Don Trump, Jr. -- Such a good Dad.

Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted out a picture of his 3 year old daughter Chloe in her Halloween costume (a police uniform), holding her pail of trick-or-tweet candy.   Daddy Don's tweeted message was this:

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"I'm going to take half of Chloe's candy tonight and give it to some kid who sat home.  It's never to [sic] early to teach her about socialism."

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So "socialism" = kindness, sharing?   Is that the message?   No, his tone said something more like:  'Having your goodies taken away -- and given to s0meone who didn't even try to get his own candy, but just "sat at home" waiting for a handout.  That's what is wrong with the world.  Everybody wants a hand-out.'

He's not talking about sharing with kids who were sick or who are unable to walk, or maybe whose single parent had to work three jobs and couldn't make a costume.  No, he definitely conveys that he wants to teach Chloe to scorn those who don't have her privileges and want to take hers away from her.  

Within hours, Don Jr.'s tweet generated over 50,000 replies, many responding by pointing out that he was not describing socialism, but sharing -- generally considered a good thing.   Another response theme was pointing out that the candy was given to Chloe (like her father's inherited wealth), not something she did anything to earn or deserve.  "Amir" suggested:  "Or you could just take 99% of Chloe's candy, eat it and tell her to wait for it to trickle down."   And still others were critical of Don's use of his 3 year old daughter for political sniping.

My own reaction was to Don Jr.'s derogatory feelings toward those he deems as undeserving, i.e., "some kid who sat home" -- and to "it's never too early to teach her" what to hate.   Which of course immediately brought to mind the great song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "South Pacific:"

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade,
You've got to be carefully taught,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You've got to be carefully taught!

Sounds like the Trump attitude gets passed down through generations in an intentional and determined process.  Teach the kids to be privileged and snobbish and selfish.

But starting at three? . . . by being robbed of your Halloween candy?  Maybe that's what it takes to harden those little hearts against the less privileged -- sadistic mistreatment.   From an article about Don Jr's upbringing, it sounds like this may have been a repetition of the way he was treated as a child.

Ralph