I had promised myself not to mention those two bad words, Donald Trump, for the foreseeable future.
They bring fear into the hearts of babies and innocents.
Alas, as we write, another feather has fallen into the mad billionaire's cap.
The British referendum, which favoured leaving the European Union, has shocked the American establishment but not the Trumpists.
Trump, who is in Scotland to open an event on one of his international golf-courses, explained the Brexit, as it is called in this manner.
It is a sign that the British are tired of politicians and that they want their country back.
Trump haters say that sentence is a secret cord for wanting Britain and the United States to return to white dominance.
Even that interpretation is in favour of Trump. The movement, Black Lives Matter, has wreaked havoc among US law enforcement agencies.
The slack attitudes towards Islamic immigration in the United Kingdom and the US, so argues the Trumpists, will bring jihad onto the two homelands.
The reckless attitude towards 15 million illegal Mexican migrants in the US has brought similar lawlessness into border States, and almost ran out black employment in hotels where labour is paid a minimum wage.
The first duty of government is to protect its own citizens and to advance their interests, not those of foreigners.
Hillary Clinton replied to these Trumpist attacks during her Rubicon speech. Clinton has the saints on her side and a narrow lead. But there is the question of a silent white majority.
Hillary says that the US is served best when she places her best foot forward.
The diversity of her population is the basis of her strength to be embraced rather than shunned.
People who encourage division are dangerous and are likely to cause more harm than good.
She appealed to the good natured Americans to shun hate-mongers. Such hate mongers would be more dangerous if given the power that the White House has in the world.
That was regarded as Hillary at her best.
But my informants say that elections are not likely to be won on appeals to the better nature of humans.
The first lesson which Africans can learn is that politicians think that by uttering long sentences and appearing to be learned, the generality of the population do not understand that they are being bamboozled.
The Democratic Party has taken the high moral ground in this debate, in the assumption that the white majority in the US are impressed.
Emotional appeals, such as Trump makes are more effective.
For instance, it is true that blacks are a target by police, and that the courts have been compromised, sentencing blacks to twice as harsh sentences as they do to whites.
Source: allAfrica
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