Trump and the ongoing culture war
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A lot of Americans have had enough of a progressively dysfunctional culture that's fueled by the left's chosen narrative for smearing anyone not aboard their socialist express – which is the main reason that Donald Trump is now our president.
Since November 2016, the media and the progressive left have been pounding the same two claims.
The first is that Donald Trump was not really elected, since Hillary Clinton got more popular votes.
The second is that anyone who voted for Mr. Trump or supports him today is a white male supremacist bigot. And probably homophobic and xenophobic to boot. Regardless of actual race or sex.
Regarding the first claim, Hillary's national margin of 2.8 million votes can be explained entirely by California, which has become a one-party, socialist state with enormous potential for vote fraud.
Mrs. Clinton collected 4.3 million more votes in the Golden State than Mr. Trump, and, as Investor's Business Daily noted after the final count, "If you take California out of the popular vote equation, then Trump wins the rest of the country by 1.4 million votes. And if California voted like every other Democratic state – where Clinton averaged 53.5 percent wins – Clinton and Trump end up in a virtual popular vote tie."
There weren't even any Republicans on the ballot in the U.S. Senate race, and no Republicans were running for House seats in nine of California's 53 congressional districts, of which 45 now are represented by Democrats.
It's a good bet that if nothing changes – and it could – all will eventually go Democratic. The DMV now automatically registers people to vote who renew their drivers' licenses regardless of citizenship status unless they opt out, and the state has an estimated 3 million illegal aliens. It's beyond scary that California now accounts for nearly one-sixth of the U.S. House of Representatives. The upside is that it has only two U.S. senators.
So, yes, Hillary is president in California by popular acclaim, but not in the rest of the nation.
The second claim is the left's chosen narrative for smearing anyone not aboard their socialist express. They can't now credibly claim that Democrats have any workable ideas for the economy, so they're waging a culture war pitting identity groups against one another. Actually, they're pitting all identity groups against the dreaded white male bigots. Hence, the "white supremacist" threat will be a constant refrain, along with phony charges of "voter suppression."
It doesn't matter if you're a Hispanic or black or Asian conservative in the growing #WalkAway movement from the Democratic Party; you are a white male bigot. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was not even included in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Feminists have been declaring conservative women to be non-female for decades for not worshiping at the shrines of abortion and sexual anarchy.
Well, a lot of people have had enough of our progressively dysfunctional culture, which is the main reason that Donald Trump was elected. Many Americans saw their country being changed beyond recognition into an un-American regime aimed at criminalizing Christianity and common sense while advancing socialism and showing contempt for the economic victims of corporate globalism and technological change. Mr. Trump's genius was in recognizing the enormous hunger for a champion to stop the drift toward an iron-fisted political correctness.
As cultural critic Joseph Epstein wrote this past week in The Wall Street Journal, the typical Trump voter wants someone to "make America straight again, make America anything but what it is becoming. Mr. Trump was chosen as a rebuke to the progressivism that has made life in America seem chaotic, if not a touch mad, and that now threatens to take over the Democratic Party."
There is even method to Mr. Trump's frequently caustic tweets. As "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams has written, they reinforce a central point of agreement before moving on to incendiary taunts that enrage the Left and send the media into attack mode. Mr. Adams concludes that the tweets are far more carefully crafted than just bursts of pique.
For a truly in-depth analysis of Mr. Trump's grasp of the American psyche, it's worth spending an hour watching The Trump Effect: Deprogramming the American Mind, a remarkable film by Cuban emigre Agustin Blazquez that features a running commentary by author and film maker Laurence Jarvik.
In a sort of My Dinner with Andre format, Mr. Jarvik explains, with many visual illustrations, Donald Trump's successful reading of the American character and why his crusade as "deprogrammer-in-chief" against political correctness translated into electoral success.
The presidential election really was about much more than the economy. It actually was all about "making America great again."
If the Democrats mock that message again in 2020, they will do so at their own peril.
Robert Knight is a Washington Times contributor and author of "A Nation Worth Fighting For: 10 Steps to Restore Freedom" (djkm.org). This column first appeared on The Washington Times' website.
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“Well, a lot of people have had enough of our progressively dysfunctional culture, which is the main reason that Donald Trump was elected. Many Americans saw their country being changed beyond recognition into an un-American regime aimed at criminalizing Christianity and common sense while advancing socialism and showing contempt for the economic victims of corporate globalism and technological change. Mr. Trump's genius was in recognizing the enormous hunger for a champion to stop the drift toward an iron-fisted political correctness.
As cultural critic Joseph Epstein wrote this past week in The Wall Street Journal, the typical Trump voter wants someone to "make America straight again, make America anything but what it is becoming. Mr. Trump was chosen as a rebuke to the progressivism that has made life in America seem chaotic, if not a touch mad, and that now threatens to take over the Democratic Party."
There is even method to Mr. Trump's frequently caustic tweets. As "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams has written, they reinforce a central point of agreement before moving on to incendiary taunts that enrage the Left and send the media into attack mode. Mr. Adams concludes that the tweets are far more carefully crafted than just bursts of pique.
For a truly in-depth analysis of Mr. Trump's grasp of the American psyche, it's worth spending an hour watching The Trump Effect: Deprogramming the American Mind, a remarkable film by Cuban emigre Agustin Blazquez that features a running commentary by author and film maker Laurence Jarvik.
In a sort of My Dinner with Andre format, Mr. Jarvik explains, with many visual illustrations, Donald Trump's successful reading of the American character and why his crusade as "deprogrammer-in-chief" against political correctness translated into electoral success.
The presidential election really was about much more than the economy. It actually was all about "making America great again."”
Well, we can tell that, just from the spelling.
😂
President Trump is the greatest thing that has happened for America since the end of Oct. 2006.
LOL.. I'd like to see trump take over where obama did instead of where obama left off just to see the difference today. It wouldn't surprise me if trump wouldn't have opted for bankruptcy.
IMO: president trump has many megalomaniac style tendencies and I doubt if in the long run he is near as good for the country as he and many thinks he is.
Time will tell.
For some progressives even that is too much income for those who disagree with them.
Blogs like The Newstalkers don't work like that. Anyone can talk to anyone. Get over it.
Aw, really? Fine, I'm going to send your Christmas presents back to Amazon. Glad they have an easy return policy.
As you know this is a public forum and unless a discussion has reach an impasse point anyone can talk to anyone here. Besides if we had an ignore feature on this site, you would be the first in line on mine.
That's another thing I have never done, put someone on ignore. Never reported anyone or put anyone on ignore NV or NT.
I didn’t there either. I not a fan of it but I’d there were one, some would be a temptation to put on it starting with the prove it brigade.
"Progressives war on America"? Isn't that one of those sweeping generalizations?
That it may be, but it sure is easy. You don't have to think or use logic or do any of that hard stuff.
No, it’s not. It’s an editorial opinion article originally appearing in the pages of the Washington Times and then reprinted by the Christian news site One News Now. The article is right on, particularly the part about my stupid home state, Californication.
I didn't like the state I was born in, I didn't try to change it or it's people and didn't sit and bitch about it either, I moved. Now I'm a happy camper.
to each their own.
I’m trying to move by helping in the creation of the new state of Jefferson.
Somehow that sounds more like trying to change the place you live to your liking, good luck with that. I knew I couldn't "Fix" the state I lived in and I needed to move elsewhere. Best move I ever made.
Not going anywhere. I like it here. Besides, we live far enough away from the large coastal urban areas we detest so much that we can live pretty much as we want in our city and county governments and local law enforcement doesn’t go out of its way to enforce liberal dogma around here. Also our housing and cost of living is such that unlike our urban enemies within, we aren’t impacted by the cap on home mortgage deduction and state and local tax deductions caps. We celebrated when they passed the new tax law that hits our in state enemies so well in their wallets and not ours.
It's great that you like where you live. It's sad you consider your neighbors as enemies though.
I didn't really like where I was born for half the year each year, It was too damn cold !! LOL The people of the state were OK I guess but 40 some odd years later many of them are still hoping the federal government will fix their situation. I guess some people will never understand cornfields and baseball fields just do not make for a thriving economy.
You keep using the above term when referring to the great state of California....I have to ask, are you being screwed by the great state of California?
Not my neighbors. Oak-SF is 200 miles away and LA (Lousy Area) is 550 miles away.
There is no great state of California. California is screwing us over with their jack booted thug occupation of the State of Jefferson.
Well I feel for ya, it sounds like it kinda sucks to be you at this point living in a state that you dont like, probably in a time you dont like. You are not alone. I know other people in the same situation. Good luck to you. Like I try to tell them, I hope you find your enjoyment where you can. I think it's so important.
I doubt ya get sanctuary out of Cali, but somehow someday may you find peace.
I've always been good with when I was born and as long as it was in America I'm good ta go as well. When I didn't like where I was, I moved. So I can identify with not liking everything about where you are, I dint like the whole region so it was a big long distance move for me to be happy. Thankfully though I've been pretty happy with both for some time now. I could use a good local lake though so.... But, That's life. lol
Then why all the constant bitching? And by the way, I know it really pisses off the rural Northern Californians, but no one in any of the big cities even know you exist and spend zero time "detesting" you. That's a past time only bitter bigots with nothing better to do are able to enjoy. People living in LA and San Francisco are busy working, partying, creating, inventing, loving, recreating, learning, growing and living the way they want which is the very definition of the American dream. Yes, they have traffic and they hate it as much as you do, they're just not as frightened of it and don't feel as claustrophobic as most rural folk do when entering a city.
LOL
Perhaps I had skimmed over this a little too much....
Sounds like you do have yours, so maybe quit yur bitchin so much and enjoy it more.
LOL
Joking, Good luck keeping what you have. If you have a large enough area that will help. But the world itself is constantly changing so nothing lasts forever. Good or bad. So far.
I'm sure that the great state of California is really enjoying screwing you...Using your tax money to keep you under the thumb of the coastal elites...
LMAO....
I think it's really funny to see the Jack booted thugs stomp the mythical kingdom of Jeffersonia into the ground...
Actually even those who want to “keep it California” do so because they are enamored to the revenues the regime sends up here and want control over how the funds are spent. So, while a part of this ridiculously evil jack booted thug regime that is Ca. we will keep taking their money without even the slightest hint of gratitude. They owe it to us and we will keep on taking as long as we are a part of it, hating your regime all at the same time.
LMAO, your comments are hilarious. Most of California doesn't think about the mythical kingdom of Jeffersonia let alone what you think and do. But keep on sending that money to Sacramento so the coastal elites, you know the jack booted thugs that run your life and piss you off can keep living a very elite life.....
LMAO
'Socialist Express.' The catchword for the...…….well......them I suppose.
Damn the birth control. Damn the Social Security. Damn the Medicare. Don't need that no more. We got Ivanka and Melania.
'Political Correctness.' Another catch word for...………..them. Have no idea. How about the Gadsden Flag as a tablecloth for every American and Russian dinner table? Is this politically correct enough?
Exactly what culture is being destroyed and what culture is being offered as a substitute?
I can tell you right now that the culture in El Paso is a lot different than the culture in Tulia. (Texas. Put it in the google if you need to.) The culture in Santa Fe, NM is a hell of a lot different than Odessa, TX. (Yes, I've lived in both.)
53- 47!
Dems flipped 40 house seats and 7 governorship's.
The GOP gained more in each of Clinton and Obama first midterms than the Dems got from Trump. GOP padded its lead in the senate.
Don't forget the over 300 State legislature seats Republicans lost which will get to draw up the districts in many States where Republicans had only held onto power with bizarre Rorschach ink blot gerrymandering.
You do realize that that has nothing to do with the 2018 midterms don't you....LOL
Just saying that OBAMA lost over 1,000 seats and you all got 30% back. We will see what we can take back when Trump wins re election in 2020 then we will move on to the census in 21.
You are aware that the 1,000 lost seats were over 8 years aren't you...Thus far Trump has lost over 300 seats in 2 years...Do the math XX.
Math, is sorta like, science, right?!
We'll just let ol Rump's gut and Jesus handle the hard stuff...