Donald Trump and Mike Pence have spent the last few days heaping praise upon Russian leader Vladimir Putin and holding him up as a model world leader compared to President Barack Obama.
(See the story in the September 8 edition of huffingtonpost.com "Mike Pence, like Donald Trump, Thinks Putin is a Stronger Leader than Obama" for more details.)
It is certainly within an American's rights to disagree with our current President's policies. But any person in the United States who supports an authoritarian leader who suppresses democracy like Putin over the leader of our country who has faithfully upheld his Constitutional responsibilities like Obama is not a patriot and is completely ignorant of the principles of our country. And any person who supports Trump is similarly guilty of supporting un-American sentiment. I am astonished by and ashamed of the ignorance and foolishness sweeping over the United States. What is wrong with America when the leader of a major political party and his minions are more sympathetic toward foreign despots than their own leader and the people like me whom he represents?
(P.S. Those of you living in Clarksville, please tell me: are your friends and colleagues, especially those who are church-goers, supporting Trump? What are their reasons? Is anyone in the community courageous enough to challenge their support of Trump? Somehow, I doubt it.)
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