Ronald Reagan made that ironically amusing observation in his speech “A Time for Choosing” on October 27 of 1964 in support of Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign. Nearly 61 years later, nothing has seemingly changed.
Well… other than the fact that there are darned few liberals left in America, as most of them have been transmogrified into leftists. There is a distinct difference between leftists and liberals. Old-fashioned liberals proclaimed to be for the average person and still supported what they thought was best for the country. Leftists today despise this nation and what they erroneously think it now stands for today. They are for radical fringe causes and self-identified “oppressed” groups. One can have an intelligent conversation with a liberal and perhaps even find some common ground on which you both can agree. This is not so with leftists. They don’t want to debate. They want to shout down and intimidate anyone that has the temerity to disagree with them. You know you have won the argument with a leftist when they resort to calling you a Nazi and spouting other ad hominem attacks.
This often occurs in academia or on college campuses, or in “mostly peaceful protests” that seldom are. Now, don’t get me wrong. I fully support every American, including the ignorant and indoctrinated, to exercise their right of free speech – as long as it doesn’t incite vandalism, violence, or the obstruction of other citizens and first responders to go about their tasks.
The latest non-sensical illustration of leftism run-amuck can be seen in any one of the “No Kings” rallies this past weekend. The irony of these myriad leftists accusing conservatives of the very thing that their leftist politicians are factually guilty of having done is the very definition of a “lack of self-awareness”. From weaponizing lawfare, to curbing and doxing free speech, to stifling the democratic process, these leftists are far more guilty than anything the Trump administration has ever attempted to do; this includes their lawlessness and corruption. Just ask the "Big Guy".
Evidently, they STILL fail to realize that Kamala was appointed the presidential nominee for the Democrat Party without a single solitary vote cast for her in a primary. And this occurred all the while that these same leftists worked non-stop in some states to try and remove the Republican candidate for president from state ballots. So, who are the defenders of Democracy? It sure as hell isn’t the left.
Now I can understand the frustration some folks have with President Trump. Indeed, I did not even vote for him the first time he ran against the congenitally corrupt liar Hillary. (I voted for the Constitution Party candidate.) I have voted for Trump since though, as I have seen the good that he has done for our country far outweighing the bad.
And unlike most leftists, I am able to criticize Trump when I think he has gone astray. Including by notifying the White House and my Congress critters when I disagree with him and them. This was something that was never done by the left regarding the dementia-addled and corrupt puppet that was the head of the Biden crime family.
What are the things I disagree upon with President Trump, you ask?
Well let’s list a few.
1. 1. Trump stated that he wanted to use regular military troops to safeguard some cities and even use it for “training”. While it is tragically and disgustingly wrong that leftist mayors refuse to fight crime in their own towns to the detriment of their own constituents, I think it is an exceptionally bad idea, and illegal to boot as per the posse comitatus law, to deploy the military to keep the peace in our cities simply because of high crime rates. This does NOT negate the lawful need to deploy limited National Guard troops to protect federal facilities and employees when blue city politicians refuse to do so.
2. 2. Trump in his trade negotiations with China has still allowed hundreds of thousands of visas for Chinese students to enter our universities. As each student is typically a tool and required by the CCP to report on their R&D in such places back to China, I think this is a huge national security issue. I cannot fathom what Trump is thinking here. Its not like you see Chinese nationals are enrolling to learn about gender studies here.
3. 3. Qatar. It was foolish to accept the plane from the Qataris. Further, it is dangerous to allow them to bring their jets into our country and train with our military. Qatari leadership has been supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood and has offered safe haven to the Hamas terrorist leaders in their country, not that this stopped the brave Israelis from hunting them down anyway. Regardless, we should not be in an alliance with Qatar, let alone allowing them limited access to a military base here.
4. 4. Trump was actually mad that Israel went after the Hamas leaders that orchestrated the October 7th attacks in Qatar. He should have been applauding the Israelis and providing intelligence and support in tracking down these terrorists.
5. 5. The Trump administration has or is allowing the exploitation of valuable natural resources in some of our most precious and unique public lands that are either adjacent to some national parks or other protected areas without requiring full due diligence of the environmental impact of doing so.
6. 6. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump slammed the door shut on Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, Israel’s biblical heartland and the disputed territory the world has labeled the “West Bank.” In an emphatic, unequivocal, and unqualified declaration, the president exclaimed: “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. No, I will not allow it. It’s not going to happen.” This is ISRAELI land and should not be handed over to terrorists and their supporters whom work towards the destruction of neighboring Israel.
7. 7. And then there is Trump’s penchant for childish behavior. I expect the President of the United States to act with dignity and decorum at all times as he represents us and our nation. I understand that the left is just begging to be trolled and put back in their cribs because of their infantile behavior, but it is very unbecoming for the president or his administration to do so in a juvenile manner, as happens way too often.
Now despite these issues I have with Trump, I still feel that the good that he has done in securing our borders and routing out illegal and sometimes dangerously criminal elements from our nation is a very good and necessary thing. He has refocused and is rebuilding our military to its primary purpose of defending our nation and its interest by being more lethal and mission oriented instead of a DEI social experiment. He has helped to foster peace in many places throughout the world that the left either ignored or said couldn’t be accomplished.
The Abraham Accords in particular have been a stupendous success and undoubtedly would have garnered a Nobel Prize for any other president if they had orchestrated such success and had a “D” behind their name. Trump has also started curbing the Biden inflation rates and is restoring our economy. 401K’s are rising once again for the millions of middle-class people that depend on them for retirement. And he is cutting out so much waste, fraud and abuse from the government. Granted, if I were the KING, I would slash every single item in the budget that was not explicitly authorized by the constitution.
Perhaps I am simply more conservative than Trump, or my favorite president Reagan for that matter. You see, I was NEVER a Democrat.
Yes, Trump can be frustrating and sometimes takes stances on issues that seem to be contrary to good governance and common sense as I noted above; however, He is doing an overall masterful job of repairing the damage of the socialist dystopia and the soul crushing policies that the leftist regime of the auto-pen Biden administration had championed. That is the real monarchy that a classical liberal should be rallying against! A leftist never will, of course.
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