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Original Material | 11/14/2016 | By Laz A. Mataz

Posted on 11/14/2016 2:53:12 AM PST by Lazamataz

What an amazing, stunning week it has been.

Donald Trump won the election, defying the odds, the polls, and beating back the intense levels of voter fraud.

Donald Trump seems, to me, to be a version Ronald Reagan -- or at least a version for a courser age.

Trump has his faults, to be sure. He's brash. He's mouthy. I attribute that to the rancorous inclination of these venomous times. Perhaps at this time, we do not need a bull in a china shop. Perhaps we need a bull that brings his own china to break.

Here is why I view Trump in a Reaganesque light:

  1. Trump beat the combined forces of the media, the pundits, the Democrats, and Establishment Republicans. Reagan had those elements arrayed against him as well. In fact, the Establishment Republicans insisted that Reagan accept, as a Vice President, an Establishment hack that had been the top CIA asset in America -- George H.W. Bush. Luckily, Trump's pick of Pence shows he wasn't similarly conciliatory in the Vice Presidential selection.
  2. Trump has passion -- a passion also seen in Reagan.
  3. Trump is pro-life, like Reagan. Trump's pro-life leanings are not absolute, and neither were Reagan's.
  4. Trump is pro-America in a manner we have not seen since Reagan. His very campaign slogan (Make America Great Again) gives voice to Trump's deepest motivation -- an abiding love for our country.
  5. Trump has promised to charge the economy with tax cuts and regulatory relief -- which, when executed by Reagan, gave America the longest and most powerful period of economic growth for a very long time.
  6. Trump, like Reagan, respects and defends the Second Amendment.
  7. Reagan hated government-employee unions, as does Trump.
  8. Reagan told it like it was. Can we deny Trump is as blunt?
  9. Trump emerges from the mob-ridden sewers of New York City. Reagan came from the communist-infiltrated halls of Hollywood. Each, therefore, had a command of how to deal with, and often neutralize, enemies and criminals.
  10. Reagan had, as his base, disaffected Democrats, called Reagan Democrats. Trump has his, as well.
  11. Trump has vowed to protect America from illegal immigration. This was one of Reagan's big issues as well, signing the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. This act targeted employers and made it illegal to hire or recruit illegals (Unfortunately, the Democrats managed to pollute this act with significant Amnesty.)

There are differences, of course:

  1. He's more raw and less inhibited in his communications. Reagan had an eloquent and lofty delivery of his ideas, whereas Trump is much plainer spoken -- simple, almost. However, with the current electorate, that might be a very good thing.
  2. The forces of globalism and the desires of globalists were not yet so starkly evident in the 1980s, so Reagan embarked on a few political initiatives that advanced globalist interests -- such as NAFTA.
  3. Reagan had a baptism-of-fire in politics. Trump has no such experience, although one can argue that all business in New York City is ultimately political.

As I have written elsewhere, the fight is no longer Republican vs. Democrat. The fight is not even Conservative vs. Liberal. The fight is Populism vs. Globalism/Elitism. Trump appears to understand this, and he seems the perfect person to carry forward this fight.

In the 1980's, not many of us (Reagan included) understood the threat of the Globalists and Elitists. Perhaps the John Birch Society did, but they were written off as 'kooks and conspiracy theorists'. Still, they existed then, and when Reagan served his two terms, the Globalists were set back twenty years. Trump may set them back another twenty years.

Always bear in mind that Trump is not a Conservative. He is a Populist and a Nationalist. Populism and Nationalism both contain some Conservative principles, but some Liberal principles as well. To summarize the philosophies, Populism is about seating power in the hands of the people, and Nationalism is about defending the nation and preventing the erasure of the very concept of 'country'. Conservatives will be disappointed, often, by Trump's leanings. But Trump is what we need, right now. We must stabilize the patient that is the United States, before embarking on a rigorous program of fitness and health.


TOPICS: FReeper Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: reaganesque; trump2016
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To: Lazamataz

That’s all right. Horses are the best.


101 posted on 11/14/2016 7:27:36 AM PST by Tax-chick (Proud to be on the enemies list.)
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To: sauropod

Gynocrat....ha! I love that!!


102 posted on 11/14/2016 7:35:22 AM PST by To Hell With Poverty (When the going gets tough, Republicans have to GO PEE.)
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To: carriage_hill

LOL!!!!


103 posted on 11/14/2016 7:59:09 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Pelham; Lazamataz

“Paul Ryan is saying that there won’t be any deportation.

The Traitors are already organizing.”

Then we MUST start with Ryan.

Send him to Lagos. Maybe he can get a job running a “boiler room” operation....


104 posted on 11/14/2016 8:03:00 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Lazamataz; MinuteGal

This is an extremely well written and thought out article, Laz. Kudo’s to you.


105 posted on 11/14/2016 8:30:44 AM PST by flaglady47 (TRUMP Rocked and WON!!!!)
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To: Robert DeLong

“when Reagan served his two terms, the Globalists were set back twenty years.”

I would theorize they just kept their mouths quiet during the RR years, not wanting him to “fight” Them like he “fought” to end the Cold War.


106 posted on 11/14/2016 8:36:59 AM PST by radioone
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To: radioone

Bush one followed Reagan, followed by Clinton. The globalists took the saddle as soon as the Gipper entered his helicopter to fly home.


107 posted on 11/14/2016 8:38:31 AM PST by Luke21
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To: flaglady47
This is an extremely well written and thought out article, Laz. Kudo’s to you.

Thank you! You are too kind.

108 posted on 11/14/2016 11:14:48 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: Tax-chick

Can you do your thing on this article? This one is going out to the conservosphere.


109 posted on 11/14/2016 11:15:33 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: Lazamataz

Would tomorrow be okay? I’m about to serve supper (yes, at 4:00 p.m.), and then it’s non-stop until 9:00.


110 posted on 11/14/2016 12:55:02 PM PST by Tax-chick (Proud to be on the enemies list.)
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To: Tax-chick

My dear heart, any time would be okay. This is at your convenience and discretion! I’m blessed that you’d look at it at all!


111 posted on 11/14/2016 1:29:42 PM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: Lazamataz
Dt just said. Gay marriage is settled law and... he is Fine with it..

It is settled law.

So is abortion.

Many things have been settled law.

With a new SCOTUS it can quickly become "unsettled law" and returned to the states where it belongs.

As can abortion.

At some point we will probably have to have an amendment on these two items to prevent the swinging back and forth but that is for the future.

112 posted on 11/14/2016 1:35:06 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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To: Lazamataz

Aw, you’re a peach. Unlike certain of my Offspring, who are playing the guitar when we need to leave in less than ten minutes. GAAAAAH! I know they just do this to drive me nuts.


113 posted on 11/14/2016 1:45:18 PM PST by Tax-chick (Proud to be on the enemies list.)
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To: Tax-chick
Unlike certain of my Offspring, who are playing the guitar

I LOVE WHEN THE OFFSPRING PLAY GUITAR!

The Offspring have Self Esteem

114 posted on 11/14/2016 5:24:18 PM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: Lazamataz

They did, “La la why don’t you get a job.” Great song.


115 posted on 11/14/2016 5:36:17 PM PST by Tax-chick (Proud to be on the enemies list.)
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To: Lazamataz

Same here. I’ve had it with nuanced presidents.


116 posted on 11/14/2016 9:34:06 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Nothing is sometimes the right thing to do, and always a wise thing to say.)
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To: momincombatboots

Dt just said. Gay marriage is settled law and... he is Fine with it.. He is not Reagan trumpbots. Not even close.

***

Oh boo flippin’ hoo. In his ACTIONS, he’s still done more to advance real marriage than any President has in the last 20 years.

Translation of your comment: Cruzies still be butthurt.


117 posted on 11/15/2016 1:16:34 AM PST by Luircin (Dancing in the streets! Time to DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
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To: Lazamataz

This is my second submission.


118 posted on 11/16/2016 6:58:57 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: TheOldLady

Thank you, darling one. :)


119 posted on 11/16/2016 6:59:40 AM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: Lazamataz
You're most welcome, sweetheart.

You never disappoint, and it's great to know a total Dude
such as yourself. Please keep up the grand editorials. We
all truly enjoy your intelligent, intellectual work.
120 posted on 11/16/2016 9:44:12 AM PST by TheOldLady (Pistol-Packin' Elderly Lady -- Don't mess with me.)
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