Following is a list of how I felt hearing Thursday May 30, 2024 that Donald trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the New York hush money trial:

• I totally did not expect the outcome!  I was incredibly surprised!
• I was really surprised that all 34 counts were voted against Trump.
• I expected at least one juror to find him not guilty.  I was truly respectful for each juror for coming up with this terrific surprise outcome!
• I had expected Trump to win acquittal, in total.
• I was really impressed with the New York trial process.  It is really comforting to see a legal system someplace working in the United States!  In contrast, in my mind, the  U.S. “Supreme” Court is a disaster and it’s participants should be removed!
• After viewing news reports of his many goose stepping followers using Trump techniques such as listed below that the United States just might be on the road of becoming a diminished Democracy.  Here is my list of scenes that Trump uses to gain some support for himself and also used by his followers, that now proved to not work (thank God):
  • Lies.
  • Fabrications.
  • Embellishments of his accomplishments.
  • Attacking opponents to build a wall to protect himself.
  • Blame others to deflect self incrimination.
  • Promoting fear against minorities which is a typically used tool by terrible politicians to split society apart.
  • Using black or white outcomes (lies) to describe current social situations (some times works in favor of the dictator).  A lot of our life situations lie in the gray area or the in-between.  It is up to each of us to discern the importance of where the truth and facts reside.
  • Trump tried to build a cult like following and to some degree it worked with the stupid.
  • Trump is a real life entertainer who writes his own scripts to enhance himself.