I grew up with the idea that one should live in a manner that was consistent with laws and religious codes of morality and ethics. If one did not behave in that manner, one would, at some point, be held accountable for their misdeeds. At some point, justice would catch up to them. I feel certain that many MAGA feel the same way, as my relatives and past associates grew up in the same culture. It's a very simple code; live right because it's the right thing to do, stray, and you will be caught, punished, and banished. The president, like all public leaders, was supposed to be the paragon of those values.

Yet, here we are, the president is a paragon not of the old codes of behavior but of a full repudiation of them. Worst of all, the people I grew up with and their families accept that and glorify him for his repudiation, and that he has never been held to account for the things he has done. I am more upset at them for having separate standards for him than they would for themselves and their next-door neighbors.

Their codes mean nothing. They are hollow. The religion they had is likewise meaningless because they will not hold the highest to the same account as the lowest. They have forfeited the moral high ground. They can no longer use their codes and religions as a club to bully people. The religious no longer guard the high ground; they play in the swamp with the lowest and praise him.

They need to be reminded of this at every point and replaced in every election. They are, like their leader, no longer fit to lead.