Trump Supporters Evoke Darker Times

Good morning Friends,

I met my first ardent Trump supporters yesterday evening. I was playing Blackjack at the Colorado Belle in Laughlin, NV, and I had the great misfortune of sitting betwixt three of them.

These three were really fine examples of what America's become. They were drunk and getting drunker, loud, belligerent, threatening, and were completely flouting the casino's rules--taking each others' chips to bet with, high-fiving across the table, cussing, and accusing anybody whose looks they didn't like of being a Bernie Sanders supporter...GUILTY!

So, I was playing Blackjack with these three guys, and they asked me to leave the
table because I didn't support their leader.

The three were evidently part of the angry working class of Americans, who, if you're not with 'em, you're a Commie. They were so close to the edge of becoming violent that the pit boss was called over at least half a dozen times to protect the young female dealer who was genuinely frightened.

Anyone who sat at the table was given a political litmus test by these three yahoos. God forbid if you didn't support Trump or say you hadn't made up your mind yet.

The dealer tried her best to get them to stop being obnoxious, but this went on for the better part of an hour, until a new pit boss, a guy right out of Goodfellas, had them thrown out of the casino.

There was a collective sigh of relief among the three of us still at the table and the dealer. I hadn't been in such a tense situation in quite awhile. These guys may as well have been wearing brown shirts.

Since when are one's personal politics acceptable public discussion in America?  How dare anyone intimidate anyone else into believing what they do. This kind of thing is not supposed to happen in the greatest democracy in history.

Donald Trump will tell you he's not causing or encouraging this type of behavior, but Herr Drumpf is not discouraging it either.

What's going on in this presidential race is positively frightening. Take it seriously Friends, because bad things are happening fast, and if we don't pay attention, stopping the rise of the Fourth Reich will be like trying to stop a speeding train.