Posted on 07/06/2017 1:52:39 PM PDT by Rummyfan
President Trump delivered one of the most important speeches of his young presidency on Thursday. Billed as "Remarks to the people of Poland," the address was as clear a statement we've heard of Trump's nation-state populism. This philosophy, which differs in emphasis and approach from that of other post-Cold War Republican presidents, is both enduring and undefined. Reaching as far back as Andrew Jackson, and carrying through, in different ways, William Jennings Bryan, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Spiro Agnew, Ronald Reagan, Ross Perot, Patrick Buchanan, James Webb, and Sarah Palin, the nation-state populist tradition has suffered from its lack of intellectuals, professors, and wordsmiths. But that is beginning to change.
The most important concept in nation-state populism is the people. These are citizens of the folk community, membership in which crosses ethnic, racial, and sectarian lines. Note, for example, Trump's reference to the Nazis' systematic murder of "millions of Poland's Jewish citizens, along with countless others, during that brutal occupation." Or as Trump put it, in a different context, in his Inaugural Address: "Whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American flag."
(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...
Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it?
Fox carried live this morning, and I watched it then. It was a very good speech.
His speech today may very well end up being known as The Trump Doctrine.
I guess people can call it “nation-state populism,” but I prefer “a president doing his job.”
I like that he schooled US citizens about Poland's history while expressing upmost respect for their history, ability to overcome everything they've encountered as a people, and their civilized values. US History has never included an adequate study of Eastern Europe.
Far more, this was a gauntlet thrown down to the globalists, who have managed to consign "nationalism" to the same locker of disdain as they have "racism". "No borders" is not intrinsically noble, it is stupid and disastrous. And quite a few people in European governments refuse even to discuss the issue.
Globalism is a scam to take power away from the people and give it to crooked politicians.
bkmk
I watched it on Fox this am- I switched to other news stations, Today, Good Morning America to see if they were showing live coverage and NOPE, no one was covering it live. They only mentioned it.
"Just as Poland could not be broken, I declare today for the world to hear that the West will never, ever be broken. Our values will prevail. Our people will thrive. And our civilization will triumph.
Today our President reasserted the preeminence of Western Civilization, the necessity and primacy of Western values. It was a call to arms for people throughout the world who love freedom, and a slap in the face to the Soros/globalist crowd, as well as the American media.
A historic speech.
WCBM, a conservative talk radio station in Baltimore played it live.
“Far more, this was a gauntlet thrown down to the globalists...”
Agree with you. President Trump is setting up the chessboard to take down the globalists, and Poland will be a major player in destroying the fascist EU.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.