Posted on 02/18/2020 9:21:53 AM PST by Kaslin
We voting Americans need to sort out our thinking and do so before next fall. I am so tired of hearing reasonable, intelligent people express anti-Trump attitudes based on truly flimsy grounds. A relative said to me that she’d never vote for Trump because “he’s an a**hole.” I have had other people voice similar concerns in more genteel terms -– they don’t like his tweeting, his braggadocio, his unpredictability. Okay, okay. At first, I didn’t either.
Now, it’s true that Trump can be a jerk. But so was Julius Caesar. So was Winston Churchill. So was George Patton. For that matter, so was King David, who was appointed by God to be king of Israel, and who was that country’s best king despite his dalliance with Bathsheba and his setting up her husband for certain death on the battlefield. David’s multiple wives and their offspring caused much upheaval in the country, but David, whom history still regards as a great king, brought peace and prosperity to his country throughout most of his lengthy reign.
Perhaps it would clarify things if we were to define our terms and priorities. Is greatness usually measured by hairstyle? By smooth talk? By delicate sensibilities? What are the attributes of a truly great man? What does tradition tell us?
I’m an English teacher, so I think in literary terms. Let’s look to the “epic hero” to find a standard for the epitome of human greatness. It seems to me that a person who would willingly take on the leadership of the greatest, wealthiest nation on earth would qualify as either a madman or a hero. Agreed? Reach back to your college lit class –- what are the official attributes of an epic hero?
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Like, how?
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The Donald is not perfect...no one is for that matter.
I didn’t vote for him to be a “nice guy” when it came to addressing the radical left-wing in the country. I voted for him to straighten out the mess the left has done to our govt and our country.
So who are all these pious, self-righteous folks and soccer moms across the fruited plain planning on voting for? One of the communists in the azz-clown car? Really???
They need to pull their heads out of their righteous azzes, take a good breath of fresh air and take a good look around at what’s happening.
This lady describes PDJT to a Tee. Read the whole thing. It’s awesome.
Sometimes, it takes a “jerk”, not saying necessarily that Trump is one, I mean more in the sense that he doesn’t give a rip about what others think, and just does the right thing, and sometimes uses ridicule against his enemies, because as Alinsky said, Ridicule is Man’s most potent weapon.
Oh boo hoo hoo. Grow a pair.
The Democrats are the jerks. Look what this man has to go through everyday from these lunatics.
No More Mr. Nice Guy. The GOP has done that to death.
Like juveniles who sign their notes with initials saying “Look at me. I’m so cool.”
“I am so tired of hearing reasonable, intelligent people express anti-Trump attitudes...”
Then talk to some people outside of the beltway.
I have opened the eyes of some very liberal people to the possibility that Trump’s policies are good for America. I do not try to refute anything an anti-Trump person says about his behaviors. I even say that I agree that he has said a few things that I wish he hadn’t, quickly followed by saying how much his policies have improved life for ordinary Americans. I have had several very liberal people listen and even agree that his policies have been positive for the economy. I do not try to get anyone to like him, but I want to open their eyes to the possibility of voting for him.
I am so tired of hearing reasonable, intelligent people express anti-Trump attitudes based on truly flimsy grounds.
Local Illinois news report says Trump is likely to commute the sentence of former Illinois governor Blagojevich...
Any self respecting person, yes, but I am dismayed by the increasing number of able body and mind people that instead live off of government handouts because they can.
PDJT is not a concierge or customer relations administrator. I didn’t hire him for that. I hired (voted) for him to be a bouncer. Being an insensitive, jerk who strong-arms people and throws them out of the building is part of the job description
“This lady describes PDJT to a Tee. Read the whole thing. It’s awesome.”
Thank you! You were right, it was well worth the read.
Donald Trump IS an epic hero, and I can’t wait for the end of the story!
Grendel must DIE!
It takes someone who is willing to “break a few eggs” at times to be extremely successful. Look at Steve Jobs—admired and despised at the same time.
I don't understand. Could you be more specific?
ML/NJ
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