#Block Trump

Dear Mr. Simmons,

You’ve talked with various people about how handle the Trump presidency.  Most of us have taken the tact of gawking at his comments and actions and then loudly joking or complaining about it.  It is a natural way to cope, but I don’t think it is accomplishing anything.  If anything, it seems to be making things worse.  

Maybe we should start thinking outside the box a little bit.  As is always best when overwhelmed with the size of a problem or the volume of problems, sometimes it makes the most sense to break the issue down into segments and focus on one piece at a time.  If we can knock out one or two things, suddenly the sum total of the issues becomes a little more manageable.  I’m not sure there’s a better case to apply this strategy to than the s-storm nightmare that is the Trump administration.  If we all hone in on one area of the pungent sewage cesspool, maybe we can make a little progress to clear a little of the stink rather than spinning our wheels  trying to drive through it and spraying you know what everywhere.

Here’s where I think we start: Trump’s Twitter account.  It’s a steaming pile of garbage wafting over the whole planet.  Insensitive, ignorant, bigoted, false, sometimes all of the above, what if everyone just blocks Trump on Twitter?   Block Trump, take a screen shot then then tweet it out to the world.   #Block Trump (or whatever I have no idea how hash tags work).    It’s all incomprehensible BS anyway.  Intentionally or unintentionally, it has turned into a perpetual diversion that constantly hijacks the news cycle preventing him from ever seeing consequences for any one action.  It’s like he borrows money from a new bank every day to pay for the loan from yesterday.

 

Just pretend his Twitter account doesn’t exist.  If a Trump tweets in the woods does it make a sound? It is pretty clear at this point nothing he tweets will have any value, negative or positive. Nothing will hurt him politically. Nothing will cause a meaningful backlash.  Nothing will be helpful.  Nothing will inspire anyone. Then why read it? Why report it?  Whatever he puts out there is just going to be replaced the next day by something more corrosive and outrageous.  

I know, he has plenty of followers that will never leave, but maybe we could make a dent.   Hundreds of thousands of people subtly speak out, “You’re fake news!  You’re not worth the time it takes to read a 100 character tweet”.  Is there anything that would make him angrier? 

More and more it’s clear, Trump must be treated like a child.  When he acts out, don’t react to it.  That just gives him what he wants. Take the Block Trump pledge!  It could take the world by storm like that thing where everyone dumped cold water on their heads.  Let's make it happen.  The next time you hear someone ask about Trumps latest tweet, the proper response, “What tweet?”

As always, long live Bill Simmons, 
-a fan