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It's difficult to remember how far back we have to go to find a day when a site such as MSNBC or Fox News did not have at least one story about now-President Donald Trump. The impression one gets these days, with but 8 weeks to go to Election Day 2020, is that the entire nation revolves about what he says and does. Many words are said and written about him, some good and some bad. But when we ask the question 'Why?', we move into another realm entirely; one in which President of the United States of America Donald Trump becomes, in effect, the symbol of a movement. President Trump maps nicely on this movement in the same way that the Stars and Stripes maps onto the United States of America.
If the above premise resonates with what you have observed, your questions become, 'What movement? Why has it formed? What are its goals?" These three questions are sufficient to form the structure of a book. Given the format of this site, I can merely present a pencil sketch of a small segment of the material.
Let's start with a quote attributed to the late Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi. "Whatever you do for me but without me, you do to me." For many Americans, this describes their resentment of our government, specifically at the federal level. It's seen in such comments as "Why do illegal aliens get free medical care?" For those writing such posts, the actions of the government seem unrelated to the 'will of the people'.
This is not to be easily dismissed. Our federal Constitution, as originally written, was written by elitists and for elitists. Voting, that highly 'democratic' action by the people, was highly restricted, including primarily land owners. Even today, the popular vote is skewed in a number of ways when the nation selects its standard bearer or, as indicated, the standard itself. 'One man, one vote' is a fiction.
That's enough for a start, nu? Think again about that quote: "Whatever you do for me but without me, you do to me." Based upon your own observations, does it relate to the folks who attend rallies for President Donald Trump?
Regards, stay safe 'n well. Remember the Big 3: masks, hand washing and physical distancing.
If the above premise resonates with what you have observed, your questions become, 'What movement? Why has it formed? What are its goals?" These three questions are sufficient to form the structure of a book. Given the format of this site, I can merely present a pencil sketch of a small segment of the material.
Let's start with a quote attributed to the late Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi. "Whatever you do for me but without me, you do to me." For many Americans, this describes their resentment of our government, specifically at the federal level. It's seen in such comments as "Why do illegal aliens get free medical care?" For those writing such posts, the actions of the government seem unrelated to the 'will of the people'.
This is not to be easily dismissed. Our federal Constitution, as originally written, was written by elitists and for elitists. Voting, that highly 'democratic' action by the people, was highly restricted, including primarily land owners. Even today, the popular vote is skewed in a number of ways when the nation selects its standard bearer or, as indicated, the standard itself. 'One man, one vote' is a fiction.
That's enough for a start, nu? Think again about that quote: "Whatever you do for me but without me, you do to me." Based upon your own observations, does it relate to the folks who attend rallies for President Donald Trump?
Regards, stay safe 'n well. Remember the Big 3: masks, hand washing and physical distancing.
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