The differences between how Donald Trump and Barack Obama express themselves are vast and obvious. But reflexive accusations of “moral equivalence” shouldn’t prevent us from acknowledging what Obama and Trump have in common: a searing contempt for their critics. Trump dismisses his opponents with the simple epithets favored by pre-teen boys: “loser,” “liar,” “crook” and so on. Obama’s contempt is infinitely subtler and more focused, but it’s no less real. Reflexive accusations of ‘moral equivalence’ shouldn’t prevent us from acknowledging what Obama and Trump have in common: a searing contempt for their critics.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 04, 2016 12:00 UTC