Donald Trump emboldening big daddies and that's dangerous

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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28, 2024 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Last night Trump and U.S. President Joe Biden took part in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign.
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28, 2024 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Last night Trump and U.S. President Joe Biden took part in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign.
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Trump conjures big daddies

Former President Donald Trump is not the problem.

He is the embodiment of people who, underneath their words and actions, are fearful of challenges to the belief that some people (white, cis gender, straight, “land-owning,” evangelical, and male) are the apex of a hierarchical society and culture.

They are "better than" so must govern and set cultural norms. They are to keep others in their place. They are the Big Daddy who will protect and set all things right.

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Consequently, they deserve more, and we must look up to them and obey them.

Mark Hiser, Dublin

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Donald Trump not the problem. 'Big Daddy' is who we should fear.