In the spirit of debate, I wanted to repost a comment made on another blog that I found thought provoking. Please share your thoughts at the end!
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David October 14, 2016 1:53 AM
Although admittedly I’m observing this from over here in London, even I’ve noticed that, for some reason, the US media seem hell bent on trivialising this election by focusing on contrived tabloid hit-pieces nobody really cares about. Or at least, nobody should care about! But for me it is, and always will be – all about the issues:
STATE OF THE UNION
If you feel that America is doing just fine, both domestically and internationally and all that is needed is more of the same; vote for her.
But if you think the previous eight years have accelerated America’s decline, both at home and abroad and that a new direction is needed; vote for him.
NATIONAL DEBT:
If you feel that the biggest national dept in history is nothing much to worry about and that America can continue to borrow it’s way into further debt indefinitely; vote for her.
But if you think that America needs to tackle its unprecedented debt by insisting its economic rivals cease protecting their own markets by cynically manipulating the value of their own currencies and start playing on a level playing field; vote for him.
DEFENCE:
If you feel that entering into endless proxy conflicts abroad is a great use of your most cherished national asset – the brave Men and Women who serve in your military; vote for her.
But if you think that American service Men and Women should only ever be used to protect America’s direct interests and that other nations who rely on America’s protection should contribute to the cost of that protection; vote for him.
IMMIGRATION:
If you feel that mass illegal immigration from the third world and all the adverse social deprivations associated with it, is good for America; vote for her.
But if you think that America should cease its policy of mass immigration from the third world until it can provide sufficiently for the people who are already in the country. And that America should finally start enforcing its existing laws on illegal immigration; vote for him.
LAW AND ORDER:
If you feel that vilifying your law enforcement officers and whipping up racial tensions, in already gang infested and drug riddled inner cities, has made them better places to live; vote for her.
But if you think the people who live in America’s cities deserve to be protected by strong and respected law enforcement agencies. And that the gang-crime that blights many of those cities needs to be tackled and tackled hard; vote for him.
JOBS:
If you feel that allowing your industries to sack their American workers and move to third world countries to take advantage of slave labour and then sell their goods back to you, without penalty, is an acceptable economic policy; vote for her.
But if you think that encouraging industries to remain within America and penalising those that try the slave foreign labour route will be good for America and American workers; vote for him.
TRADE:
If you feel that continuing to operate international trade agreements which allow your economic rivals to restrict your exports to them while they are allowed to flood your markets with there goods is wise or even economically sustainable; vote for her.
But if you think that the international trade agreements America is currently operating were poorly advised and have, in large part, contributed to America’s economic decline and must be revisited, revised and redrafted so as to benefit America’s economy rather than building up the economies of its rivals; vote for him.
TERRORISM:
If you feel that it is wise to ignore the fact that America’s core values are under violent attack from people who obtained their vicious hatred of those values from the teachings of Islam. And that it is some how morally wrong to even mention the phrase “Islamic Terrorism” for fear of offending somebody’s misplaced sensibilities; vote for her.
But if you think that America should acknowledge that many of the teachings of Islam are incompatible with the freedoms it holds dear, including equal rights for gays and women, and that people suspected of favouring such teachings should not be allowed into the country unchecked; vote for him.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
If you feel that America’s declining influence on the world stage and the continued disrespect and contempt America is now held in by many of its international rivals is something to be proud of; vote for her.
But if you think that America should prioritise forging alliances with nations who show it mutual respect and share its core values, and that are fighting against the same scourge of Islamic Terrorism America is fighting. While disengaging from nations that are openly disrespectful and that have values that are morally abhorrent to those your forefathers made so much effort to establish; vote for him.
POLITICAL SYSTEM:
If you feel that it is fine to be ruled by career politicians who have had to beg, steel and borrow hundreds of millions of dollars from self-interested groups to fund their political careers. Groups that naturally expect a return on their investments; vote for her.
But if you think that America has been poorly served by its political class – of both hews – for the past several decades and that the political system its self, has become so reliant on obtaining donations from self-interested groups, that now no person of integrity could ever make it into office. And if you believe that electing bought and payed for puppet politicians has cost America dearly and that only a self funded candidate can break the cycle of corruption; vote for him.
TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER:
If you feel that a career politician who has become rich from so called ‘public service’ is likely to keep their promises ‘this time’ despite the countless empty and broken promises of their past. And that it’s acceptable for a politician to justify their many mistakes, lies and let-downs buy merely laughing them off as “miss-steps” “brain freezes” or “miss-speaks”; vote for her.
But if you think that it is time to wrestle the reigns of power away from the people who have lead America into the mess in which it now finds itself and to give a chance to a non-politician, a proven employment creator with a solid record of business success, and who has brought up a beautiful family who love and respect them, a winner in every sense of the word and someone who obviously loves their country; vote for him.
In my humble opinion, them’s the REAL choices folks.
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What do you think? Please share in the comments!
Agreed. But unfortunately too many people are stuck of voting the party line, instead of what is good for the country.
Fnu Mnu Lnu, I get what you are saying, but in this case it almost feels like T is forming a whole new party and he’s taking down the old guard in the prior bi-partisan, do nothing but fight at the cost of the people, R/D divide. Or at least I hope so.
I was really talking about Ds. Rs are as together when it comes to towing the party line.
And the Rs need to get with the new millennia.
To me, the most important issue is the preservation of free speech–as long as we have that, there is a fighting chance to address our many problems. But once this feedback loop is cut, catastrophes on many fronts can be expected. See my post Read and Consider Before Voting:
http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/54051.html
Great analysis David, thanks for sharing the link! I agree…when people are afraid or unable to speak freely…it’s never been the start of something good.
Another election-related post: Hiring a President
http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/53977.html
Another thoughtful piece, David. Thanks for sharing!
Very nice analysis !
Should be printed and distributed.
I hope people will cut, paste, print, and post what this guy said widely. Please, feel free to leave them on bulletin boards, taped in bathroom stalls, on tables in public locations, send it to the op Ed section of the newspaper, leave it in the lunchroom… People need to understand what is at stake. I feel this to the core – it is a critical moment in time. I pray people get the memo in time! I love this country and all it stands for, we cannot look away as it gets parted out and sold off. We can’t. Thank you for helping spread the ripple in your own pond. Together we can do much!
It’s only a few more weeks. but it is still building. What should concern Trump supporters is that Hillary supporters are zealots and manic. It may be a god idea to keep distantace to arm’s length at minimum.
I do hope Hillary loses as the feminists who support her will have been seen to fail for the first time to carry an election.
Speaking of Hillary’s supporters, Madonna, after all these years, still finds a way to shock people with her being”tacky”.
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/301780-madonna-pledges-oral-sex-for-clinton-voters
Even if it were true, I think I would take a pass.
People in Canada are more nervous than here, with some reason.
This wasn’t meant to be an objective analysis was it?
While I agree with all the analysis of hitlery, no one can really say what Trump stance is or what he will do in office. He has wobbled back and forth on just about every major topic over the course of the last 5-6 yrs. It is very possible that people who think Trump will make changes in Washington will be very disappointed.
For the record; I do not support either one. I vote strictly 3rd party and have done so sense I was old enough to vote.
RPG…”parted out and sold off”….great phrase, sadly all too descriptive of what’s been happening.
If it is true that George Soros is the one who funded Trump, it’s possible that he has a hold over Trump for financial reasons, which would mean you have to choose between evil and puppet of evil. Soros is as scary as her.
It is crystal clear that Clinton is evil – plenty evidence. But IMO quite likely that Trump is, too.
“If it is true that George Soros is the one who funded Trump”…completely inconsistent with everything we’ve seen about Soros’s politics. The only imaginable reason he would have funded Trump is if he were 100% certain that Trump could not win and saw his nomination as a guaranteed way to get Clinton into the office. In that case, Trump *really* winning would be a joke on Soros.
There is a new post at Spawny’s
https://spawnyspace.wordpress.com/2016/10/20/a-code-to-live-by/
It’s simply for discussion lifegoeson, I didn’t write it, I just found it thought provoking…
That’s interesting Fuzzie, the comment here is also from an “outsider” looking in on the U.S. Interesting to see it from another angle…
goFigure, that is a good point, the wheels of govt. move slowly. You can’t just fire everyone… as much as we sometimes may like to!
“parted out and sold off” it truly has been, I have seen auctions of American manufacturing equipment being sold wholesale — the entire factory — overseas. Bye bye jobs, hello small town (or even big city) economy collapse. It’s 30+ years in the making…
p.s. I hardly slept last night, thinking about all this stuff! I need to remember to live in the moment, as well as care about the big picture!
But all this matters….sooo much! We must think carefully about the future.
I will say that I have very mixed feelings about the election. Its like the prior one when Romney stated the 47% self evident truth (those that suck from the gov tit will vote for more of it) but its worse far beyond that. I’ve encountered many women … most of them in fact … that will vote for Hillary for one and only one reason. A reason they will deny till the cows come home. They will vote for her DESPITE the fact that she is the most evil, most corrupt, biggest liar who has ever run for president in the history of this country. They will vote for her solely on the basis of … SHE HAS A VAGINA AND SO DO THEY. And then there are the pathetic spineless mangina’s who have gulped the mainstream media cool aid. Believe all the lies and don’t even know they are lies. Don’t know. Don’t care. And anyone calling the lies … lies … just pisses them off. For example … Global Warming … back in the 1990s the progressives started talking this garbage. Sea levels gonna rise, etc. Guess what … its been 25 years and nothing has changed … other than some of the Global Warming liars have been proven to be liars and people have been caught in the cookie jar altering the data to make it LOOK like climate change has happened. When it hasn’t. Lies based on lies told by liars and pushed by the media to screw the public out of money and award it to progressives pushing the agenda. Are people REALLY this stupid ???
Not that Trump is an angel or anything. He has a big mouth and is offensive to many. But compared to the evil c**t … it should be an easy choice.The fact that she isn’t in prison along with her hubby, kid, kid’s husband, all members of the clinton foundation, etc, etc, etc … is just an indication at how stupid the public is. And how corrupt the gov and media is. It really has me pondering the future and wondering if this is a place where I really wanna be ??? Thinking of becoming an ex-pat and moving to the Philippines … at least someone has the guts to tell the US … nope… we don’t want the garbage you stand for. And drug dealers … why arrest them when a corrupt cop, corrupt judge, corrupt lawyer, corrupt politician … will just let them go … when you can just take them out ? Makes sense to me. The problem of course is that now that the Philippines has rejected the US they will find out just how Evil the US really is. Look at Venezuela … guess who’s next ???
Yes, it really is that bad.
Hard to deny any of that mega, yet so many seem oblivious. But then again, maybe not. Hoping for a landslide in his direction.
Where I live is a blue state, firmly. And admittedly I am in a rural area. But even those from the nearby metro area tell me they are voting for him. Even women her age, lifelong dems, have said such. One can hope….
Having a vagina does not guarantee one is a fit or able leader…that’s a no brainer (not to mention sexist to vote solely based on genitalia, right?!! ) Hopefully most women are not that naive but then again… There have been fit and able female monarchs, and other female leaders of note, but she does not seem cut from that cloth to me. Women should not foolishly pick a first who could only put women (and our country and world) back with inept leadership.
I think I am getting hives thinking about this. May sanity prevail…and the American spirit shine true.