If Donald Trump wins the election, those of us who grew up loving America won’t stop loving her. But it will be a love tinged with profound disappointment and concern, almost to the point of disbelief. It is one thing, and quite a disturbing thing, for Trump’s soul to represent the soul of his party. It is quite another, given all we know, for him to represent, as president, the soul of his country. It would be an act of self-desecration. https://archive.is/20241015221533/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/lament-election-different-trump/680253/#selection-1061.0-1061.442 #politics