We need
to end the sense of shock some people are experiencing as President Trump
enacts his agenda. He was clear about his desires to ban Muslims, dispose of
trade deals, wield the power of a “strong leader,” and push forward a classic
Republican agenda. As the Republican war against the LGBT community has now
landed in a directive that the Trans students are not going to be provided with
the ability to use the bathroom associated with their gender. We need to remove
our sense of shock. The trope of whether we were taking the President seriously
or literally should now be answered. Take him both ways. Nothing was campaign
puffery. Nothing was just for the rallies. Nothing will be toned down.
This
thought is furthered by the fact that Stephen Bannon has just noted at CPAC
that all of Mr. Trump’s whole platform was in the rally speeches. He was not
dialing up or dialing back, he has no filter and no desire to acquire one.
When
President Trump says something, we should expect that he will try to do it at
some point. Whether he is talking about torturing detainees, or convincing
Robert Patinson to get over Kristen Stewart, he says what he means, literally
and seriously.
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