himself whose documented lies while in office number in the thousands is the target of an ongoing criminal investigation in New York.
We live in distinct and separate worlds, as Ive been saying for several years now. But my mission today was to hand a megaphone to Trump supporters, so lets hear a few more soaring thoughts from them.
You are pathetic!! Trump will win and I hope you get fired!! You jerk!! wrote Michael.
Bob said my good riddance column was the worse piece of crap hes read in a while and suggested I look for work at Wendys, because the journalism thing isnt going to work out.
Keith was on the same wavelength, writing to say, I dont read the LA Times for your opinion, so keep it to yourself.
And for anyone who doubts that Trump was a hero to those who see everything in black and white, theres this:
The Anglo-Saxon created Britain, America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong, wrote W. Lindsay. What do you produce? Communists in Cuba. Communists in Venezuela. Crime-ridden, Cartel-Owned Mexico JOIN LA RAZA and LEAVE Anglo-Saxons alone.
Unsurprising but quite disturbing, so I thought Id end on a note of harmony.
When the FINAL CERTIFIED votes are counted, it wont even be close, wrote Trump supporter Susan.
I couldnt agree more.
Putting aside that I was born in California, as were my parents, youll be pleased to hear, Sunbeam, that if Trump runs again in four years and wins, Im entirely open to leaving the country.
Trump maybe lost, a reader named Thomas wrote, but so did america.
Okay, at least this guy is admitting defeat, so he might be more level-headed than some of the other Trump supporters. Lets see what else he has to say:
Its a shame scum like you who are in this country illgeal get away with posting all that hate you wrothless spic inbreed, Thomas continued.
OK, maybe I spoke too soon.
And actually, Thomas, Im not illgeal, as far as I know, whatever that is. Wrothless? Maybe.
But I am shocked, shocked, shocked that Trump supporters would express themselves with such hateful, bigoted language. Where did they learn that, I wonder?
Heres a letter from a reader named Dorothy. Maybe shell have something nice to say.
We are not going to go away and we will make Bidens political life very miserable . There were 70 million of us Mr. Lopez, said Dorothy, dashing my hopes. You in return are an ignorant fake news hack.
I have no idea how old Dorothy is, but she said her husband fought in World War II to defend republicans and SANE Truman democrats, not anti-American communists.
This comes up a lot with Trump supporters. If you have problems with a president who lies eight times a day, acts like a bully and blames everyone else for his failures, you are anti-American. Ive heard it often enough that it must be true.
A lot of them also told me theyre willing to put up with Trumps crass bully schtick because he has done a good job in a number of areas, namely in his handling of the economy. Which, by the way, has collapsed as more than 244,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 while the president refused to wear a mask.
Who saved our country by taking care of a huge trade imbalance? asked Lynda.
Not Trump. The trade deficit hit a 14-year high last month.
Other readers said Trumps conservative judicial appointees were reason enough to cheer, and I will admit that he hit a grand slam in that department.
Others said they cant fathom the country being run by radicals like Biden and Kamala Harris. Biden, in fact, won the nomination largely because he was a moderate. And if Harris is a radical, what a shame that she wasted all those years working as a prosecutor.
Still others said they like having a law and order president like Trump. This overlooks the fact that eight of Trumps associates have been criminally charged or convicted, and that the president himself whose documented lies while in office number in the thousands is the target of an ongoing criminal investigation in New York.
We live in distinct and separate worlds, as Ive been saying for several years now. But my mission today was to hand a megaphone to Trump supporters, so lets hear a few more soaring thoughts from them.
You are pathetic!! Trump will win and I hope you get fired!! You jerk!! wrote Michael.
Bob said my good riddance column was the worse piece of crap hes read in a while and suggested I look for work at Wendys, because the journalism thing isnt going to work out.
Keith was on the same wavelength, writing to say, I dont read the LA Times for your opinion, so keep it to yourself.
And for anyone who doubts that Trump was a hero to those who see everything in black and white, theres this:
The Anglo-Saxon created Britain, America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong, wrote W. Lindsay. What do you produce? Communists in Cuba. Communists in Venezuela. Crime-ridden, Cartel-Owned Mexico JOIN LA RAZA and LEAVE Anglo-Saxons alone.
Unsurprising but quite disturbing, so I thought Id end on a note of harmony.
When the FINAL CERTIFIED votes are counted, it wont even be close, wrote Trump supporter Susan.
I couldnt agree more.
jmbar2
(4,863 posts)11. Good grief!
These people ARE deplorable!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,525 posts)12. Indeed they are!
Steve Lopez knows just how to skewer them, too.
malaise
(268,702 posts)7. Great read
Nailed them
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,434 posts)8. Thanks for post. Very entertaining article--that Steve fellow is un chistoso!
Paz.
underpants
(182,623 posts)9. Dorothy did NOT have something nice to say.
Hilarious
spanone
(135,792 posts)13. Good lord, the stupid is undeniably deeply ingrained.
eppur_se_muova
(36,247 posts)14. "You ... is the kind of person" -- ah, the grammar errors come thick and fast with this crowd. nt