[PAA-Discuss] My Letter To Donald Trump

[Juli3 at aol.com]

Today I went & stood in front of Trump Tower & held a sign  until the 
police came. Then I went home & wrote Donald a letter. Here it is: 
 

Dear Donald Trump:  
You may remember (you do, after all, have a "perfect memory!"), that we  
met back in November of 1998 in the green room of a talk show where we were  
both scheduled to appear one afternoon. But just before going on, I was  
pulled aside by a producer from the show who said that you were "nervous"  about 
being on the set with me. She said you didn't want to be "ripped  apart" 
and you wanted to be reassured I wouldn't "go after you."  
"Does he think I'm going to tackle him and put him in a choke hold?" I  
asked, bewildered.  
"No," the producer replied, "he just seems all jittery about you."  
"Huh. I've never met the guy. There's no reason for him to be scared," I  
said. "I really don't know much about him other than he seems to like his  
name on stuff. I'll talk to him if you want me to."  
And so, as you may remember, I did. I went up and introduced myself to  
you. "The producer says you're worried I might say or do something to you  
during the show. Hey, no offense, but I barely know who you are. I'm from  
Michigan. Please don't worry -- we're gonna get along just fine!"  
You seemed relieved, then leaned in and said to me, "I just didn't want  
any trouble out there and I just wanted to make sure that, you know, you and  
I got along. That you weren't going to pick on me for something ridiculous." 
  
"Pick on" you? I thought, where are we, in 3rd grade? I was struck by how  
you, a self-described tough guy from Queens, seemed like such a fraidey-cat. 
  
You and I went on to do the show. Nothing untoward happened between us. I  
didn't pull on your hair, didn't put gum on your seat. "What a wuss," was  
all I remember thinking as I left the set.  
And now, here we are in 2015 and, like many other angry white guys, you  
are frightened by a bogeyman who is out to get you. That bogeyman, in your  
mind, are all Muslims. Not just the ones who have killed, but ALL MUSLIMS.   
Fortunately, Donald, you and your supporters no longer look like what  
America actually is today. We are not a country of angry white guys. Here's  a 
statistic that is going to make your hair spin: Eighty-one percent of the  
electorate who will pick the president next year are either female, people  of 
color, or young people between the ages of 18 and 35. In other words, not  
you. And not the people who want you leading their country.  
So, in desperation and insanity, you call for a ban on all Muslims  
entering this country. I was raised to believe that we are all each other's  
brother and sister, regardless of race, creed or color. That means if you  want to 
ban Muslims, you are first going to have to ban me. And everyone  else.  
We are all Muslim.  
Just as we are all Mexican, we are all Catholic and Jewish and white and  
black and every shade in between. We are all children of God (or nature or  
whatever you believe in), part of the human family, and nothing you say or  
do can change that fact one iota. If you don't like living by these American  
rules, then you need to go to the time-out room in any one of your Towers,  
sit there, and think about what you've said.  
And then leave the rest of us alone so we can elect a real president who  
is both compassionate and strong -- at least strong enough not to be all  
whiny and scared of some guy in a ballcap from Michigan sitting next to him  on 
a talk show couch. You're not so tough, Donny, and I'm glad I got to see  
the real you up close and personal all those years ago.  
We are all Muslim. Deal with it.  
All my best,
Michael Moore  
P.S. I'm asking everyone who reads this letter to go here 
(http://michaelmoore.com/weareallmuslim) and sign the  following statement: "WE ARE ALL MUSLI
M" -- and then post a photo of  yourself holding a homemade sign saying "WE 
ARE ALL MUSLIM" on  Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using the hashtag 
#WeAreAllMuslim. I  will post all the photos on my site and send them to you, Mr. 
Trump. Feel  free to join us.  
P.P.S. To sign my statement for #WeAreAllMuslim, go here on my website:  
http://michaelmoore.com/weareallmuslim 

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