Trump backers sent clear message

To the Trump supporters, congratulations. You just sent a very clear message to your children and grandchildren – that’s it’s OK to be a racist, a bully, a sexist, a bigot; it’s OK to mock the handicapped, to call an entire race derogatory names, to demean others’ religion, to threaten anyone who disagrees with you, to call your opponents insulting names.

And when you try to admonish your son to not refer to women as sluts or pigs, or even joke about grabbing their wherever, when he responds “Well Trump did and he still got elected president,” how will you respond? That he was just kidding? Really?

And for those Christians who supported and voted for Trump, ask this question: What do you think Jesus is thinking about the choice you made? If you are really honest with yourself, you will not like the answer.

Now we’re supposed to pretend that none of the language, the assault on America’s values of tolerance and respect for others really happened. You have let the proverbial genie out of the bottle, opened Pandora’s Box. But neither Donald, his supporters nor the Republican Party have any idea how to put them back.

Gary Klingsporn

Spokane