The Future Ramifications of a Presidency Centered on Attacking Previous Leaders and Opponents

One of the nicest aspects of being a member of the republic we call the United States of America is the simple idea that politics might be toxic, but it historically has ended at the end of an election cycle. Sure, a candidate that loses might be upset that he or she lost and then seek vengeance next time around, but again, it was usually a limited affair that didn’t amount to much more than a boxing rematch.

That has all changed with our current president. Numerous times in our history, current presidents chose to make sure that our government did not go after previous leaders, kind of like the slate was clean and the business of government was to continue with the business of government. Our country was always forward-looking.

During the 2016 election, we had a bit of a change. The partisanship was so overwhelming, and the anger towards the other side was somewhat out of control. But when the election ended, there was a sense that we’d end up with a sense of “it’s all over, so let’s just make the best of what’s left over”. But that didn’t happen.

Our new president decided that he would emphasize his new presidency with rallies where he would go out and call for his previous opponent to be locked up, his crowds yelling “lock her up” over and over again. Instead of moving on with state, he ushered in a sense of blaming Obama for practically everything and vying to overrule everything that was done…