Yes, I know what a cult of personality is. And even if Trump supporters were a cult of personality, that condescending attitude will never get any of them to change their mind.
Here are the ideological principles that lead me to support Donald Trump.
This election, to me, is a single issue election. Immigration. I’m not just looking at THIS election, but ALL future elections. We know that the Democrats are importing illegal voters for the purposes of fraud, and it’s getting close to the point where the combination of gimmie voters, fraudulent voters, and other trickery will overwhelm law abiding Americans. After that point, we’re screwed. Tyranny or civil war.
And of all the candidates, R and D, Trump is the only one who has even proposed a plan that will reverse this trend. Even if we take everything that Ted Cruz said about the immigration problems facing us at face value—and all you have to do is look at his past statements to see that he may very well be compromised—it’s still not enough.
So here are the possible futures I see.
1: Hillary wins: We’re screwed.
2: Any candidate other than Cruz or Trump wins: We’re screwed.
3: Cruz or Trump win and cannot get a handle on this invasion. We’re screwed.
3: Cruz wins and manages to get his entire agenda implemented, and was telling the truth about everything. We are STILL screwed.
4: Trump wins and was lying through his teeth about everything. We’re screwed.
5: Trump wins and manages to turn this invasion around with his agenda. Then we have a chance.
That’s it. That’s the only thing that matters. Every other issue hinges entirely on this one, because unless we restore the rule of law to immigration, we lose on every other issue. Abortion: we lose. Property rights: we lose. Gun control: we lose.
And that’s why it doesn’t matter how liberal, moderate, conservative, or populist Trump is. Because he is the only candidate in the race who is proposing something that will give us a chance to turn the country back around without a civil war.
First, my comment regarding cult of personality wasn’t intended as an insult specifically aimed at Trump supporters, nor a summation of what I believe motivates all Trump supporters. I think it is a human weakness that I have fell into when I was younger. When I hear many Trump and Carson supporters talking, it strikes me that they have succumbed.
Second, thank you for articulating your thoughts concerning your support for trump. Interestingly, it is exactly what I had assumed was motivating many of his supporters. I don’t think its an illogical summation, although I don’t have a high level of trust with Trump.