Trumping the Donald
LARRY ANDERSON
Larry Anderson
I haven’t made up my mind yet about Donald Trump, that emphatic voice on the side for doing something, but I am willing to give him a listen.
Trump has caused enough stir within the staid confines of conventional politics to cause the forces against him to marshal.
The Democrats must destroy him to get HRC moving toward the Oval Office; Republicans must score a knockout to advance a safer candidate.
Everyone is in attack mode. Trump is unperturbed.
Donald has been accused of everything and called every offensive name possible by those claiming to have nothing but tolerance in their cold, cold hearts. The point is destroy the messenger.
Trump doesn’t care. He believes the message must be heard.
Trump isn’t seeking approval of an existing voter base. Instead, he is building a new one by demonstrating toughness, independence, and a willingness to say what most lack the political courage to utter.
He has brought absent common sense to the debate.
A couple of weeks ago, Trump audaciously suggested a temporary hold on admitting Muslims into this nation. One would think he promoted genocide.
Liberal Big Media pounced.
Democrats were apoplectic.
Hillary declared a revelation of prejudice on the part of Trump. Liberals everywhere declared offense, as if that wasn’t as predictable as sunshine. Obama looked sad, as if all the great accomplishments of liberalism had been undone by a suggestion.
Likewise, Republican rivals declared the notion as wrong-headed, as undoable, as somehow a threat to American ideals.
The responses were political, hyperbolic, and typical.
All Trump was saying, if you look at the remarks as I have, is America needs to pause, evaluate our immigration policies, and move forward cautiously in the interest of protecting the country. Stopping the mindless flow should be part of that.
Trump advocated a temporary measure, not a permanent policy. Just suggesting protective measures has now produced the xenophobic label by people who know better but choose not to.
Donald’s remarks were made shortly after a terrorist attack in California that took 14 lives and created misery for dozens more. One terrorist was an American citizen, which obviously made no difference in his determination to kill fanatically and sadistically.
The second terrorist, his wife, was from Pakistan but was provided easy access to targets due partly to porous immigration policies. Both shooters were radicalized.
They were stopped by the police, by the way. Some must do what is necessary, but isn’t it a shame officers had to risk their own lives while leadership lectures?
Killing is easy when archaic laws go unreformed, when political correctness cancels logic, when propaganda interferes with what needs to be done.
Hatred stirs action on the part of enemies; misguided pacifism exposes exploitable weaknesses.
People die.
I see nothing wrong with precautionary measures to protect American lives, the fundamental function of centralized government.
At least Trump understands that; limp liberals apparently don’t, and the competition on the Right is only looking for opportunity to undo the Donald.
As you should recall, the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 were already in the country, moving about freely and plotting at will. Three thousand innocent people paid with their lives for policies way too open. Fourteen more paid in California.
Little has changed, unless you think Obama’s little pep talk equates to meaningful action.
There will be more attacks. It is common knowledge there are radical cells throughout the country, biding their time, waiting for orders. They are here because our government allowed them to be here.
To not take every precaution possible to prevent a strike is irresponsible and prioritizes policy, philosophy, and politics over American lives. As one pundit claimed, lives lost here or there is the price of doing business for the Left.
Understand, our immigration posture has more to do with tradition than intelligent law. There is no law that states we have to take immigrants and refugees at our own peril.
We should not let big hearts interfere with our security nor should we let simplistic idealism determine the best direction for the future.
Donald Trump is unrefined in his message, but he may be the alternative to the hazards of political correctness and the political vacuity of its proponents. Sometimes security must trump idealism and the distortion thereof.
I say give Donald Trump a listen. Compare what he says to the rhetoric of his opponents and the Left’s agenda. Keep your mind open.
Which is better for the country, politics aside?
Who makes you safer?
