Posted on 05/26/2016 6:08:07 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts
Donald J. Trump has been working to mend fences with many of his detractors, but among literary luminaries it is looking like it will be a tough sell.
A group of more than 400 writers, including big names such as Stephen King, David Eggers, Amy Tan, Junot Díaz and Cheryl Strayed, released an online petition on Tuesday to express their opposition to Mr. Trump’s candidacy on the grounds that he is appealing to the darkest elements in American society.
“The rise of a political candidate who deliberately appeals to the basest and most violent elements in society, who encourages aggression among his followers, shouts down opponents, intimidates dissenters, and denigrates women and minorities, demands, from each of us, an immediate and forceful response,” they wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
I’ve never seen a lost list of which I recognize none of the names at all except for King and Tan and maybe a couple of others I overlooked.
“Trump is appealing to the darkest elements of America”... and Stephen King is upset. Really. Stephen King?? Has Stephen King ever read his own books?
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