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NorthJersey Published 9:32 a.m. ET Aug. 18, 2017

President Donald Trump(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

After Novembers election, like many progressive Americans, I spent time trying to understand how voters could see fit to elect a man like Donald Trump into office. While I continue to believe his candidacy was gravely flawed, Ive come to understand that distrust of dysfunctional establishment politics, dismay of a sprawling bureaucracy and desire for a shake-up, ultimately led to his election.

These grievances are real. I believe many including myself have not taken American disaffection seriously enough; that must change.

While these issues are valid, I believe it is clearly time for reasonable Americans to end their support for this particular experiment. We have been subject to deliberate and persistent lies, shunning of scientific fact, vilification of independent news media and a reckless approach towards a deranged nuclear adversary.

Perhaps more alarmingly, our current president has made it abundantly clear he believes racism is to be tolerated, if not celebrated. Pre-election racist stunts like perpetuating the birther movement and branding Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals have given way to unwavering hateful rhetoric and policy since his swearing-in. This hate has the potential to do long lasting harm to our civil society.

I understand it is not easy to admit a mistake, especially in the face of admonition. Regardless, our country needs conservatives and moderates to disavow this malicious leader while progressives welcome them back with open arms and without rebuke.

On the campaign trail Trump said, Im gonna bring people together; you watch.. Lets prove him right.

Eric Fuhrman

Ramsey, Aug. 16

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