Comparison:
He has poisoned the well, made me question the basic nature of humanity. If there is one thing beyond all others that makes me so furious with Mr. Trump, it is that he has stolen my rose-colored glasses.
Poisoned wells and rose-colored glasses have been standby stealth comparisons for a very long time. Poison in the well for--probably--as long as humans have had access to wells and poison; rose-colored glasses since somewhere between 1730 and 1850. This exasperated Letter-to-the-Editor writer found the combination able to represent his view of humanity--lately. How are your well and glasses doing? Hang in there.
Context:
I look at people differently now.
For most of my life (and it now stretches into its eighth decade) I believed that the overwhelming majority of people were fundamentally good. At least they were pointed in the right direction, even if they were sometimes rough around the edges.
But with the insinuation of Donald Trump into our lives and our brains I no longer harbor such positive assumptions for the rest of humanity. Now, my default position is if you have abiding love for Donald Trump, you are a deeply flawed individual.
He has poisoned the well, made me question the basic nature of humanity. If there is one thing beyond all others that makes me so furious with Mr. Trump, it is that he has stolen my rose-colored glasses.
Citation:
Nussbaum, Robert S. “Letter to the Editor.” New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024. Web.
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