Trump gives America a history lesson at Mount Rushmore

The New Neo ^ | 4 July 2020 | Neo

[Rummyfan]

Even though political speeches are not my thing, I watched Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore last night (you can find a video and transcript at American Digest).

It was a well-crafted story of America’s past and a pledge about America’s future. As I watched and listened, I felt split. A small part of me – a part that represents the child I was in the 50s and early 60s, growing up and being educated in an America which still taught its children patriotism and a heroic vision of American exceptionalism, and where both parties agreed on that history and even on the basic outlines of a desirable future – listened and felt that almost no one could disagree with the sentiments Trump expressed, they were so noncontroversial.

But a larger part of me – more cerebral, aware, and older – knew that the speech would be excoriated with almost one voice by the press and the Democrats. I even knew what the approach would be, because we’ve heard it before about Trump’s speeches: “dark,” divisive, jingoistic, combative.

And so it went. What was a soaring vision of American accomplishment and aspiration is now seen as an angry lie – that is, to the angry liars that now abound in our press, the Democratic Party, and so many other American institutions.

I wish it weren’t so. But that’s the way it is. And they lie with impunity because they know that they hold a lot of sway, and that the bulk of their followers and listeners will never watch or read the actual speech, but will instead take their word for it, and talk within their personal circles about how awful the speech was, reinforcing the opinion.

[McGavin999]

It was a beautiful speech. I loved every minute.

[Blood of Tyrants]

“the bulk of their followers and listeners will never watch or read the actual speech, but will instead take their word for it, and talk within their personal circles about how awful the speech was, reinforcing the opinion.”

Those same people will publicly declare that “Trump is Hitler”, and “Trump is a criminal” and “Trump is a racist”. Yet when pressed for specifics about HOW Trump is like Hitler and WHAT crimes he has committed, they somehow cannot name a single instance. They will stand there and sputter stupidly and call you a racist.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

If TRUMP were Hitler, the tattooed freaks would be lampshades by now.

[cloudmountain]

The Democrats and the press...

Both institutions have changed so much in the last 50 years. Without the Internet NONE of the GOP, state or local, would have stood a chance of being where they are today.

I expect the Democrat leaders and those who follow them [THE SQUAD--see below.] will eventually IMPLODE.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts
Rashida Tlaib of Michigan

They loathe the very country that gives them the right to spew their HATE USA garbage.