Rick Schumann's Journal: Today is a Dark Day for the United States

I am a middle-aged white man, born, raised, and have lived in the United States my entire half-plus-century of life. I did not vote for Donald Trump, or for Hilary Clinton. And today, I am ashamed to call myself an American citizen. Why? Because willful ignornace, hate, racism, sexism, bigotry, and fear have won out out over our better nature. Hilary Clinton is no saint -- I don't trust her -- but Donald Trump is, and will continue to be, at least an order of magnitude worse on all counts. I fear for the future of the United States. I fear for the good things that have developed over the last 50 years. I even fear for the lives of some of my friends. But mainly I am very sad to see the needle swing so violently, slamming up against it's stop on the far, far right of the meter. If you thought that America was hated by the world now, after the Bush family of traitors and all they did, just wait until Donald Trump, with his complete lack of self-control, gets done angering even our allies to the point where they refuse to stand by us. If you are one who voted for Trump, then know this: I will point and laugh at you when the day comes that you realize what it is you've done to us all -- right before Trumps' jackbooted thugs shoot me in the face for daring to speak out against the first authoritarian dictator of the United States of America.

I am ashamed you're an American citizen too

[thechemic]

The only thing Donald Trump is guilty of is a poor use of words: insults, crass comments, etc, etc. If you can't get a little thick skin and suck it up, maybe you shouldn't be an American. I'm sorry that Trump has hurt your feelings. Try practicing sayings like, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me". 2 or 3 months of that and I'm confident that you'll be more in control of your emotions.

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[Rick Schumann]

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me"

How ironic of you to try to use that on me, when it's Trump that has proven over and over again that he's the one with no control over his emotions, let alone his mouth. Megan Kelly got his panties in a bunch, and he went on and on and on ad infinitum, insulting her in the most base ways, acting like a 12 year old, and then refusing to challenge her intellectually; face it, he was machoed out by a girl, more than once. Hilary Clinton baited him so easily again and again in the debates that it made him look

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[thechemic]

You are correct when you say:

it's Trump that has proven over and over again that he's the one with no control over his emotions

acting like a 12 year old

Hilary Clinton baited him so easily again and again

I'm not the idiot blasting out on the internet that I'm ashamed to be an American just because a childish individual was elected as president. That would be you. Real Americans pledge allegiance to the flag, the constitution, and their countrymen. Real Americans are not overly concerned with a child that takes the seat for 4 years. Real Americans know that they have a constitution which protects them and allows them to impeach said childish presidents if they are found to no

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[thechemic]

If you didn't get it yet. I'm not a Trump fan. Perhaps what you might also be starting to realize is that I'm also not a fan of a childish, sensitive, immature, whiny, middle-aged man (man is disputed) who is "ashamed" to represent his country when his feelings get hurt or his precious Hillary doesn't get elected.

We need real Americans to fix this country. We need people to take pride in this country so that they'll have an interest in improving it. We do not need people like you. Pack your shit and

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[Rick Schumann]

Ah, I see what your problem is now: You make sounds like you're an American Patriot, but you're socffing and ridiculing me for exercising my 1st Amendment right to free speech, specifically in this case, criticizing the soon-to-be POTUS. This is not Thailand, I'm not criticizing the King, and it's about as far from illegal -- or even ethically or morally wrong -- for me to criticize someone that I, in all good conscience, believes is not in any way, shape, or form, suitable to be President of the United Sta

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[thechemic]

I have not ridiculed you for exercising your right to free speech once in this thread. In fact, I am exercising my free to free speech in parallel with you. However, I am ridiculing you for being ashamed to be an American. I thought I made that clear.

You certainly also have the right to be ashamed of being an American, but I kindly encourage you to “buzz off” yourself, pack your shit, and move to another country. Since you have difficulty with reading comprehension, I’d recommend packi

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[kheldan]

You sound like a common, garden-variety Internet troll to me, buddy.

You: "Look mom, I'm being all edgy and shit on the Internets again! Am I one of the Cool Kids now?"

You're not impressing anyone, asshole, you're just showing your ass with every comment you make. Are you even of voting age? The way you go on and and on about this makes me think you're not, or at least mentally you're not. Go take your meds and stay off the internet until you calm down, kthxbye.

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[thechemic]

Look at all of your negativity. You spent your precious time to get on here and out-troll me by calling me a troll? LOL. Good job, Troll.

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[thechemic]

In case you need it, this document should help you renounce your citizenship. You're welcome.

https://travel.state.gov/conte... [state.gov]

For the record:

[Rick Schumann]

I fully support the United States of America, the concepts on which it was built, and the Office of the President -- but that does not mean that I have to support the person sitting behind the desk, nor does it mean that I am required to rubber-stamp everything they say or do. This is not China, or Iran, or Russia, where speaking out against the government or any official within it, all the way up to the top of the political food chain, can get you arrested, and perhaps even killed outright. Here in the U.S