The Dilemma of Trump
Halcyon Days of Delusion
I usually do not wade into politics online past my knees. It is a hot button issue that everyone has an opinion on and I do not want to trample anybody’s right to an opinion, even if it is totally wrong. So, for the sake of this post, let us pretend to have no druthers. Because, well, voting is all about druthers, isn’t it? To think that our votes must surely matter is delusional. We have no means (except one) to pull our boots out of the swamp. We are being swallowed up by the mire that keeps us prisoner in one place, while still shouting to anyone within earshot that we are free. The votes of today are about voting AGAINST something. I, in the state of my abnormal-ness, read about everyone I cast a vote for. I read who has donated to their campaign and, most times, that is all I need to know. I feel like I am doing something, but am I?
I know how I felt when Trump was in office. I knew that when F-15’s did a flyover, I felt proud, I felt patriotic, I felt protected. Now, when I see military aircraft flying over, or a Hindenburg floating in the sky, I feel unbalanced, unsure and undermined. My bank account and retirement savings were working for me and I did not have to choose between going out to dinner or filling up all my cars with fuel, because I could do both. Today, I must choose between the two. Today, instead of picturing a retirement dining upon an occasional filet mignon, I wonder if I will be eating cold chili out of a can because a hostile has taken over my country and my stove has been shut down because they have made it illegal; along with my light bulbs, dishwasher and washing machine. I have to make sure there are enough rocks around my pond for future laundry days.
The fact that this downward spiral “began” when Trump was actually in office is the real head scratcher. He claimed he was taking down the swamp, and he did, to some degree. The border was secure and our foreign policy with Russia, North Korea and China sure as hell was better than now. And…nobody seems to remember The Abraham Accords.
But, then comes Operation Warp Speed, and Trump, flanked by Deep State Bookends Fauci and Birx during daily press conferences, gave updates. 15 days to slow the spread! Spread of what? I could get nasty here, but let’s just say, the American people got screwed and we didn’t even get taken out to a nice dinner first.
Then, George Floyd. And Antifa. And BLM. You cannot tell me that someone was NOT holding Trumps feet to the fire while American cities burned and nobody was prosecuted or brought to justice. Even the dude that delivered the bricks to conveniently placed intersections is still silent. Huh?
I find it hard to believe that nobody has fessed up…no whistle-blowers talking about organized riots and coordinated compliance with someone who sent them a paycheck to show up and make trouble, pretend they gave a crap and then disappear as fast as rats off a sinking ship. CHOP? CHAZ? The destruction of America, in plain sight. The fact that POTUS could have called in the National Guard and didn’t? Why not? Instead, we watched city after city become UN-inhabitable by its citizens, as property was vandalized. People started living on the streets and drugs became as commonplace as someone taking a deuce on the sidewalk. Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles. The whole west coast golden girl is now a tattered version of what she used to be. A dystopian version of shining glory that is now covered with graffiti and human waste. The initial troublemakers are LONG gone. Left behind in their wake are legions of drug addicts, homeless and the mentally ill. The mentally ill do not only inhabit the streets of the cities, they inhabit the city halls and positions on city councils, law enforcement and school boards. You cannot tell me that anyone who believes changing the gender of a child is the right thing to do is NOT mentally ill. Evil has slipped into their minds under the guise of equity, inclusion and diversity.
So…what are we going to do about it? Are we going to be like Donna In Mo? Are we going to show up at our local level and attend mind numbing board meetings to SAY what we know needs to be said? Yes. Let’s do that. But, we also need to get back into the churches. I am the biggest non-fan of denominations. I think they do nothing but divide the children of God into camps when we all should be coming together as one. I do not care about DOCTRINE. Doctrine is division and it needs to die so that He may live.
So…when the democrats lost their minds in 2016 and Trump won, the Republicans lost their minds in private. They resigned in droves and managed to lose the Senate as well. So, to think that any of these asses in DC are representing us is ludicrous. And, that they cheated for the win in 2020 and people are surprised? Trump, et al. knew they were going to cheat…so why wasn’t a system put into place to track and stop it? Same reason for the inaction during the riots and chaos in the summer of 2020. Same reason.
The Kung-Flu, lockdowns, closing of small businesses while large ones thrived, masks, OWS, 2 weeks to stop the spread, people locking themselves down, leaders going along, pastors closing churches, election fraud, tyranny in the halls of justice, the silence of the masses and the compliance, forced medical interventions to stay employed, deaths and incapacitation due to compliance, the undoing of 4 years of progress upon inauguration of a different diktat, the invasion of our country at the border, sending billions to ukraine while nothing for East Palestine, the sabotage of food plants, the high cost of living, the division of Americans on EVERY issue, the joke that is america on the stage of the world…yeah, all of that AND MORE.
This all started with Trump as President. Can one man stop the crazy train that America is on? No. It doesn’t matter who is the President of this nation, it is still under the control the deep state serpents. They just shed their skin to fit in with another regime. Evil is evil and good is good. Period. Pick a side and stand back, because there will be consequences. The evil has shown their hand, so it should be simple to decide. And…if you can’t see the evil, what the hell is wrong with you?
Wow this is SO SPOT on! Oh one can second guess on the Trump failures - I tend to lean towards too much big picture focus and delegation to people he should not have trusted. With his ego I think he wants to live up to his image as a swamp buster, but I do think putting too much faith in him or any president is folly. That is the problem with voting for 'outsiders' - they don't KNOW who is trustworthy. And no one person is going to beat this - it's too big and too entrenched due to our inattention and allowing it to grow by deferring to gov to fix all that ails us as a society today. NO one can do this alone.
I see this on the local level. We elected 2 good conservatives to our city council in 2022 - both outsiders who paid zero attention until covid hit. One has an excellent radar and bs meter and she has done well navigating landmines. The other is more 'oh I just want us all to get along' and too naïve and trusting, although she does have some great ideas and insights - she gives up too easily and is too nice to her opponents. She refuses to see some of the backroom politics and hidden agendas in some of her colleagues. She twists in the wind with a smile on her face. She is a very nice person. But she is not who people voted for.
My point is - your job is NOT DONE when you leave the voting booth. And local is where you can have influence more often. I literally sit in the audience and text questions to the friendlies on the dais and they will ask them. I do research and give them talking points if they are in over their heads on an issue. I also send thank you notes when they do something right, and encourage my friends to do the same. These local folks don't get paid squat (city council makes $11k a year and it is damn near close to a full time job if you do it right, and school board pays NOTHIING) and have next to no personal lives as they also juggle families and regular jobs, and we do need to support them as much as we can. Even on a local level there is too much for any one person to take it all in. Meeting docs for just one meeting can run over 1000 pages. There is plenty to miss without our help.
Granted I am in a decent sized suburb and not a major city, so your results may vary. But if you are engaged - all cities have lots of these so-called 'public input' opportunities, committees, task forces, and so on where you CAN plug in. I have been going to such things for 20 years now and can tell you that even in a conservative (leaning these days, used to be solid) area, these groups are almost always overwhelmingly participated in by utopians/leftists/agenda-driven folks. Public input very rarely actually represents the public, who is too busy watching netflix or posting a rant on social media to attend a meeting.
So well written SadieJay! Spot on! Love the reference to Donna in MO. 😉
My favorite line was the last line,
“If you can’t see the evil, what the hell is wrong with you?” 🎯