Donald Trump and fervent Republican incivility

We've seen civility when President Barack Obama was our American national leader......Trump is not civil...it's not Trump

Echo letter to the editor published on the opinion page of The Oregonian newspaper.  

Extremists existed during the previous eight years of Barack Obama's presidency. Nobly, Obama never demonstrated a lack of civility. The right wing was mostly civil as well during those years (ahhhh...MaineWriter opinion.....not so much!), except for standing up at the state of the union address and horribly calling Obama a liar during his speech. (IMO Republican overt evil racism!)

The right wing is now owned by Donald Trump, who on a daily basis commits egregious acts of incivility. I need not list them, there is not enough time or paper. These acts empower the racist white supremacists and other far rightists who were out there, but who were mostly silent before. What Trump says, demeaning anyone who criticizes him, is simply disgusting. Except for a few retiring legislators, the Republican party, not just the "right wing," is totally complicit.

Yes, America needs more civility. The lack thereof is not an equally-sided solution. "The truth is the truth." The truth is, that having lived through presidencies since Harry S. Truman, I have never seen a level of public discourse so bereft of moral integrity and human kindness. The blame lies mainly at the feet of Trump and his fervent Republican base.

Tim Martin, Southeast Portland Oregon