I want to start this analysis by stating that I fully understand the whirlwind of public interest in Donald Trump’s campaign. However, for those that don’t get it, let me break it down for you.
A considerable portion of the American population considers themselves “conservative.” More than 38 percent of U.S. citizens, according to Gallup, hold conservative political and social views. Only 24 percent of the public considers themselves “liberal.” Now, I realize that the term “conservative” means different things to different people, so I would apply a simple rule to categorize them — a conservative is easiest to identify by his or her distaste for normally liberal ideological views. Beyond that, different factions of conservatives disagree on a whole host of issues.
The goal of any conservative candidate that hopes to be publicly “popular,” whether he actually intends to follow through with his promises or not, is to appear to be all things to all factions; to avoid alienating one faction to appease another. After he is elected (or, after he is placed in the oval office by the powers that be), he may abandon any care for appeasing any of his constituents. Until then, he plays the game so that Americans can maintain faith in the system for at least one moment every four years.
Trump’s popularity is predicated on the fact that past Republican candidates have done little to make friends with true conservatives and have not sought alliances with the factions of conservatism that have been growing in momentum and power the past two decades. In fact, the Republican candidates presented to the citizenry in recent memory have all had characteristics more akin to liberal Democrats than conservative stalwarts. Mitt Romney, for instance, was essentially a carbon copy of Barack Obama in terms of political policy and voting record, with only slightly greasier complexion and equally mysterious religious background.
Election after election, conservative Americans have been offered one RINO (Republican In Name Only) candidate after another: politicians whose rhetoric sounds principled but whose record is littered with big government policies, constitutional violations, and a disregard for the intentions of the founding fathers. You cannot call yourself a “conservative” in America unless you respect the tenets of limited government, constitutional law, and a regard for the heritage of our founding principles. U.S. conservatives have not had a candidate sharing their views for a long time.
Democrats may finally be experiencing a similar disenchantment with establishment candidates considering the surprising popularity of Bernie Sanders this election. The problem is, democrats are trapped in the big government mindset and are for the most part a lost cause. Their anti-establishment candidate is a self-categorized socialist, after all. The only hope for a constitutional small government candidate and a return our founding principles in politics rests in the hands of Republicans, being that third parties are quashed before they get a chance to put their foot in the door.
So, you have most if not all Democratic candidates working for bigger more powerful government which leads to increased corruption and less liberty. You also have most Republicans working for bigger and more powerful government and less liberty. And you have few, if any, candidates that represent the majority of voters seeking limited constitutional government.
Those of us in the liberty movement call this the “false left/right paradigm. It is the most insidious form of social control present in our nation and it makes a mockery of the election process. That is to say, elections are now nothing more than a way for international financiers and elites to keep the masses in line by allowing them to believe (falsely) that they have a “choice” and thus power to determine the future of our country. In fact, our choice is contrived and we have no political power whatsoever. The rest of America is finally starting to become aware of the false paradigm that liberty proponents have been warning about for generations. Is it any wonder that people are becoming fed up with the system?
The genius of Donald Trump as an election figure is that he has little to no political history. He does not have an extensive legislative or voting record that we can look back on and determine where he stands. His political affiliations have been all over the place with him identifying as a Democrat at one time, Republican at other times, and even independent. Most of us cannot really judge his potential based on this. Hell, I was a registered Democrat early in my life, so how can I hold it against Trump?
Beyond Trump’s rather disturbing past affiliation and friendship with the Clintons, he is otherwise a blank political slate. And as a blank slate, Trump can in fact present himself as all things to all people.
The other ingenious aspect of the Trump campaign is really who he is running against — Hillary Clinton, a liberal candidate even more hated than Barack Obama. A candidate with a potentially serious criminal record and a penchant for an outright communistic world view. Those of us who have been in the writing field for a long time and have dabbled in fiction know that in order to create a fantastic hero, you must first put even more work into creating a fantastic villain. The hero is nothing without the villain.
The outright horror inherent in the prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency is like adding jet fuel to the Trump campaign.
Donald Trump appears to be the perfect antithesis to Hillary Clinton. He is loud and boisterous and a bit obnoxious. He trash talks and says whatever he wants to the torment of liberals. He stomps on the throats of the political correctness police and doesn’t care if they call him a racist or a sexist or a misogynist. And, Americans love it. They can’t get enough of it.
Conservatives are so tired of cultural Marxism, leftist domination of media, forced immigration policies and the protection of illegal immigration, paying for social entitlement programs, etc., that they are ready to explode. They are, in fact, ready to go to war. I would even dare to say that a Clinton presidency would lead directly to guaranteed outright civil war. This is not an exaggeration.
So, the real question is, is Trump a reflection of the frustration and defiance of the conservative population, or, is he a clever ruse by the establishment to co-opt and placate the conservative population before we rebel?
Again, without much political background to examine, Trump is a mystery. If Trump is a legitimate anti-establishment candidate, then here are some of the actions he would have to pursue in order to prove it:
- The complete reversal of every unconstitutional Obama Administration and Bush Administration executive order.
- The pursuit of removal of the indefinite detention provisions and secret tribunals contained in the NDAA.
- The removal of FISA, and the end of the invasion of privacy and other violations of the 4th Amendment by the NSA against American citizens.
- The end of secretive executive powers of assassination, including the assassination of American citizens without trial.
- The dismantling of the Department of Homeland Security in light of abuses of constitutional limits.
- The complete reversal of Obamacare.
- The immediate end to all refugee relocation programs related to the Middle East and Syria.
- The true enforcement of illegal immigration laws and border controls.
- The encouragement of states to assert their right to protect their borders based on the 10th Amendment.
- An immediate call for an independent investigation into the immigration policies of the Obama Administration.
- An immediate independent investigation into the Benghazi attacks.
- An immediate independent investigation into the ATF’s “Fast and Furious” gun running program.
- An immediate independent investigation into the involvement of covert intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense in the funding and training of ISIS.
- An immediate call for an independent investigation of corruption within the election process itself, as well as the influence of international banks and corporations in the election process.
- The removal of unfair restrictions that prevent third party and independent candidates from participation in public debates.
- An immediate call for an investigative audit of the Federal Reserve as well as the pursuit of dismantling the fed and transitioning America back into constitutional sound money creation.
- An investigation into U.S. relations with the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the Bank of International Settlements with the intention of ending all ties to said organizations if and when criminal conduct is discovered.
- An end to the revolving door of banking elites cycling through various cabinet positions within the White House.
- An immediate investigation into the influence of international financiers and globalist think tanks like the Council On Foreign Relations and their efforts to destroy the national sovereignty of the U.S.
- The end of globalization of U.S. foreign policy and economic policy which has weakened America, and the return to a more independent and self reliant American economic and defense infrastructure.
I’m sure that readers can think of many other potential actions that would help to prove beyond a doubt that Donald Trump is the kind of anti-establishment firebrand he presents himself to be. If Trump does take such measures during his presidency, then he may be a president worth supporting, or even fighting for. If he pursues few or none of these measures, however, we can be relatively certain he is just another establishment puppet playing his part in the false left/right paradigm leading America toward oblivion.
Whatever Trump is, his popularity does indicate a rising tide of discontent within the U.S. The insane circus atmosphere of election 2016 is no coincidence; it is a perfect representation of the overflowing tensions that permeate our culture and are leading to potential earth shattering conflict. Keep in mind that America’s economic situation was already decided back in 2008 and will only become worse as we move into the election season. Whatever tensions we see now will only multiply as financial crisis becomes more apparent to the masses.
The idea that a Trump presidency will change much of anything is a rather farfetched one in my view. Trump’s popularity only suggests that people are seeking alternatives. The damage to America has for the most part already been done, and there will be no avoiding the consequences. That said, how we rebuild can still be determined. No political leader including Trump will ever be able to heal the American system or the American psyche, but the efforts of millions of independent and liberty minded Americans can. We have a long and terrible struggle ahead of us, but to look at it from an “optimistic” perspective, at least Americans are becoming sick of the status quo. That is a start.
— Brandon Smith
#51: SOSO To: no gnu taxes (#50)
If that were true the Indians will still be the only folks in North America and certainly no-one would be driving, much less flying, and, medical practitioners would still be using leeches and bleeding folks or even voodoo. There is more to the answer that what you expressed.
SOSO posted on 2016-05-11 17:00:06 Reply Private Reply
#52: paraclete To: nolu chan (#47)
Only certain parts of it are desert, we are not talking about the Sahara. There are three main deserts aside from that there is habitation and the country supports millions of sheep and cattle and a million camels and horses. 2/3 of the land is given over to agriculture. If we were to turn the northern rivers inland it would be as furtile as america.
As to starvation, we merely have to turn exports to internal consumption
The land is furtile and we grow wheat crops on six inches of rain. Your words show only superficial understanding and a great deal of misinformation, we export large quantities of food to the world, our cattle herd supplies meat to Indonesia a large country, as well as many others. Our cattle herd is about a 1/3 of that in the US
This might give you great understanding and dispell the myths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia http://www.australia.gov.au/about- australia/australian-story/austn-farming-and- agriculture
paraclete posted on 2016-05-11 17:50:04 Reply Private Reply
#53: no gnu taxes To: SOSO (#51)
The white man built dams, built irrigation canals, and designed reservoirs and made an arid region livable.
The injuns just hunted and gathered and moved around and scalped each other.
no gnu taxes posted on 2016-05-11 17:57:47 Reply Private Reply
#54: paraclete To: SOSO (#49)
few people live in the Australian desert, there are large rivers in the north that could be diverted but the arid lands is no more than 1/3 of the land. People think of a desert as a place where nothing grows, this is not typical of Australia. You should think of this continent as like a doughnut. People live in arid conditions all over the world, those who live with abundant water think of that as the norm but actually it isn't, some are blessed with vast rivers and lakes but most are not. You look at this continent and you don't see surface water, but many rivers flow underground through alluvial sands. The amount of water people actually need is small, most water is used in agriculture and industry and is wasted
paraclete posted on 2016-05-11 18:11:36 Reply Private Reply
#55: SOSO To: no gnu taxes (#53)
This is totally non-responsive to my post.
SOSO posted on 2016-05-11 18:20:55 Reply Private Reply
#56: GrandIsland To: A K A Stone (#38)
Deckard is considerably more liberal than me. He also has a skewed liberal view on personal responsibility.
If someone could brainwash constitutional rights into Jane Fonda's brain... only adding that idiology to her already exsisting mindset... you'd have a Deckard.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-05-11 18:23:30 Reply Private Reply
#57: SOSO To: paraclete (#54)
I am not among that great unwashed mass of people. Usually a desert is very fertile and will support the growth of a wide variety of plants and veggies IF their is enough water to be had.
But this still doesn't explain why people choose to continue to live in a just barely sustenance type of existence for generations. Usually when water resources dry up native peoples move or at least attempt to.
SOSO posted on 2016-05-11 18:25:57 Reply Private Reply
#58: no gnu taxes To: paraclete (#54)
Do you realize how ridiculous that statement is? Water used in agriculture and industry is what makes modern life possible.
no gnu taxes posted on 2016-05-11 18:26:11 Reply Private Reply
#59: Deckard To: GrandIsland (#34)
Apparently you think it's a "liberal" trait to point out that Trump is teaming up with a guy who worked for Hillary Clinton donor George Soros.
And the fact that he is surrounding himself with neocon Republican establishment icons and mainstream warmongers like Rudolph Giuliani, Chris Christie, Richard Haass (current president of the Council on Foreign Relations) doesn't seem to bother you either.
Your "boy" is a bought and paid for stooge.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 19:13:58 Reply Private Reply
#60: Deckard To: A K A Stone (#38)
I got nothing in common with that fascist prick.
Other than the fact that we both think Budweiser sucks.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 19:15:11 Reply Private Reply
#61: Gatlin To: GrandIsland (#56)
Gatlin posted on 2016-05-11 19:31:59 Reply Private Reply
#62: Deckard To: Gatlin (#61)
You Trumpettes are a real hoot.
Trump is an establishment whore.
Just like Hillary.
But, you say - he's OUR establishment whore, right guys?
Hilarious.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 19:38:32 Reply Private Reply
#63: Hondo68 To: GrandIsland, Deckard, Gatlin, sneakypete, delegates staying home (#29)
There might be a few Trump delegates over there in the corner?
Most people are staying home and watching re-runs of the libertarian and third party debates. Trump might not make it to 1237, unless more people show up in Cleveland.
Low energy Donald has an enthusiasm gap.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-05-11 19:55:24 Reply Private Reply
#64: nolu chan To: hondo68 (#63)
OMG. The sky is falling.
nolu chan posted on 2016-05-11 20:05:39 Reply Private Reply
#65: paraclete To: no gnu taxes (#58)
You don't know how rediculous your statement actually is. there are huge areas of cotton irrigated by scarce water resources, complete waste and enough water that the government could buy back vast riparian rights without affecting production. There are vast areas under irrigated rice production which is primarly for export. Do you have any idea how much water is used in a thermal coal fired power station? as to making modern life possible, it is entirely possible that much of that effort is a waste. Mining uses vast amounts of water, to do what? to wash the product rather than refining it by other means. If you are aware of many processes you would know it is possible to reclaim the water but this isn't done
paraclete posted on 2016-05-11 20:45:11 Reply Private Reply
#66: Gatlin To: Deckard (#62)
Trump’s advisers inclusd a Christian academic accused of inciting violence against Muslims. A former Pentagon official who blocked investigations into Bush administration bigwigs. And an assortment of self-professed experts probably few in established foreign policy circles have ever heard of. These are the minds advising Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on foreign policy and national security.
Keith Kellogg, Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Walid Phares, and Joseph E. Schmitz are names will NOT register with most voters, or many experts in Washington. None of them are especially sought after for foreign policy views and national security expertise in the nation’s capital—which may be why they’re attractive to Trump.
Where are the “neocon establishment warmonger advisers” of which you speak?
Gatlin posted on 2016-05-11 21:12:13 Reply Private Reply
#67: no gnu taxes To: paraclete (#65)
Water is used in EVERY industrial process. There are floods and droughts and over abundances and lack of water always. So if you are suggesting some ideal society, I'd like to hear what you think it is.
no gnu taxes posted on 2016-05-11 21:18:21 Reply Private Reply
#68: Gatlin To: hondo68, GrandIsland (#63)
It does get exhausting repeating the same facts over and over again to you Paultards … if for no other reason, because facts shouldn’t have to be repeated. In the real world, where you Paultards do not live to face reality … facts are bulletproof, adhered to by any and all and denied only by the those wretched, unbalanced Paultards who have long since been marginalized by society. Donald Trump’s nomination is assured because he is getting more GOP primary votes than anyone in history. Where do you see any lack of enthusiasm in that?
Gatlin posted on 2016-05-11 21:28:40 Reply Private Reply
#69: Deckard To: Gatlin (#66)
Good grief, How many times do I have to post it before it sinks in?
“Trump’s circle now includes such mainstream warmongers as Rudolph Giuliani, Chris Christie, Richard Haass (current president of the Council on Foreign Relations), and Senator Jeff Sessions. Trump has even identified John Bolton, an Iraq War architect and close ally of the neocons, as a ‘go to’ expert for advice on national security.”
You Trumpettes have been neo-conned.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 21:30:18 Reply Private Reply
#70: Deckard To: Gatlin, hondo68 (#68)
Trump will never be President.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 21:32:07 Reply Private Reply
#71: A K A Stone To: Deckard (#70)
You prefer Hillary?
You also said he would never get the nomination.
I think you even said he probably wouldn't qualify for the debates.
I think you also said he would never get more then 20 percent.
The I think you said he would never get 30 percent.
Correct me if I am incorrect.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-05-11 21:45:58 Reply Private Reply
#72: A K A Stone To: Deckard (#69)
A K A Stone posted on 2016-05-11 21:46:59 Reply Private Reply
#73: Gatlin To: Deckard (#69)
You quote is a bunch of bullshit made up in an attempt to bias thinking and promote an anti-Trump agenda.
Trumps has named none of the individuals you listed to be his foreign policy advisors.
Here are the people Trump has named as his foreign policy advisors:
You need to stop with the disinformation … it is not working.
Gatlin posted on 2016-05-11 21:54:07 Reply Private Reply
#74: GrandIsland To: Deckard (#70)
Then make a bet right now you lying bag of shit. If Trump wins the 2016 presidential election, YOU STOP POSTING ON LF. If Trump loses, I'll stop posting.
Deal?
GrandIsland posted on 2016-05-11 21:57:26 Reply Private Reply
#75: A K A Stone To: GrandIsland (#74)
A K A Stone posted on 2016-05-11 22:00:04 Reply Private Reply
#76: GrandIsland To: A K A Stone (#75)
GrandIsland posted on 2016-05-11 22:04:37 Reply Private Reply
#77: buckeroo To: GrandIsland (#74)
Really? Do you consider your egoistic remarcks? Who cares if you post or not? I only care about you because of your old job as an elementary school crosswalk guard. We need people like you to hold up a RED sign saying, "STOP."
buckeroo posted on 2016-05-11 22:12:56 Reply Private Reply
#78: Gatlin To: buckeroo, GrandIsland (#77)
Gatlin posted on 2016-05-11 22:16:41 Reply Private Reply
#79: GrandIsland To: Gatlin (#78)
lol
Good to have u back.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-05-11 22:18:37 Reply Private Reply
#80: buckeroo To: Gatlin, GrandIsland, yukon (#78)
OK, explain "unarmed" ... please help ... I certainly don't want to be held up by the kanary klub klan this evening.
buckeroo posted on 2016-05-11 22:23:35 Reply Private Reply
#81: Gatlin To: buckeroo. GrandIsland (#80)
Buck, you always need all the "help" you can get.
In your case, unarmed = brain dead.
Canary Clan
Gatlin posted on 2016-05-11 22:28:43 Reply Private Reply
#82: buckeroo To: Gatlin (#81)
buckeroo posted on 2016-05-11 22:32:34 Reply Private Reply
#83: Hondo68 To: A K A Stone, Deckard, *2016 The Likely Suspects* (#71)
The Electoral Vote map is not looking too good for Trump.
Clinton 236
Trump 16
Hondo68 posted on 2016-05-11 22:34:39 Reply Private Reply
#84: Gatlin To: hondo68, A K A Stone (#83)
Anyone can change this map to represent anything they want to by usling the following link:
Customize your map by changing one or more states; return here to share it.
It shows desperation when you have to manufacture information. Shame on you ...
Gatlin posted on 2016-05-11 22:45:02 Reply Private Reply
#85: buckeroo To: Gatlin, hondo68, A K A Stone (#84)
tater ... you should have thought of that issue years ago when your best pal used the wrong link over on LP.
buckeroo posted on 2016-05-11 22:49:01 Reply Private Reply
#86: Deckard To: A K A Stone (#71)
I never made any such claims.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 22:56:43 Reply Private Reply
#87: Deckard To: A K A Stone (#71)
False dichotomy.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 22:57:48 Reply Private Reply
#88: Deckard To: A K A Stone (#72)
You're insane.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 22:58:55 Reply Private Reply
#89: Deckard To: buckeroo (#80)
Not to worry - on a good day, GrandSphincter is a half-wit.
The rest of the time he's as intelligent as lint.
Deckard posted on 2016-05-11 23:01:37 Reply Private Reply
#90: A K A Stone To: hondo68 (#83)
Your map is liberal fantasy land.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-05-11 23:03:09 Reply Private Reply
#91: A K A Stone To: Deckard (#86)
I stand corrected.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-05-11 23:03:38 Reply Private Reply
#92: A K A Stone To: Deckard (#88)
Muslims are by definition evil.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-05-11 23:04:07 Reply Private Reply
#93: Hondo68 To: Gatlin, all lies, all the time, Lying Canaries, buckeroo, Deckard (#84)
The solution to that is for you to quit lying, Lying Tater.
The map contains real data, not something that Gatlin pulled out of yukon's a$$ !!!
www.270towin.com/polling-maps/bMcf
Hondo68 posted on 2016-05-11 23:08:33 Reply Private Reply
#94: buckeroo To: Deckard (#89)
There is a lot to worry about. Some of these authoritarians simply and litterally "suck" for a police state.
buckeroo posted on 2016-05-11 23:12:49 Reply Private Reply
#95: paraclete To: Deckard (#87)
is that an new definition for republic
paraclete posted on 2016-05-12 02:35:42 Reply Private Reply
#96: nolu chan To: paraclete (#52)
This might give you great understanding and dispel your myths.
Australia ~23 million
California ~39 million
Texas ~27 million
Canada ~36 million
From the National Archives of Australia
Only 6.55 percent of the land is arable. 90% of Australians live within 50 Km of the coast. A quarter of the land has been disignated useless.
http://vrroom.naa.gov.au/print/?ID=19050
nolu chan posted on 2016-05-12 17:33:53 Reply Private Reply
#97: paraclete To: nolu chan (#96)
today Australian production of wheat is 26,000,000 tons at the time your information was formulated it was about 2,000,000 tons. Just one of the many statistics showing spetacular growth in commodity production of foodstuffs. How do you think we achieved this in 5% of the continent? what is more, there is spectacular growth in productivity with the workforce falling to 365,000. If australian agricultural land is so useless why do you think the chinese want to buy large tracts of it?
When you search the net you should search for up to date opinion not just articles that support your point of view
paraclete posted on 2016-05-12 18:12:18 Reply Private Reply
#98: nolu chan To: paraclete (#97)
You are a funny little Aussie, but I linked and quoted a 21st Century study from National Archives of Australia. That would have been be obvious to you if you had actually read it.
I can take no notice of your prejudged opinions is conflict with an actual study created by the National Digital Learning Resource Network and National Archives of Australia 2007-2010.
As quoted previously:
I did and I found such from the National Archives of Australia from 2010. When you decide to blather your personal prejudged opinions, you should at least read what you are responding to.
nolu chan posted on 2016-05-12 19:26:12 Reply Private Reply
#99: paraclete To: nolu chan (#98)
The original map was produced by a geographer in the 1920s.. What you have here is an opinion piece that seeks to link two factors that are not linked in the 21st century. That information like this exists provides a highly biased view of what this nation is and can achieve. It is no wonder people elsewhere are illinformed regarding this land. You do not need "quality agricultural land" to develop agriculture and land use does not need to be restricted to pastoral persuits just because the place doesn't look like Europe, we are not a land of shepards and cattle herders
population no longer needs to be centred on agricultural land, if this were so your populations in the americas could not be sustained any more than ours could here. That we have not developed centres of population inland like your Chicago is a fact that we do not have large inland bodies of water and large waterways facilitating inland commerce, we have to rely on road transport over somewhat difficult terrain west of the divide
To help you understand my perspective you are speaking to a person who established a vineyard, farmed sheep and who spent a lot of time understanding what could and could not be done. During my studies I have seen that map in a text on pastures What part of the word archive do you not understand?
paraclete posted on 2016-05-12 19:51:31 Reply Private Reply
#100: nolu chan To: paraclete (#99)
What sort of bullshit is that? The study is from 2010.
Give it up. You did not read it.
Displayed is a "map modelled on the early 20th-century work of Professor Griffith Taylor of the University of Sydney, who argued that cultivation and settlement should not spread into certain tropical and desert regions in Australia."
In the history of mankind, about 90% of the land of Australia has remained uninhabited, or extremely scarcely inhabited by aborigines.
nolu chan posted on 2016-05-13 00:58:02 Reply Private Reply