tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post1111580867411006199..comments2024-03-12T08:04:47.314-07:00Comments on Naming His Grace: Donald Trump, allowing himself to be an idol: playing with the Führer PrincipleViola Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146967423654966140noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-59935564888806469482016-03-04T06:42:31.751-08:002016-03-04T06:42:31.751-08:00Viola, I did not ignore your first statement at al...Viola, I did not ignore your first statement at all. Trump is the logical conclusion of a voting system that votes for candidates not on the basis of their leadership skills but on the basis of what they say or promise about narrow issues. It has lead to a near absence of leadership skills in Washington, which is now in danger of being filled with chaos. Imagine that the GOP would have a president only preside for 3 out of 4 years, and that it would leave the Supreme Court with only 8 justices for over a year. And now both Cruz an Rubio have said they would support Trump if he were the last man standing for the GOP. All three of them are criminally insane.<br /><br />(Imagine who Trump might put on the Supreme Court.) <br /><br />I said that to refuse to vote is to invite the chaos in. Trump's strategy to win is to get sensible voters to stay away from the voting booths. Let the inmates run the place and vote him in.<br /><br />Meanwhile, all over the world, folks are looking at what is happening in America and they are getting really alarmed. If we walk away from our form of government, and we have one step out the door already, it will walk away from us.<br /><br />It will be a sad day for the entire human race.<br /><br />Jodie Gallo<br />Los Angeles CaJodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447125159108080797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-54891980135106976362016-03-03T07:45:06.411-08:002016-03-03T07:45:06.411-08:00This campaign may be remembered for painting a cle...This campaign may be remembered for painting a clear picture of where we are as a nation. At least 2 observers have quoted Yeats "things fall apart. the centre cannot hold" Citizens have disengaged from each other and splintered into extremist groups. Trump's solution is all problems will be solved by becoming richer and more powerful. In response Jesus might say "what does it profit a nation, if it shall dominate the whole world and lose it's own soul?" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180751106233839028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-27177087430385114092016-03-02T20:45:27.629-08:002016-03-02T20:45:27.629-08:00Jodie,
I wrote this with the understanding that I ...Jodie,<br />I wrote this with the understanding that I would not vote for Trump, Hilary or Sanders. I certainly don't equate Hilary with FDR or LBJ. And Sanders, who I think is probably the only honest one of the three, is as you know a socialist, so I would not vote for him either. You seem to have ignored my first statement about abortion, religious freedom and other moral issues.<br /><br />But Trump is the big problem we can both agree on.Viola Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146967423654966140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-6419120831958307852016-03-02T20:19:38.953-08:002016-03-02T20:19:38.953-08:00Actually Bernie Sanders is more like FDR. Hillary ...Actually Bernie Sanders is more like FDR. Hillary is much more like LBJ. Either one is a much better choice than Donald Mussolini. I only chose FDR for the historical juxtaposition. Good point about Lincoln and Nixon. Who could have imagined how much further away from Lincoln the GOP was going to drift. I'm in Europe right now. They look at Trump's popularity with the sad apoplexy or someone who is watching an old friend fighting a loosing battle with cancer. <br /><br />Jodie Gallo<br />Los Angeles, CAJodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447125159108080797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-56892521309938445672016-03-02T16:12:05.696-08:002016-03-02T16:12:05.696-08:00Wait, did Jodie compare Hillary Clinton with FDR? ...Wait, did Jodie compare Hillary Clinton with FDR? That's like saying Richard Nixon is like Lincoln, just because they were both members of the same party.<br /><br />David Fischler<br />Woodbridge, VAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-91112485504578473042016-03-02T15:22:09.712-08:002016-03-02T15:22:09.712-08:00As a part of a bible study on David we talked abou...As a part of a bible study on David we talked about what made David qualified to be king. There was one answer (aside from God said so) that just nailed it. The answer was "character". What we have is a situation where too many people with poor character are running.<br /><br />Mussolini and StalinCraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-74448323348079814692016-02-28T21:45:42.235-08:002016-02-28T21:45:42.235-08:00More like Mussolini or FDR
JodieMore like Mussolini or FDR<br /><br />JodieJodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447125159108080797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-38889632554345213482016-02-28T18:39:59.945-08:002016-02-28T18:39:59.945-08:00Great description Bruce. Moloch or Baal.Great description Bruce. Moloch or Baal.Viola Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146967423654966140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-63884317672901456112016-02-28T11:20:25.622-08:002016-02-28T11:20:25.622-08:00If a political party puts forward a candidate know...If a political party puts forward a candidate known for their corruption, sense of entitlement, disregard for the rule of law, support for abortion, attempted destruction of those who stand in their way and history of lying, they won't be getting my vote.<br /><br />The fact that both parties appear to be on track to do so changes nothing.<br /><br />Moloch or Baal? <br /><br />Nope. Staying home.<br /><br />Bruce Byrne<br />Concord, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-65907395310455045442016-02-27T07:47:16.555-08:002016-02-27T07:47:16.555-08:00Viola,
Trump is playing to an anarchist base that...Viola,<br /><br />Trump is playing to an anarchist base that does not usually vote. He is adapting his entertainment persona and shark tank style business model to politics. He is selling a completely new product to an untapped market, a new kind of president to an untapped and disenfranchised electorate. He is selling to the folks who never vote. With a small additional percentage of the folks who do normally vote he will win the election. <br /><br />Ted Cruz and the GOP are reaping the whirlwind on this one. Rubio says he wants a Constitutional Convention! The only sensible person in the GOP running was Jeb Bush. <br /><br />To refuse to vote because the GOP has lost its mind would be to give in to the anarchy and let one of them, God forbid it be Trump, to become the President of the United States. When the people of Germany elected Hitler as Chancellor, they never thought it would get as bad as it did. He was elected by the disenfranchised who were fed up with the status quo. He promised to fix things. He promised a better future for Germany's children. He didn't mince any words about his opponents and who he blamed for Germany's disastrous conditions, and folks who thought he was crazy just sat back and figured cooler heads would eventually prevail. Trump says "Bring back water boarding because it's effective" and his popularity goes up. <br /><br />Cooler heads are not going to prevail by sitting on the sidelines.<br /><br />Not voting this time round will be a vote for chaos and anarchy.<br /><br />Jodie Gallo<br />Los Angeles, CAJodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447125159108080797noreply@blogger.com