Posted on 10/12/2020 6:44:08 AM PDT by SJackson
We vote not just for a president, but for a presidency. Trump's presidency has been, by-and-large, a success.
I know. Many of you loathe US President Donald Trump. He triggers your contempt, disdain, scorn and various Trumpian synonyms still to be coined. You find him vulgar, narcissistic, dishonest, ignorant, bigoted, divisive, uncouth, misogynistic, racist, nativist, Islamophobic and antisemitic, not to mention a fraud, con man and tax cheat. You “sat shiva,” mourning his unimaginable election – your revulsion has only snowballed since. You disbelieve his every word, including “and” and “the.” Evidence or not, you remain convinced that he colluded with Russia to unfairly defeat Hillary Clinton. His lack of moral compass and coddling dictators and white supremacists sickens you. And, embarrassed as you are that he is president, you are even more appalled by his voters. (Did I leave anything out?)
Understood. I may disagree, but I certainly understand where you are coming from. I respect that this is how you not-unreasonably see things. I won’t try to convince you otherwise. For real.
Now, take a deep breath. Hold your nose. And vote for Trump anyway. For real.
We vote not just for a president, but for a presidency. Put aside, momentarily, your visceral hatred for the president; you might grudgingly concede that this presidency has been, by-and-large, a success. Particularly for voters concerned about Israel’s security and American Middle East policy, it’s hard to argue with his accomplishments — too many of which we already take for granted.
First, this administration truly values Israel as a loyal and helpful ally, and won’t publicly project any annoyance, disagreement or frustration (“daylight” in the Barack Obama-Joe Biden parlance) with Israel. Such shoulder-to-shoulder loyalty to an embattled ally pays dividends: it’s noticed in Tehran, Moscow and Abu Dhabi even more than in Jerusalem.
Rather than browbeating Israel into formulaic never successful land-for-peace concessions, the Trump administration turned conventional peacemaking on its head: it recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, fulfilling US law that other administrations pushed off for decades; recognized the Golan Heights as Israeli territory and recognized Israel’s legal and historical rights in the West Bank, including repudiating the Carter administration’s malicious Hansell Memorandum declaring settlements illegal. All, remarkably, in three-plus years.
While every one of these moves was criticized by Washington’s wise-men for “inevitably” angering the Arab states and streets, the Trump administration was busy brokering unprecedented peace accords between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, with others states soon to follow. It strengthens both the US and Israel when countries understand that better relations with Israel help put them in America’s good graces.
The Trump administration blocked relentless UN anti-Israel mischief at every turn. Compare that to the Obama-Biden perfidious parting shot at Israel: UN Security Council Resolution 2334, declaring Israeli activity in all “Palestinian” territory – including the Old City of Jerusalem – a “flagrant violation of international law” and of “no legal validity.” Did that bring peace any closer? (Beware: that resolution may be a ticking diplomatic bomb, to be activated once the Trump administration is out of the way.)
In fact, Biden was reportedly the “point man” in getting that resolution passed, including a phone call to – incredibly – the president of Ukraine pressuring him to support the resolution.
Trump famously tore up the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – the Obama-negotiated, much cheated-on Iran nuclear deal that so alarmed Israel and the Sunni Arab states. Seen as nuclear appeasement, it also gave Iran sanctions relief and access to some $150 billion used mostly to finance Hezbollah and Iranian-backed militias. Trump has almost singlehandedly reimposed sanctions that have Iran’s mullahs teetering, and its Hezbollah subsidiary in financial straits. His administration engineered the elimination of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leadership, not to mention crushing ISIS and its leaders.
Biden has pledged to rejoin the JCPOA.
Trump’s domestic accomplishments also spawned foreign policy benefits. Trump cut taxes and an astounding amount of red tape, stimulating immediate economic growth and record employment (pre-COVID), which outpaced every one of Obama-Biden’s sluggish eight years. This especially fostered an American energy production boom: the US is now the world’s top producer of both oil and natural gas, and, incredibly, a net oil exporter. About two thirds of that energy is produced through fracking. Biden advocates banning or severely curtailing fracking.
The effect of energy independence on American national security and foreign policy cannot be overstated. Compare OPEC’s monopolistic leverage, wielded to the detriment of the US and Israel during its 1970s embargo, to today: Persian Gulf kingdoms are de-radicalizing, diversifying their formerly one-dimensional economies, seeking greater cooperation with the US and finding peace and normalization with Israel to be in their interests.
That is quite a record for any administration, no matter how distasteful the president. On the flip side, Biden himself may be okay (though not great) regarding Israel support. But his team is composed primarily of old Obama hands and Sen. Bernie Sanders advisers who are frighteningly unsympathetic to Israel, as is much of his party. How much confidence is warranted that Biden will really be the one commanding Israel policy for four years?
Recoil if you must from Trump’s tweeting and speaking style, gag from his personality and wallow in disgust at his pervasive Trump-ness. I get it. Still, consider the alternative; then force yourself to vote to keep this solid administration in place.
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Does this rhetorical device of criticizing the one you support ever work? I tend to think there are more effective ways to make an argument.
All the problems of the world were falsely blamed on him. The entire media-democrat complex is aligned against him. They hate the USA. Trump loves the USA. Vote Trump!
I remain convinced that President Trump will win reelection, and do it fairly handily. If, and that’s a big if, Slow Joe wins, it’ll be the first time in American history that a candidate who’s spent most of the campaign in hiding, and has created almost zero enthusiasm among his base, wins. I just don’t see it happening.
One other thought: I have seen ZERO pro-Biden posts on Facebook from any of my liberal friends. They only hate Trump. Debate 101 says don’t argue your point from a position of weakness. Voting only because you hate the other guy is a position of weakness.
Those (who are not radicalized Leftists) who hate Trump usually focus more on style rather than substance - form rather than function.
We don’t need style and form. The Left is rife with lying style and form.
We need SUBSTANCE which Trump brings us. A heart for America. And we need FUNCTION which Trump brings us working harder than any one has ever worked for our beloved country.
God Bless President Trump.
Hate Trump? Grow up.
“Does this rhetorical device of criticizing the one you support ever work? “
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Though not Jewish, I do believe this sort of ‘rhetorical device’ does actually work.
People need to be reminded that while Pres Trump doesn’t have the ‘glitter of gold,’ he is indeed putting the country’s needs first and also backing the Jewish nation.
When I make it personal to people who cannot stand Pres Trump’s personal foibles, they agree that his presidency has been outstanding.
If this person’s articles turn just a few Jewish hearts and minds to voting for Pres Trump’s re-election, it has indeed done it’s intended job.
Those who want to usher in a new era of progressivism aren’t going to vote for President Trump, or a Trump presidency either.
When a majority of people who vote don’t want to be governed by consent, we have got problems. I don’t think we are that point....yet.
Just voted in Sandy Springs, GA. The lines at 8 am at the early voting locations were around the block. First day of voting. Thousands!
I’m telling people that compare President Trump that it’s really important that they vote for the three-year old bully and not for the ham sandwich.
Not that I think PDJT is a three-year old bully, but it might get them to focus on the THING that heads the opposing ticket.
Dear God, we ask your aid in the reelection of President Trump. He has done your work in the best way he knows how. Confound those who would cheat; let them be caught in their own snares. We pray this in Jesus name. Amen.
I read some youts the other day saying they were voting for Trump because they hated the violence and the progs like AOC were too crazy to be in charge of anything - so they plan to send the D party a message for 2024.
Hopefully the message will be “RIP”.
Amen.
Should we take that as a bad sign then? I see that Sandy Springs is in Fulton County which went big for Hillary, so this might suggest the Dems have momentum in GA after all, unless your particular precinct tends to go R.
It was the exact argument that turned me from anti-Trump to a Trump voter. (In 2016.) I think it works by granting the anti-Trumper anything he wants--hypothetically. That quickly makes it obvious that any personal annoyance is irrelevant (unless you're a child). The realization for me went like this:
Wait. This is an election for Commander-in-Chief in a world that is always dangerous. Would I hire a general based on his table manners?
I was a Trumper from that moment. And of course, now I like his style. He's a New York truth-teller, a patriot, and the best negotiator currently on the planet.
preach it far and wide....
we don't have to like him but we absolutely NEED him...he is a leader...he's been brilliant....even as his tweets are petty at times, his body of work has been remarkable....
I believe it’s almost impossible to read the tea leaves for this election.
With the virus, “shy” Trump supporters, nonsensical polls etc. who knows?
You could say this is a good sign in Fulton County, because it seems Democrats are fearful of voting in person.
So, one could argue that it’s a long line of Trump voters crawling over broken glass to get to the polls.
Don’t need all the words in this thread. It’s very simple....hate Trump for what he’s done on your behalf for successes, but fear Biden for what he has said he is going to do, and has done in the past, for your failures. Simple, obvious, and to the point.
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