Dick Van Dyke: 'Fortunately I Won't Be Around' for All of Donald Trump's Presidency

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/tvshowbiz/video-3311407/Video-Dick-Van-Dyke-thankful-wont-experience-four-years-Trump.html

Dick Van Dyke made a grim joke after the election, implying that he would rather be dead than live through another four years under Donald Trump.

The Hollywood legend, who turns 99 next month, was approached in a paparazzi video taken Tuesday (via Daily Mail) and asked, “Does the future look bright for America?”

“I hope you’re right,” Van Dyke said, before he was asked whether he thinks Trump “is capable of making America great again.”...

“Hatred is not the norm. Prejudice is not the norm. Suspicion, dislike, jealousy, scapegoating, none of those are the transcendent facet of the human personality. They’re diseases. They are. They're cancers of the soul,” Van Dyke read, in part.

He continued, “There will be moments of violence and expressions of hatred and [an] ugly echo of intolerance, but these are the clinging vestiges of a decayed past, not the harbingers of the better, cleaner future.To those who tell us the inequality of the human animal is a necessary evil, we must respond by simply saying that first, it is evil, but not necessary.” - Variety

[Pinback]

1. What a wonderful person he is!

I can’t believe he just reeled off all these articulate statements off the cuff, at age 99! Quite a role model.

[NJCher]

10. I know!

I was thinking the same! He is so eloquent.

[electric_blue68]

2. Ty. Words of enlightenment.

[Turbineguy]

3. A lot of people won't.

[Mike Nelson]

4. He always seems...

... to be doing so well. I hope he sticks around for 4-plus years!

[Martin Eden]

5. "clinging vestiges of a decayed past"

I love Dick Van Dyck. I hope he is prophetic in the sense these hateful vestiges are merely clinging, bound to fall off as we advance into a better, cleaner future.

I fear the decay has taken deeper root in the soul of America.

[Evolve Dammit]

6. Love this man. Wonderful human being . Nailed this time in history, spelling it all out.

[livetohike]

7. Please stay with us Mr. Van Dyke. We need your

wisdom.

[FailureToCommunicate]

8. "Hatred...prejudice...scapegoating...are diseases... are cancers of the soul."

Amen, brother. A- f'ing men.

And half of America has that cancer.

[Emile]

9. I met Dick when I was 11 years old. He came home

to Danville for a visit and little star struck me got a handshake.

[calimary]

11. I think more folks than just Dick Van Dyke are thinking that same thing.

And we're probably in for shitloads of it anyway. After all, we're talking about donald trump.

[valleyrogue]

12. He shouldn't jinx it.

At the rate he is going, he could live to at least 105.

[wendyb-NC]

13. Words of wisdom

He's a great, individual, he has a clear mind, true heart and soul.

[Intractable]

14. I don't think Trump will be around for all of Trump's administration.

Between his dementia and desire to not actually do the job, I think we'll be dealing with Vance in four years.