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   Debra DiGiacomandrea on August 9, 2020 at 1:27 pm

   Interesting points. I haven’t read her book yet, only seen her on news interviews and listened to her being interviewed on NPR by Amy Goodman. You point out her sentence “Late in the summer of 2016 I considered speaking out about the ways I knew Donald to be completely unqualified.” Is it possible that sentence partially answers what her decision is/was? She appears to be saying she’s made the decision to speak out and tell us how unqualified he is. In the book, does she get around to explaining how unqualified he is?

   I look forward to reading your part 3.

   We all need to ask ourselves, why do we let powerful figures (parents, employers, political leaders, romantic partners, etc.) get away with unfair treatment, bullying, exploitation. There seems to be a power/control stagnating force imposed on us, or accepted by us that keeps us (due to fear) from making positive changes.

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     Harper West on August 10, 2020 at 2:45 pm

     Thanks for the thoughtful comments. She does explain at length why she thinks he is unqualified — the obvious stuff, really, about his impulsivity, greed, corruption, etc. I just never really saw where she had a solid reason she didn’t speak out in 2016. Although given the family’s abusive tendencies, I’m sure she feared Donald’s wrath.

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