Holy jumpin' Jahosephat! I was expecting many things from this election. But nothing, absolutely nothing, could've prepared me for the glaring the emphatic way that Trump absolutely defeated Hillary Clinton. Now admittedly Trump's victory wasn't exactly a landslide but it was pretty much the next best thing. And words cannot begin to describe how relieved I am that it's over and Trump got the victory. Not only that but now the Republicans have control of the House and Senate, they have the ability to do some real good. And considering that the American electorate and the people will be watching they're going to have to do their job. Add to that the fact that Trump is the master of wheel and deal and there's the potential to get a lot done.
While I am admit I am enjoying this I'm not exactly gloating. I still have my writer's quota and various other projects to work on. So much to do, but that's just life for you. But since then people have been coming out protesting the fact that Trump won the election fair and square. One protestor who was interviewed by Neil Cavuto said they wanted Trump to "Go away!"
The irony of it all is those who are protesting in the streets didn't vote. They just assumed Hillary Clinton would win, and there's an old saying that one should know what the real meaning of assume is. The thing is, where was the outrage when Hillary stole the primary from Bernie Sanders. Now I'll be the first to say I'm not a Bernie supporter, but the fact remains he got swindled in the Democratic primary.
Still, to those who say that Bernie should've been on the ticket because he would've won it, uh...I have to disagree there. Why is that? 1. I took a good long look at what Bernie Sanders wanted to do and to be bluntly frank he never laid out how he was going to pay for all that free stuff he was advocating for. And if there's one thing life has taught me it's that there's no such thing as a free lunch. Somebody pays somewhere. And with all the free stuff Bernie was advocating for it most likely would've come out of taxpayers, and the fact of matters is taxpayers are already stretched as is. 2. Remember Venezuela that country Bernie said was the gold standard for what he wanted to do for the U.S? Well earlier this year it's economy actually collapsed. The Soviet Union's collapse historically and Venezuela's economic collapse reminded us of this simple yet monumental truth. Socialism/Communism doesn't work, Marx got it wrong! So Bernie wouldn't have won the election because his ideas were disastrously wrong for this country.
Now another fear people have is that Trump is going to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Um....no, just no! It's not going to happen! Why is that? Because 50% of Republican women, that's right you heard me, Republican women are for Roe Vs. Wade remaining the law of the land. Simply because when it boils down to it sometimes bad things happen to good people, and there need to be options for if and when that happens. Besides which, currently we have more important things to worry about than Roe vs. Wade. So, no, Roe vs. Wade will not be overturned! Just relax it's simply not going to happen!
Trump/Pence are going to end Gay marriage. Again um...no, just no! The fact of matters is Donald Trump has basically given the Republican party a good swift kick and the rear and then proceeded to shake it up like a vodka martini. Because of this we have people like Milo Yiannopolous the openly gay and fabulous mayhem-raising conservative, and people like Peter Thiel (I hope I spelled that right) one of the founders of Paypal and an openly gay Republican coming out of the closet. Thereby disproving the stereotype that Republicans are homophobic. The Republican party has become more diverse and unique. And then you have Caitlin Jenner who's revealed he/she is a Republican that's just fact. And then you have organizations such as Log Cabin Conservatives a support group for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Republicans and Conservatives.
This is all part of something that Dave Rubin of the Rubin report talked about. There's a political realignment that's been taking place. It's pitting classical Liberals (Such as myself), Conservatives, and Libertarians against what's been dubbed "The Regressive Left". The Regressive Left are practitioners of a system called Neo-Progressivism. YouTube commentator Sargon of Akkad actually did a couple of very interesting videos on this subject. i think you might want to check them out along with his video on the cult mentality as I think you'll find Sargon of Akkad's videos quite enlightening.
While we're talking about the Regressive Left, the biggest reasons they and the Democrats lost this election are these at least from my humble standpoint. 1. The Regressive Left fell victim to the old adage of Frederich Nietzsche, "Those who fight the monsters should see they do not become one. When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you". Having won the culture war and sending the radical zealots of the far-right running for cover the Left started to become the very same monster they claimed to hate. They became more authoritarian. 2. Keeping with reason 1 it's a well known fact the American people have authority figure issues, especially bullying authority figure types. We Americans don't like being told what we can and can't do, think, say, feel, believe, or even eat. That's something people should decide for themselves "Free speech and free will for everyone, no exceptions". 3. The fact of matters is the ivory towers of higher education have been corrupted by this far-left ideology which is allowing for some very bad very hypocritical Marxist professors to have tenure and brainwash students into entitled, vicious, mean, and nasty monsters. Now I know for a fact not all Millennials are this way. I know most Millennials are actually really nice and decent people who just want to live their lives in the American way. Sargon of Akkad actually recently had a petition that was being passed around on Change.org asking that Social Justice for the humanities courses be suspended from our Universities, not eliminated, suspended. That way they can be investigated to see what works, what can be tweaked, and what is genuinely harmful to the students. College should be about expanding your horizons, your mind, and getting the skills needed to go out and get a job in the workplace. And as it stands these social justice courses are harming what is supposed to be a free marketplace of ideas. In the case of suspending these courses this is something i actually agree with because it's doing some real harm to the next generation. And I genuinely believe the Millennials and the generation to come have a great deal of whet I call "Unlimited potential for greatness".
In closing I genuinely believe the election of Donald Trump is a chance to start things over and this time get things right so we can create a better America so that everyone can have a chance to unlock his or her potential regardless of who they are. And for those in the Regressive Left, there's a place for you at this table of discussion. But understand there are going to be certain rules that MUST be obeyed. For starters no calling anyone racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic or any Tumblr-ism just because they have a different point of view. That attitude is part of how we got into this mess in the first place. Different perspectives are how we learn and grow as a people. Liberals aren't always right on everything and neither are Conservatives. Both sides have good and bad ideas.
Libertarians there's a place for you and Independents at this table as well. As Americans we want everyone coming to the proverbial table in good faith, to give us their ideas in a civil fashion. Name-calling, stamping feet, throwing temper tantrums, and labels isn't going to cut it anymore. The election of Donald Trump means it's time for this country to heal. We can still have fun and enjoy life but it's also time for all of us (me included) to start behaving like adults and discussing things in an adult manner. That's part of how we're going to make America great again.
Coming soon, I'm going to be talking about why dismantling the Electoral College is a terrible idea. This concludes my thoughts thank you for you time.
