Andrew F.
Everyone sees what they want to see. It is more pronounced regarding politics and religion. If a man in China has prospered under communism, it is pretty hard to dissuade him from that ideology and convert him to capitalism or faith in a higher Being. It isn't impossible but it's difficult. Another Chinese man down the same street might have been burdened and held back by communism and his desire to worship another higher power that the state collective and he won't be as hard to urge into capitalism or a robust faith in God. In fact, those kind of thoughts would get that man in a lot of trouble.
But in America, we don't have that problem, do we? Or do we? A lot of people just voted for the collective here. Their candidate lost by the electoral process. But she was certainly popular, even though fatally flawed. Her ideology is that it takes a village (her words, not mine) for humans to get along and prosper. Many on this very site voted for her knowing how flawed, dishonest, and self-serving she is. It was much worse than that though. They didn't care that she was the worst candidate since Carter or Kerry or Dukakis or Gore.
I will, at the moment, defend Trump and give him a little slack although I did not support him.The reason why? It's obvious. Hypocrisy. To be fair, Lehr didn't buy into her and a few others kept quiet. Sanders was a fool and let Clinton get away with murder. That's on him.
Andrew, I can answer nearly every statement you've made, clearly and objectively. If you wish me to do it, I will. But look at it from a sincere objective point of view. Ask yourself if Hillary Clinton wasn't guilty of many of the same things being slung at Trump. I'd have to say yes. Others would choke on that word, but they know it's true as well.
I think it is possible for Trump to do great damage to the country, but no more so than any other President in our history. He is considered a neophyte politician. I consider him as the consummate politician. He can do pretty much what he wants. Obama signed a ton of Executive Orders but I see no one on the left crying about it. A lot of what he did was extra-constitutional. And yet, now that Trump is in charge, the snowflake crybabies are screaming foul.
I suspect that Trump will do a lot of things I don't like.
I can't square his misogyny of women. I just can't.
As for conscience, I am always squared with my conscience. I came to that the hard way. As a Believer, I try not to tempt God. I place no stock in any politician, whatsoever. I live in Redneckville where it's just as corrupt as the big cities. It cost me a lot to learn that lesson. I don't forget.
Sincerely, since I am a Believer, I believe the scripture. It says (in Job, I think) that God causes men to rise up and to fall. He is always in charge. To me, it is a great mystery how he does that. I accept it as his will and go about my own business. I am in a small, a very small minority of people who believes this. I can't speak for others why they voted for Trump anymore than I can explain why anyone would vote for Clinton. My philosophy is guided by the premise that God does what he wants for his own glory, regardless what I think about it. I didn't always know or believe that. I am convinced of it now. Some folks will undoubtedly get hung up on that, they always do.
If a person truly looks at things in a fair light, all they have to do is see how hypocritical the other side is when that side is out of power. It goes back and forth like Lawn tennis until it doesn't.
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