The Insecurity that Gives Rise to Name-Calling Is a Regrettable Feature of Our Elementary School Years; As We Age, It Should Disappear Entirely

By the time we’re into our teen years, most of us outgrow the need to bully other kids by calling them hurtful names.

It’s pathetic that U.S. politics has degenerated to the point that one of our two candidates for the presidency thinks that deliberately mispronouncing his opponent’s name could win him votes at the polls.  American voters are not children in terms of chronological development, and it’s a shame that some of us don’t seem to have grown up.

I’m quite sure Kamala Harris will not be calling Trump “Don Old” or “Fatso” or “Don the Dummy” or whatever else cruel idiots might get a chuckle out of.

FWIW, the fact that we may re-elect a man whose constituents are mostly poorly educated is bad, but that our right-wing news media, e.g., Fox News, follows along and consistently mispronounces “KAH-mela” as “ka-MAH-la” should tell you all you need to know about their legitimacy.