Posted on 11/15/2017 9:21:44 AM PST by The_Harlequin
The various and constant attempts to subvert President Trump’s office, agenda, and character have been going on ever since he announced his candidacy over two years ago. It’s been an unprecedented phenomenon that has nothing with which to compare it. In that time, my views have evolved, sometimes so rapidly that it’s left me in a temporary state of confusion. It’s time to sort it out.
In the past, my general view of the Left was that of a secular cult. As a keen observer and ardent critic of the Church of Scientology, I saw numerous parallels. But I concluded that the comparison would be difficult to effectively convey. I’d have to include a detailed rundown of the Church’s abusive treatment of its staff and members, and their vicious attacks against their critics. So much information would have to be laid out in order to make any kind of compelling argument, it was impractical.
When Trump was elected, a stunning phenomenon unfolded. Relying on polls promoted by the media, Hillary supporters were convinced that not only would Hillary win, it would be by a significant margin. But they were suddenly overwhelmed with shock and confusion. The election outcome was impossible for them to accept, much less understand. It so severely violated their reality that they began to grope at any explanation that would preserve their miscalculations and misperceptions.
Wild theories quickly circulated to explain what had been previously inconceivable. In their moment of denial, they overlooked the most simple of explanations: They got it wrong from the start. In fact Democrats and the media got so many things so wrong that they were paralyzed and unable to confront what was a simple reality: they lost. So traumatic was Trump’s victory that these supporters went into a mass hysteria that I could only characterize as some kind of PTSD condition.
As the war against Trump escalated, it got me thinking about Democrats during the Obama years. The change between then and now couldn’t have been more stark. I was reminded of Obama’s statement days before he was elected. “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” Then a theory occurred to me.
Desire can be very seductive. You can want something so bad that you’ll believe things that aren’t real and decide that certain events have happened when they actually haven’t. I think the Dems had so thoroughly convinced themselves that Obama had indeed fundamentally transformed America that they spent eight years basking in the afterglow, as if a new and wonderful America had appeared. Then on November 8, 2016, their world crumbled. And reality would crush the utopian visions they believed they’d achieved.
It probably took a while to realize that their fundamentally transformed America had been a mirage, wiped away by the intrusion of the real world. And that’s when the Antifa movement, the Resistance, and the never-Trumpers began to aggressively prosecute their war against Trump and everyone that stood with him. Which brings us to the situation as it exists now.
President Trump has been in office for a year, and everyone’s cards are now on the table. Much as they might try, the DC establishment can’t hide what they’re doing. Their efforts are there for all to see. As they lurk in their Deep State sanctums releasing news leaks, and unleashing covert political ploys from their black bags of dirty tricks, it’s self-evident what they want: an end to the Trump presidency by whatever means possible.
For better or worse, the political landscape has changed, and it’s tectonic in magnitude. Though Trump isn’t responsible for these changes, he did capitalize on a socio-political transformation that’s been two decades in the making. Politicians should take note: Even if Trump were to disappear tomorrow, the political landscape is still there. So are the Trump supporters who have rejected the swamp dwellers who view them as deplorable enemies of the state. With or without the President, they’ll remain a viable voting constituency in this new political reality.
The DC establishment is rightfully alarmed. They fear that the general public may be waking up to a new and more accurate picture of the goings-on in Washington. As the façade fades, more and more voters are seeing the Washington bureaucrats for what they really are: an exclusive club of self-serving politicians who are more concerned with preserving their position, status and privileged perks than fulfilling the promises that got them elected.
What was once a cult, turned into a mental disorder, and has evolved into a mass movement that compares to nothing in American history. On the other hand, perhaps the secession movement that would become the Confederacy that brought on a bloody civil war might be an apt comparison. In any case, there’s a major fight coming. Perhaps it will stay in the courts, and among our legislators, perhaps not. Is reconciliation possible? There may be a remote chance of that, but it looks more and more like each side of the growing divide have no intention of backing down. America hasn’t faced this kind of disunity since 1861.
In my opinion, that's another way of saying civil war or coup being prosecuted by the left.
Blah. Saw the same with Ronald Reagan.
There has been a 30 year plan put in place to steal the country by importing foreigners.
We will not be allowed to elect anyone else who sides with the citizens and the rule of law again.
Trump had the wealth and fame to punch through the Bush blockade at the RNC.
They will make sure that “mistake” does not happen again.
It’s all about cementing the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA) in place.
They desperately do not want US to be able to restore the rule of law and reverse the demographic changes they have instituted through non-enforcement of laws and borders.
They invited 30 million people here to change the country against the will of the citizens and they do not want US sending them home.
They will do whatever it takes to keep US from electing anyone who sides with the citizens and the rule of law.
What they really don’t want is for US to keep our country.
The final amnesty that would cement the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA) into place has been sought repeatedly since 2006. They sold us Rubio to get the last one in 2013.
We have been prevented from electing anyone who would side with US and the rule of law by their control of the RNC and state parties.
Trump broke through the Bush blockade.
They are not going to allow that to happen again.
The most important thing to the Uniparty is protecting the demographic changes they have made to the country against the will of the citizens.
That’s what drives the NeverTrump, the media and the Democrats hatred of Trump, it is an extension of their hatred of US.
of The Corrupt Ruling Establishment Against an Honest Reformer,of Mendacity Against Truth,of Decadence Against Ascendancy,of Dark Age Against Renaissance,of Tyranny Against the American Dream: Liberty, Justice, and Prosperity for All the People of the World.
So did I. But it was never this violent or well-financed.
Pretty good read. There’s an awful lot of crap in D.c. that neither side wants to own up to...but I never see Dems calling for the heads of one of their own. That sickens me. The progressives, wimmen especually, are determined to flip our district out of R hands, even if they haven’t yet a candidate. They’ve got organization, like “indivisibles” and “flip the 6th” springing up and they are organized. Rs got their asses handed to them in pa. 06. Lots of younger...and woman liberals coming in. And they hate our President.
They couldn't win by convincing the electorate of the correctness of their views, so they simply decided to reshape the electorate to their liking. And the Cheap Labor wing of the GOP happily aided and abetted them in their pursuits.
That's 100 percent BS.
The last two years have been nothing like Reagan. You clearly have paid no attention to the events of the past 2 years and have no clue. Zip.
Then it isn’t the same and doesn’t even come close. Then again, many Americans seem to have a very short memories of past events.
You clearly don’t remember the massive and VIOLENT anti-nuke demonstrations in Europe (financed by the American left) claiming Reagan was going nuke the entire world.
Or the very near successful assassination attempt on his life.
Or of Reagan being accused by democrats of want to starve children.
Or...etc.
They had GHW Bush in there as their insurance policy.
Btw slick, no where in the article did it even mention Europe. It's about what's happening right here, in America, right now.
You defined the tagline below perfectly.
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Did ya forget?
And who's made death threats against Trump? It was those in big media, those with NBC, ABC, CNN, Fox, the Democrats, the Republicans, drug king pins worth billions, comedians, Hollywood, talk show hosts, celebrities, et all. Did that happen during Reagan? No it didn't.
So bad, during the campaign, Trump had to fly into Mexico in an unmarked jet aircraft so it would't be shot down. But you forgot all this right?
Comparing some lone mental case who shot Reagan, with what has been happening in American for 2 years now is ludicrous.
You have no clue here.
This is Reagan on steroids and they are still esclating.
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Trump is foundational. He is fundamentally American. His presidency reflects the greatness of our nation. Those who oppose him are bitter hate mongers who have no respect for our nation. Globalists, Communists, Progressives, Antifists, and Islamists are enemies of the US.
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