A topic I frequently like to avoid in conversation - online or off - is Donald Trump. He gets enough coverage and conversation as it is, I always felt like myself adding to the harem of stories about him was a bit of overkill and more than he deserves. However, this last week has been riddled with so much controversy that I just had to condense a couple of them into one article as evidence to explain one simple truth: this is a man that cannot become president.

First, we have his continuing lawsuit against Trump University. Trump is being sued for fraud over the legitimacy of Trump University’s efficacy as an institution of higher education. The judge presiding over the cases, U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, is allowing the cases to proceed, much to the distaste of Donald Trump. In fact, Trump has concluded, in an interview with CNN, that the only reason the cases are proceeding is because of Judge Curiel’s personal biases against the candidate due to Curiel’s background as a Mexican American. Trump stated that there is a conflict of interest because of his positions on immigration and how he wants to build a wall along the Mexican-American border.

Now, I don’t think I should have to spell out the obvious racism ingrained in these comments (that are also, I might add, very much taken in as much context as possible). Trump, as a candidate for President of the United States, is arguing that a U.S. District Judge cannot effectively perform their job because of their racial/ethnic background. Not only that, but he is also ignoring the fact that there is a very legitimate fraud investigation going on surrounding his University. You don’t see Hillary Clinton trying to stymie her email investigation because by saying something like, “Oh, all the investigators are men, they couldn’t possibly be partial or do their job” because it is ridiculous.

Next up on our journey across Trump’s America, is the new allegations (and in some instances, confirmed cases) where Trump’s businesses have fired and denied employment to veterans of the armed forces because they may be unfit to carry out their duties. Ironic, it seems, that the man running for President has not only such disrespect for American troops but also disregard for their talent or commitment to service. I mean, it’s not like they served in the military or something. This not only compounds on Trump’s history as a very painfully average businessman, but also on his ingrained prejudices against any and all communities that don’t align with his own personal locus: the white, heterosexual, affluent, male elite.

Another joyful stop on our tour of Trump’s week, is the recent rally violence that broke out in San Jose, CA. Interestingly enough, it was actually the Trump supporters that were the receivers of the harassment (which included sucker punches, the kicking out of car taillights, and a pelting of eggs). In examining this conflict, it is important to call out the proponents of the violence and hold them accountable. However, let me very clear in saying that Trump and his volatile and inflammatory rhetoric and campaign let this begin. It was his campaign that introduced violence into the equation this 2016 election cycle, both with his rhetoric surrounding torturing and killing innocent families of “suspected terrorists” and with his encouragement at his own previous rallies, cheering on his own supporters that aggressively harass and attack protesters. And as if this matter wasn’t gruesome and vile enough, Trump then calls the protesters in San Jose “thugs” while applauding “my African American” that was supporting him still in the crowd. Not only is it shocking that he’s going to readily associate the protesting thugs with black people (by contrasting them with his good black supporter) but also the grotesque image of him having ownership of a black supporter (in a campaign where language has been so important, he really chose to say “my”) is not lost on me.

While we also have missteps in the mix, like misspelling "teleprompter" in a tweet trying to discredit Hillary Clinton’s searing speech on foreign policy earlier this week, it is obvious to see how in just the last 4 or 5 days, Donald Trump has proven himself as grossly unqualified to run this country. I really don’t care if you support his ideas and policies (an innumerable amount of which would prove disastrous to our infrastructure, economy, environment, you name it). When you have a candidate who actively holds disdain for our armed forces and the support of them, has displayed his blatant racism in two different instances (which mind you, this is not just him “speaking his mind”, it is literal racism), shows no respect for judicial processes or the wellbeing of dissenters to his campaign, you have to wonder just what would his America look like. What would an America that has been “made great again” really look like? If slavery, violent male domination over women, global thermonuclear war, economic depression, and ethnic supremacy are all appealing ideas to you, then maybe you’d like Trump’s vision of America. Frankly, who cares if you can’t stand Hillary Clinton, disagree with Bernie Sanders, or don’t even know who Jill Stein is, because this election is so much bigger than who you, personally, find to have an unappealing personality. I think we can find shreds of humanity within ourselves to agree that we cannot let this orangutan into the White House and be our face, our leader, our representation to the world. Who cares about a Mexican-American wall when our country and infrastructure will be leveled by the reckless and senseless international aggression that Trump condones. Who cares about if “Muslim terrorists” are entering our country when Trump’s white supremacy leads to a 21st century, state-sanctioned, and violent Jim Crow reprise.