Is It Possible To Remain Friends With A Trump Supporter? by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist

by artsmuklermd, posted in Politics, Psychiatry, Self Examination, World events, a psychological view

If your friend supports a man who is a serial liar, a convicted rapist, a man convicted of cheating on his taxes, mocks disabled people, pretended to have a disability and never served in the military, makes up disparaging names for people who disagree with him, had a school that duped students, demeans gays, appointed Supreme Court judges who overturned Roe, and disrespects democracy, would you stay friends?

I know a guy who states that he supports Trump because he supports Israel. Kamala also supports Israel! But like most reasonable people there are questions about Netanyahu’s underlying motives, not only by Americans but by many Israelis.

This isn’t just about politics, it’s about being an ethical person. Being a Republican doesn’t mean you should support a man who can’t stop lying. Trump is not anything like the Bushes or Reagan. Even though Nixon lied, we all knew that he loved our country. Trump supports one person. You know who that is.

Overlooking Trump’s treasonous behavior because he has a few reasonable stances is dangerous. Trump is a disaster. He wants to be an autocrat and that means he will eliminate our democracy.

If you support Trump, what does that say about you and your values?

Thanks. Art Smukler

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Art Smukler, MD was born and raised in Philadelphia, went to college and medical school in Pennsylvania, and completed his psychiatric training at UCLA. He is a board-certified psychiatrist, specializing in the treatment of adults with a subspecialty in adolescents. As a member of the UCLA faculty, he ran an award-winning psychotherapy conference for psychiatric residents and received the coveted “Golden Ear” award. He has published in psychiatric journals, and won the award for excellence in creative writing at The Santa Barbara Writers Conference. Now a full-time author, he applies his deep understanding of the human psyche to the motivations of his fictional characters.

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