The eyes of history are upon all of us, as the sign at left says. The 2024 presidential election is a hinge upon which history will turn.
Rightly or wrongly, there has been more loyalty and love, and rancor and hate directed toward Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden than maybe even the abortion issue.
With the responsibility of voting coming, I wanted to read on both sides of the issue—isn’t that what education teaches us to do? I started with Keith Olberman’s book. Then shifted to Bob Woodward’s Rage. Both books are strongly anti-Trump.
Many on the other side of the issue defend Mr. Trump and his policies militantly.
During his presidency, I prayed for Mr. Trump, and, like Nikki Haley, I voted for him twice. But Mrs. Haley has pointed out two striking realities—Mr. Trump is the least popular politician in America and chaos follows him wherever he goes.
The title of Mr. Woodward’s book, Rage, comes from a Trump quote. According to Mr. Woodward, the former president said, “I bring rage out. I do bring out rage. I always have. I don’t know if that’s an asset or a liability, but whatever it is, I do.” That is Nikki Haley’s point—chaos follows him and he is very unpopular. Yet 76 million Americans voted for him in 2020.
Toxic Unfortunately, politics in America has become so toxic that no one can admit their sins or mistakes. To do so would mean being crucified. So politicians lie, stonewall, slow-walk situations, and maintain their absolute innocence, even in the face of obvious overwhelming evidence. The thirst of power is so great, honesty has disappeared.
I have prayed many, many times for Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden. But if Mr. Biden or Mr. Trump are nominated, America will continue to be divided, to the joy of ISIS, China, and Iran. Many, many people believe Mr. Biden has harmed the nation by allowing our enemies to come into our land, bringing in socialism, opening our society to crime, and sinking us into enormous debt. They feel the foundations of democracy are threatened.
Why? How did we get here? There was a reaction to liberal Mr. Clinton—so Americans chose Mr. Bush, a conservative. There followed a liberal reaction to Mr. Bush, so Americans chose Mr. Obama, a man more liberal than Mr. Clinton. There was a reaction to Mr. Obama and Americans chose Mr. Trump. Mr. Biden was a reactive vote against Mr. Trump. Each time, the pendulum has swung higher in the opposite direction such that now our nation seems ready to come apart.
Foundations Shaken Seeing strident, authoritative, arrogant President Trump, the liberals feel that the foundations of democracy are threatened. They see America as turning into a dictatorship, with civil rights being threatened which they are certain will bring all kinds of horror. The January 6th mob action in Washington D.C. confirmed their fears. They called it an “insurrection.”
The Right, backing Mr. Trump, sees the socializing of America as threatening democracy from the other direction. They see the Democrats welcoming into our nation some eight million people, swarming across our southern non-border. They ask, “Why doesn’t President Biden enforce the laws about immigration?” They believe Mr. Biden will work for citizenship for all of them, and that he is shamelessly buying votes.
Conservatives rightly believe the enemies of America are pouring across our southern border and it will take decades to rid American of Chinese spies, Iranian spies, and those ready to sabotage our nation.
Abiding by the Law One wonders if the nation will hold together. President Bush was hated. But liberals abided by the law of the land. Conservatives have vigorously opposed abortion but also abided by the law of the land. Conservatives bristled at the liberal policies of Barack Obama—hating him—but submitted to the law of the land. Then came Mr. Trump, and the liberals on the left hated him intensely, but democracy still held. Then in a move that pleased the conservatives, the Supreme Court reversed Roe vs. Wade, but the nation still helped. The Biden administration has been excruciating for the Right. Flooding the nation with illegal immigrants, becoming energy-dependent on our enemies, and spending money we do not have. Still, democracy—the grand experiment in nationhood—the best the world has ever seen—has held! Both Right and Left wonder how much longer America can contain the explosive issues of our time.
Clearly, there are two systems of justice in America. When 18 SWAT officers in full battle gear arrived at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home at 2: 00 A.M. to repossess classified documents but Mr. Biden’s lawyers get to decide what should be done with the classified documents found at his home, yes, that is evidence there are two different systems of “justice” in America. When Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Trump all mishandled classified information and only one of the three is prosecuted, that supports the “two systems” interpretation of events. When the legitimate prosecution of Hunter Biden’s crime is slow-walked by the Justice Department to get beyond the statute of limitations, it is seen as clearly having been weaponized. That American justice has been compromised is a measurement of (1) the Left’s greedy grab for power and (2) their fear of erratic Mr. Trump.
Those who support Mr. Trump take a Trump-can-do-no-wrong stance, lionizing him as the only candidate strong enough to stand up against the socialism swallowing our country. Those who support Mr. Biden utterly ignore the obvious lying of Mr. Biden about not knowing of his son’s influence-for-dollars scheme which has benefited him! What a liar! (My sister and her husband regard Trump as a pathological liar.) What a weaponizing of the Justice Department.
Very likely both belong in jail (along with both Mrs. & Mrs. Clinton). Mr. Trump’s arrogance is a serious matter with the living God. Mr. Trump belongs in (God’s) jail if only for his womanizing. I expect the Democrats will nominate Gavin Newsome and hopefully, the Republicans will propose Nikki Haley. The old guys have had their day. It is time to move on from the chaos and drama of the past (as Nikki Haley says). No, it is not too late for Nikki, even though she has withdrawn.
America is sin sick and needs the Lord Jesus Christ. Please pray for America.
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