Post by NFA on Nov 3, 2020 21:15:41 GMT 8
After years of being misled by the disconnected-from-history visions of both the Left and Right, we finally have someone in the lead who loves America and her ideals.
By Carol Iannone November 2, 2020
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The Democrats had given up on their traditional constituency years ago—blue collar workers and the middle class—and we would soon find out from Hillary’s own lips what they really thought of us, not only deplorable but irredeemable. They were balkanizing the country with identity politics. They were demonizing America with racial sins never to be expiated. They were strangling us with political correctness. They even booed God at one of their national conventions. I used to wonder why more Democratic voters didn’t turn Republican. That day I saw the reason why, because I’d admitted it to myself. The Republican Party hadn’t offered them anything either, not for years! Not since Reagan. And Trump was going to change that.
And change it he has. Trump’s is the most dynamic presidency in modern times, as he keeps the promises he made to the American people during his campaign and even expands on them. Immigration began to be addressed with regard to American interests, not as a duty owed to the world. We started getting control of the border. We had sensible trade agreements instead of sacrificing American workers to extend prosperity abroad. We saw job creation and revitalization of the heartland instead of elites telling middle Americans their day had gone and they should be satisfied with cheap goods.
After years of being misled by the disconnected-from-history visions of both the Left and Right, we finally have someone in the lead who loves America and her ideals (“freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, the rule of law, and reverence for the rights given to us by almighty God”), but also cherishes the underlying culture that sustains them, both Western (we write symphonies!) and American (Mark Twain, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Hope!).
And change it he has. Trump’s is the most dynamic presidency in modern times, as he keeps the promises he made to the American people during his campaign and even expands on them. Immigration began to be addressed with regard to American interests, not as a duty owed to the world. We started getting control of the border. We had sensible trade agreements instead of sacrificing American workers to extend prosperity abroad. We saw job creation and revitalization of the heartland instead of elites telling middle Americans their day had gone and they should be satisfied with cheap goods.
After years of being misled by the disconnected-from-history visions of both the Left and Right, we finally have someone in the lead who loves America and her ideals (“freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, the rule of law, and reverence for the rights given to us by almighty God”), but also cherishes the underlying culture that sustains them, both Western (we write symphonies!) and American (Mark Twain, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Hope!).
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Trump inspires affection and admiration because of how he fights back, how he stands up to vitriolic opposition and the malevolence of the deep state. And he takes fire from his own side as well, from the contingent of conservatives or ex-conservatives who seem unable to see what has happened to the land of the free and the home of the brave, partly because of policies the Right has supported. They trouble over faults and flaws of personality when everything about our country as founded is due to be supplanted by what Stanley Kurtz calls “a revolutionary repudiation of our system.”
Trump stands against it because he sees it as his duty. No one else possesses the unique combination of characteristics, including some of the rough edges that so infuriate his critics, that enable him to endure unprecedented hostility and ill will.
And through it all, he manages to convey a renewed sense of just plain love and joy to be part of a great nation, encouraging us to use the good we already have to make more good for ourselves and others. I’m especially grateful for this exhilarating clarity that we’ve gained about the nature of our country and I look forward to four more years of it.
Trump stands against it because he sees it as his duty. No one else possesses the unique combination of characteristics, including some of the rough edges that so infuriate his critics, that enable him to endure unprecedented hostility and ill will.
And through it all, he manages to convey a renewed sense of just plain love and joy to be part of a great nation, encouraging us to use the good we already have to make more good for ourselves and others. I’m especially grateful for this exhilarating clarity that we’ve gained about the nature of our country and I look forward to four more years of it.