Donald Trump is not interested in "civil discourse", except as a sign of weakness in others. We've tried "level-headed thinking, reasoned speech, and careful analysis of issues, with open minds, to fix the mess we're in" and it hasn't worked. Do you see those people at the Republican town meetings, screaming at their representatives to make them realize we won't accept cutbacks in health care or tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans - it's unfortunate, but that's what it takes. And hopefully we will win over enough of the representatives to make a difference - but it's going to be done by raising voices and pushing back frequently and strongly, not by reason. And while we will hopefully be loud enough and strong enough to win over (and cooperate with) enough Republicans, Trump is a cancer on the Presidency (I assume that sounds familiar), there is no way to trust or work with him, and all we can do is isolate and somehow destroy him and his shrinking cadre of loyalists. Keeping up the Russian investigation, demanding his taxes daily, and doing whatever we can do to inflame his ego, humiliate him, and force him into stupider and stupider public displays are not normal approaches - but they're what works with this POS.
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