American Values Under Attack by Donald Trump - July 4 Refresher

American values that made this country great are under attack by the first presidential candidate in history to make racism a central plank of his campaign -- starting with his statement that Mexicans were "rapists" and "some, I assume, are good people."  After attacking minorities, he went on to disrespect women, when he wasn't bragging about the size of his sexual organ (somehow connected to your hand size).

He called women "fat pigs" and said Megyn Kelly had "blood coming out of whatever."Lying Ted" and "Little Marco" is now "Crooked Hillary." Is this what you consider "presidential"!?

Then it was Muslims. When Hitler started it was the Jews. I see no difference between his hate towards Jews and Trumps painting all Hispanics and Muslims as bad people. Trump even pretended not to know who the Ku Klux Klan was; then encouraged violence against protesters at his rallies.

This is one sick bastard who inherited wealth, never faced a day having to chose between food for his family or paying the rent, making phony promises of making our country "great" again - by being a bigoted, sexist promoter of violence and racism.

If his followers think he can bring back coal jobs when natural gas was the killer, or bring back American greatness by inciting attacks on minority Americans, they need to invest $35,000 into Trump University today (never mind the same info is in his $20 book).  They need to ask why he has not revealed his tax returns as every other presumptive nominee has, and why they think he should be immune from following the rules everyone is does?

This is the first election where the choice is between black and white. It is between the real elite - the inherited wealthy like Trump was born rich and whose tax plan would favor the 1% even more and run up another $11  TRILLION in debt.

The other choice is the daughter of a small businessman and her housewife mom who inherited nothing. Dad didn't give her a "it was only $1 million" loan Trump claimed his father gave him. She bootstrapped her way up, just like other Americans

It is between a candidate whose entire campaign has been based on getting votes by racism and gutter talk, name calling and disrespect of one group after another. The other candidate's campaign is entirely based on offering solutions and speaking in respectful dialogue on improving jobs and the economy instead of trash talking street bully language.

In case you think Donald Trump represents American values July 4th is a good time for a refresher on what American values really are:

Our Declaration of Independence states: "All Men (and Women) are Created Equal"

Our Bill of Rights includes the 1st Amendment that addresses both free speech and treats ALL religions with equal respect.  It reads:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

That means that Muslims and Jews are free to practice their religion. We don't have religions dictating laws. We don't have Sharia law or any state religion dictating how people dress, work or play. When our first immigrant forefathers came to North America, it was to flee England's monarchy rule and its state religion. The "Church of England" was picked by a king, not its people. When our forefathers set up camp, having the right to practice your religion without interference was a high priority.

Mr. Trump endangers our 1st amendment rights to a free press which we take for granted. He has "banned" certain news organizations from attending his rallies, such as the Washington Post, because he didn't like what they wrote. Its not the first and won't be the last. That is classic Fidel Castro and Putin - who eliminated Russia's independent press soon after he was elected. Who is to say his friend Trump would not do the same since he is so thin skinned about press criticism.

Never in history has a party nominated a candidate so flawed, bigoted, ignorant and consumed with his own self. When "Brexit" -- the biggest event in a half century hit the UK as Trump was visiting his golf course in Scotland  -- all Trump could talk about was how the crash of England's currency would help his golf course and his pocketbook. Not a word about the damage to ordinary people.

He was clueless that Scotland, where he was standing, had voted in mass to remain in the EU. Trump and Putin both wanted them out of the EU - unbelievable for an American president to want what a dictator desires!

America has always been special because our nation was founded on equal treatment and respect for all --a justice system with a jury of peers designed to not favor the rich over the poor. It wasn't based on labeling various ethnic groups and religions as evil. Hitler did that. Americans fought that.

Global American Values takes those American values of equality, justice and fairness and applies them on a global scale - that's how we win the battle of ideas in the world. Not by following a foul mouth candidate who was born rich and whose opinions change by the minute depending on whether it will yield votes or not.

We don't need a president who pretended to be his own press agent who called the press to brag about cheating on his wife with multiple women at the same time. Trump is a candidate suitable for school yard bully scum, but not president of the United States.

Michael Fjetland, JD/BBA
Author, Better Times Ahead April Fool