What does Galt's Gulch think about Donald Trump?
Posted by justin_mohr_show 10 years, 1 month ago to Politics
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He's a pragmatist that would betray your natural rights in a heartbeat if it meant making a "good deal".
with every breath he takes, in my humble opinion. . he is the precise
opposite of the leader whom we need in that job. -- j
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to Alinskyize the U.S. -- to make it a centrally-controlled politically-
correct mistake -- is the absolute last thing which we need
to culminate the past hundred years of "progressive" change
here in the good ole united states. . we might as well have never
revolted from King George . IMHO. -- j
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haven't been able to prevent the sun rising! . have a great Monday!!! -- j
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of a difference for good, having seen them. . they might read AS
and become Quentin Daniels or at least the bum with the white shirt!!! -- j
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and the economy, too! -- j
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Trump seems to understand almost nothing about most of the politically imposed problems we are suffering under, or the proper political principles of what American government is supposed to be to solve and reverse them. He has yet to affirm the rights and freedom of the individual as the central foundation of the country, urging instead and ability to "make deals".
With an anti-philosophical, unprincipled "pragmatism" he dramatically shoots from the hip, often on topics he hasn't bothered to investigate or think about, sometimes striking a nerve and sometimes off the deep end, as when he recently completely misrepresented and attacked Pamela Geller when she was threatened with terrorist murder for sponsoring a cartoon contest deemed blasphemy by the Islamo fascists. He has inconsistently previously been for amnesty of illegal aliens and is infamous for using eminent domain for removing people from their homes for parking lots for his business. Could that kind of mentality defend property rights against statism?
That kind of mind is no solution to the problems of the country no matter how well he handles politically correct reporters in a campaign of self-assurance that delights those who don't look any deeper than their own amusement.
On the basis of a much narrower success in business he speaks as if he can buy off every problem through the shear drama and loudness of his narcissist personality in the name of "common sense" formed by a hodge podge of the obvious mixed with destructive conventionalism. He arrogantly tells us he "knows all the smart people", and loudly obsesses over making "deals" as the alleged solution to everything -- with no regard for 'deals' for what end purpose and at what cost, or what principles, if any, are held by his "smart people".
Trump's populist appeal as he bashes Washington politicians brings negelcted topics to the front that ought to be discussed and debated, but he doesn't know how to do it himself. He didn't even know how to defend his own position calling the bluff of "McCain the War Hero" and its use for moral intimidation. In the face of establishment rejection and misrepresentation of many of his statements he is only leaving the best of them unanswered as he puts an albatross of public embarrassment around the neck of those who can and who would like to discuss them but who don''t have the public access he does. "A bad argument is worse than none."
He has no more insight and understanding than the pompous blowhard Chris Christy. Both of them are demagogues. This intellectual vacuum only adds to the danger of both the leftist ideologues and the establishment conservatives, who offer nothing but a desire to manage the progressively advancing statism under the mentality of "me too but slower" as their moral response to the collectivist left. Trump is one variety of the man on the white horse in an intellectual vacuum that Ayn Rand warned against.
Trump is very different to me than Perot, but I am fairly confident that if Trump runs as a third party, Hillary will ascend to the Presidency. Trump speaks about the things the politicians don't want to, which makes him a refreshing change from the status quo. And he actually pleased a lot of Republican voters when he criticized John McCain because most Republicans (except the ones in Arizona) don't like McCain because he's a RINO.
All that being said, however, there are at least a half-dozen I would choose over Trump at this point.
Trump versus a more explicit socialist is a false alternative in the primary. By the time of the final election we will be limited to selecting one of two candidates, which ones not now known. Voting for one or the other or neither at that time is a political choice in that limited context, not an endorsement or assessment of either candidate, and not relevant to what we think of any of them now as we look at the field of primary candidates and assess what they are. The question was about Donald Trump.
...and "they" say philosophy is not tied to reality.
My perception is that Trump is an opportunist, one who does what is convenient at the moment. If you look at his record over the past 10 years or so, he is now FOR things he railed AGAINST in the past, and vice versa.
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to point out a thing or two, over Sarah. . bastards. -- j
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They just seem like caricatures of what the mainstream considers a "normal" candidate should be.
I believe he's a shill for the Crypt Keeper.
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If there is to be any return to liberty, it won't be due to Trump.
The entire political system and the culture that it rewards must be killed by the sovereign people.
Venezuela doesn't have the history of self reliance and liberty that America has (supposedly) .
We, the people, are the last line of defense against tyranny.
If we do not act now, it will defintely be a very long time before mankind sees liberty again.
My country 'tis of me.
"When Peter talks about Paul, you learn more about Peter than you do about Paul."
The reactions of the {candidates, pundits, talking heads, etc.} to Trump saying {The emperor has no clothes} regarding subjects the elites down want to address or acknowledge is, in my opinion, the best public service he has ever performed to date. For that I thank him for throwing his hat into the ring.
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And whether or not they want to admit it...Trump is providing early cover for Republican candidates. The last thing the Republicans need is a candidate who win the primary, but overtime, during the primary-- has lost face nationally.
But I also have a favorable eye on a very few other GOP candidates, and one of them is a woman.
For me it is too early to decide who is the leader of the pack.
I have no doubt he knows how to build staff and get things done. Will he do it?
He is building a huge fan base because of what he is AGAINST and how well he is attacking and offending people. Offending the status quo too, which I can't help but enjoy. But this only goes so far and we ultimately need a positive and constructive president. Respectful would be great too. I'm enjoying the Trump political reality show but the outcome is likely to be a "total disaster" for everyone except him and his impenetrable ego.
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he would probably be a joke as a national leader. . IMHO. -- j
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In the words of Mark Twain, "If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it".
do better with Scott Walker? . maybe a Walker / Jindal or a
Walker / Fiorina ticket to win the general? -- j
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The one good thing is that he is bringing up issues that the RINOs in charge of the Republican party would rather be kept quiet and low key (immigration) and forcing candidates to explicitly stake out their RINO or conservative positions.
So, if the establishment wants to run another non-conservative like McCain or Romney (ie. Jeb) I fully expect Trump to play spoiler as a third party option and we'll end up with Hillary.
One thing I've not been able to figure out is why or how the RINO Republicans have as much support as they do.
he is a loose cannon, in my view. -- j
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I.E. Donald Trump has latched on to Illegal Immigration being the single biggest problem this country faces (and it is), while the rest of the field is caught in a circle jerk trying to be the first one to grant them amnesty thinking that this will "un-liberal" the liberal illegal aliens and make them vote for us. America wants the illegal immigrants kicked out. They don't want amnesty. They don't want reform. They want every single piece of third world scum kicked out, and Trump is showing the Republican party that this is what the people want.
Secondly, Trump is showing the Republican party that the people are tired of pussy Republicans abasing themselves before the Democrats, thinking that politeness will somehow show the lying Democrat con artists as lying con artists. Americans are responding with enthusiasm when someone finally calls a Spade a Spade... Kicks out liberal News-papers from his event who think that they can lie about him, and then demand to participate as "journalists..." Points out a "journalist's" lies to his face... Americans are loving it that someone is finally standing up and saying "A is A". Now whether he believes it or not is a separate issue. But the fact is that Trump has been walking the walk (in this race), talking the talk, and is so far out ahead of everyone that the Republicans should be kissing his ass, and, more importantly, sitting down to take notes.
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