Posted on 10/11/2020 4:41:50 AM PDT by Kaslin
Unquestionably, it's becoming awkward to engage in conversations with your liberal friends. They are aghast to hear that you ‘still’ intend to vote for Donald Trump. They will refer to numerous elements of his personality which they don't like. They will refer to media reports, which surround them, portraying Trump in a highly negative light.
So, how do you reach them? How do you convey to them what you are truly voting for in this election? Perhaps the following points will work for you.
I’m Voting For...
If someone asks, “Why are you voting for Trump?” deflect the question and say actually, I'm voting to maintain First Amendment rights for everyone. I'm voting for freedom of speech and freedom of religion, which is sometimes under attack in this country, certainly for Christians. I believe that everyone has a right to speak, not to be censored or cancelled by factions within the U.S. who believe only they have a right to free speech.
Tell them that you're voting for the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These are vital documents which guide us to this day. Tell them that you're voting for the Electoral College which ensures that ‘Fly Over’ states and those with small populations will continue to be important on the national scene, and not be overlooked because of mega-states – New York, California, Illinois, Florida, and Texas.
Tell them you’re voting for Supreme Court justices who interpret the U.S. Constitution as written, who do not legislate from the bench, and who are not partisan hacks who vote only one way in case after case. Tell them you're voting for the appointment of federal judges at the circuit level, on down, who uphold the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and who also do not legislate from the bench. That should silence some of your friends who are otherwise aghast.
I’m Just Getting Warmed Up
If the ball really gets rolling, tell them that you're voting to uphold the Second Amendment and your right to defend yourself and your family, if needed. Remind them that the National Rifle Association (NRA) members are not in the news as mass murderers or serial killers. Those who own and responsibly use guns are the least of law enforcement’s concerns.
Speaking of law enforcement, tell them that you're voting for law and order, and to uphold and maintain a viable, effective police force, not to defund police forces and allow cities to descend into chaos. Tell them that you're voting for cities in which it is safe to operate a business, to walk, and even to appear in the evening.
Tell them that you're voting for peace around the world, and you’re glad that many of our troops can return from foreign lands, and not be involved in unwinnable wars or ancient hostilities between warring groups. Tell them that you're voting for continued peace in the Middle East, where the president has already made great strides. Tell them that you're voting for the rights and benefits that our military veterans deserve for having served.
Tell them, as well, that you’re voting to put a halt to human and child trafficking around the world, and especially those that are brought against their will to the U.S.
Borders Matter
Tell them that you want secure U.S. borders and you don't wish to be flooded by illegal immigrants however they arrive – by air, by land, or by sea. We are a sovereign nation of laws and you have no intent on being overrun by hundreds of thousands, if not multi-millions, who would arrive here in a heartbeat if they were allowed.
Tell them that you're voting to keep jobs in the U.S. and not have them be outsourced to Mexico, the rest of South America, China, or the rest of Southeast Asia.
Tell them that you're voting for our heritage, which has taken more than 230 years to build, and despite past national sins and current challenges, we're getting better all the time. Tell them that you're voting for not merely a single presidential candidate, but for the future of the country, and the future of your children, your grandchildren, and your great-grandchildren.
Tell them you're voting for all the above, and so much more.
I’ve tried everything and nothing works.
It’s base vs. base, so turnout will be the key.
I agree with not wasting precious time on the core leftists; but it is definitely worthwhile to identify the people we know who are just being swept along because they don’t know any better, and nobody has explained the truth and the conservative position to them. They are the Persuadables, and WE must persuade them individually, because none of the institutions we expect to do the common sense, truthful thing are working at the moment, having been systematically undermined and taken over by the Frankfort School, exactly—PRECISELY as they said they would, in the exact order they said they would do it.
Think about how much difference 5% makes in an election; we must each pick our most likely converts, and commit ourselves to the task. NO ONE ELSE CAN BE RELIED ON TO DO IT FOR US.
And it must—MUST—be done.
Or all is lost.
The time is now, the place is here.
I try to discourage them. For instance, I say "OMG, Joe Biden has dementia" or the polls are lying like they did in 2016.
I want the Biden voters to stay home on election day.
Sanity
Also,
Jesse Watters opening.
We ALL need to be President Trump surrogates!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1315099628023492608
Can a Freeper help everyone and explain how to save from twitter to my phone???
I do get it. I once worked with a guy at an executive level at a coal company that personally knew Richard Trumka. Worked with him in the early 80’s negotiating UMWA contracts. I asked him mid-2000’s if Trumka truly believed all the b/s we hear? He responded that Trumka is a full fledged communist. This guy had dinner many times with Trumka’s family through those years. Point is, the base just like ours is a waist of time.
And I can always say, “And he’s a white male like me, so he understands my problems!” That always gets a big rise, LOL.
I’ll expand it to: “Trump’s an older, successful, patriotic white guy like me, and understands my problems and how it feels to be hated.”
I have family members like your in-laws.
A SIL, cousin and her dad.
I’m pretty much the same as you.
You’re right on! Just as the position on slavery was the marker of virtue in 18th and 19th century, so abortion is equally in the 20th and 21st centuries. All the other issues have “gray” areas of debate. There is no gray area on abortion.
What size?
“He Fights”
“Trump sleeps next to a super model” (One of my workers said that)
“Trump makes liberals cry” (again, one of my guys, a Hispanic, said that)
My liberal friends don’t have to ask.
Do the old joke of asking why they are voting for Biden without mentioning President Trump. Watch neck veins pop up and listen to the gurgling sounds.
Asbo-freakin’-lutely. Separate out the hopeless ones and ignore them; focus energy on the Persuadables and don’t be intimidated by the Communist core.
I don’t think logic and love of the Constitution will do anything to change their pea-pickin’ brains.
I’ve listened to some of the #WalkAway videos, and it seems the only way some people will consider changing is if they can be shown — with videos — what their candidates are saying and doing, and how they consistently lie. Because they truly don’t know.
The Brandon Straka “testimony” was interesting. Just one video sent by his old baby sitter turned him. It had to do with the narrative that Trump was making fun of a retarded person in the audience. When it was shown that Trump had used that gesture for decades, he realized he had been lied to. Then he wondered what ELSE they have lied to him about. He checked it out and learned that they’ve lied about almost everything.
For instance, Biden supposedly hates racists. Show them the clip where he said he didn’t want his kids going to an integrated racial “jungle”. They don’t know that; they have to be shown.
And doing a side-by-side comparison, Biden v. Trump, would be interesting.
Just MHO.
“Do not use reason on people who only operate emotionally.”
Do not use reason on people who are being controlled by supernatural evil forces.
This morning, DH heard a radio sermon by a pastor in Powell, TN, (probably Temple Baptist Church, but I’m not sure). The theme was this election, and it had a strong spiritual warfare undertone to it.
That is an excellent point.
It is a religion. Got called “a bad Christian” today for not supporting pro infanticide Biden. No reason why, just evil.
A bad Christian for opposing murder.
Tell me Satan isn’t directing these people.
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